Tag: screen time
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Don’t let summer boredom default to screen time
By Dr. Angela Houchin University of Kentucky Summer is in full swing, but for many kids, the excitement of no school has already been tempered by their greatest nemesis: boredom....
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AG Coleman joins 30 states to urge Congress to pass internet protections for youth
Kentucky Health News Attorney General Russell Coleman has joined 30 other states to call on Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act before the end of the year, to...
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Study says children who have less screen time show benefits in all areas of their lives, though not immediately
It’s hard enough for parents to set expectations for children when everyone can see an immediate result, like a clean room or a grade; it is even harder to set...
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Kentucky will soon require simple screening at birth to detect silent killers of newborns
A new state law taking effect in January will require all babies born in Kentucky to be screened for critical congenital heart disease, which is often a silent killer of...
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Many Ky. parents don’t realize children are overweight, or won’t acknowledge it, but many report kids’ poor health behavior
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Many Kentucky parents don’t realize that their children are obese or overweight, or at least aren’t willing to acknowledge it. That is the obvious...