UN: COVID-19 pandemic will lead to higher infant mortality from other diseases

The number of deaths among children under 5 was the lowest on record in 2019, at just over 5 million, down from 12,5 million in 1990, according to a new United Nations (UN) report. About…

In Georgia, found 26 missing children: they were victims of human trafficking and violence

Dozens of endangered or missing Georgia children were rescued in the two-week operation, officials said. Among them are 15 victims of human trafficking. Writes about this New York Post. “Operation carried out in Atlanta and Macon, State ...

Advantages and Disadvantages of Homeschooling in the USA: The Experience of Our Immigrants

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, parents in the United States are increasingly thinking about homeschooling their children. Opinions about this format of study differed. It is reported by the Voice of America. Ukrainian Oksana Murray from Illinois, due to the pandemic, transferred her daughter ...

Personal experience: how we chose a school for a Russian-speaking child in San Francisco

After moving to the USA, we settled in San Francisco. Despite the use of English outside the home, Russian has always been spoken in our family in everyday life - we are trying not to lose touch with our native culture. So when we had children, the decision...

More than 600 US children hospitalized with mysterious COVID-19 syndrome

A report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says nearly 600 children have been hospitalized in the United States with a rare coronavirus-related inflammatory syndrome. Writes about this Fox5NY. In May, the CDC issued warnings to healthcare providers and ...

A three-year-old boy became the youngest conqueror of a 3-kilometer mountain peak

Jackson Houlding and his sister Freya will either inspire you or make you think about what you have achieved today, Travel + Leasure writes. In July, Leo Houlding's children became world record holders after climbing the summit of Mount Piz Badile, a 10-foot (000 km peak) that ...

CDC warns of outbreak of rare and life-threatening childhood illness

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning to parents and doctors that an outbreak of a rare polio-like disease that affects children is expected this year. Writes about this Fox News. The agency said it was preparing for a possible outbreak of acute flaccid ...

Doctors have discovered brain damage in children with a mysterious syndrome associated with COVID-19

New research describes some excruciating and possibly long-term neurological complications in children who develop the mysterious syndrome associated with COVID-19. They can suffer from headaches, muscle weakness, and significant brain damage. Writes about this Gizmodo. In research, ...

Coronavirus and personal hygiene: 7 habits that are worth adopting from American children

The author of a blog on the Voice of America website, Miroslava Gongadze, spoke about good habits and hygiene rules that American children are taught. It will be very useful to adopt these rules during the spread of the coronavirus around the world. Further - from the first person. You were taught at school ...

Why aren’t children wearing American school buses?

The author of the That American Life channel on Yandex.Zen told why in the US, children do not wear seat belts on school buses. Further - from the first person. When sending children to an American school, one can notice one peculiarity: unlike traveling by car, in most school ...

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