What to tell your young teen about their shot at the COVID-19 vaccine
Michael Merschel, American Heart Association News
May 13, 2021
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Approval of a COVID-19 vaccine for people as young as 12 offers parents more than the opportunity to protect their kids. It offers them a chance to be a guide.
Adolescents might be wondering whether vaccines are safe or even necessary. They also might be struggling with conflicting information from their peers about those very issues.
That is why the most important thing a parent can do right now is listen, said Francesca Penner, a clinical psychology resident who will do postdoctoral work at Yale University s Child Study Center in New Haven, Connecticut.
What to tell your young teen about their shot at the COVID-19 vaccine
Michael Merschel, American Heart Association News
May 13, 2021
FacebookTwitterEmail
Approval of a COVID-19 vaccine for people as young as 12 offers parents more than the opportunity to protect their kids. It offers them a chance to be a guide.
Adolescents might be wondering whether vaccines are safe or even necessary. They also might be struggling with conflicting information from their peers about those very issues.
That is why the most important thing a parent can do right now is listen, said Francesca Penner, a clinical psychology resident who will do postdoctoral work at Yale University s Child Study Center in New Haven, Connecticut.
Mental Health Problems Before and After Covid-19 in Middle School Kids by Hannah Joy on April 5, 2021 at 6:36 PM
The symptoms reduced during the early stages of the pandemic
It could be due to the COVID-19 stay-at-home regulations
During the early stages of the pandemic, the elevated levels of mental health problems in middle school children from a predominantly Latinx community were found to be reduced, reveals a new study.
The study in the
Mental Health Problems Before and After Covid-19 in Middle School Kids While the negative impact of the COVID pandemic on mental health is widespread, our study found that COVID-19 stay-at-home measures may have offered some protective effects for youth mental health early in the pandemic, said study coordinator Francesca Penner, MA, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Mississippi, MA, USA. These may be related to increased time with family, fewer social and academic pressures, more flexible routines, factor
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Importance of Family Time During COVID-19
A UH study published in the Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry shows the benefits of stay-at-home measures and quality time with family. Photo is courtesy of August de Richelieu from Pexels.
Carla Sharp is UH clinical psychology professor and director of the Developmental Psychopathology Lab.
(l-r) UH doctoral student Francesca Penner, study coordinator; and Jessica Hernandez Ortiz, study co-author
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the mental health of millions of Americans, but a study by the University of Houston finds that Hispanic/Latinx adolescents who had elevated levels of mental health problems prior to the pandemic actually experienced a reduction in symptoms during the early stages of the public health crisis.
Stay-at-home measures may have offered protective effects for youth mental health early in the pandemic
A study in the
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that middle schoolers from a predominantly Latinx community, with elevated levels of mental health problems, showed a reduction in symptoms during the early stages of the pandemic.
While the negative impact of the COVID pandemic on mental health is widespread, our study found that COVID-19 stay-at-home measures may have offered some protective effects for youth mental health early in the pandemic. These may be related to increased time with family, fewer social and academic pressures, more flexible routines, factors related to Latinx culture and the socio-emotional learning program that students were engaged in throughout the study period.