Halfpoint Images/Moment/Getty Images For many a Millennial, sleepovers were a quintessential part of childhood. I can’t count how many times a half-a-dozen (or more!) of me and my closest buds would gather at one of our houses, unfurl our sleeping bags, and giggle into the night. But in recent years, understandable fears of child abuse...
pixdeluxe/E+/Getty Images As kids become tweens and teens, limiting their screen time gets harder and harder. After all, they have their phones and plenty of good (or at least reasonable) reasons why they need to have their devices on them at any given time. But, of course, even the most responsible teenagers aren’t spending all...
Narisara Nami/Moment/Getty Images The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program, serving approximately 41 million low-or-no-income people. Nearly half (44%) are children. In fact, approximately a quarter of all children in the United States rely on SNAP benefits to meet nutritional needs. But that may change if congressional Republicans succeed...
ArtMarie/E+/Getty Images On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration — under the auspices of Robert Kennedy’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — issued a statement that the agency was initiating steps to remove ingestible fluoride supplements, though not fluoridated products like toothpaste or mouthwash, from the market. The move runs counter to recommendations...