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Let's Talk About Covid-19 and Children

Izabela Bonzanini Kids & Family - News - Health 27 May, 2021

It's been a year and a half since we first started to hear about the Covid-19 virus, and we still have a lot to learn. I, too, often feel frustrated that there is no absolutely right answer to every question. Science works by providing the questions and the techniques to begin to answer those questions. Much later, we get closer to the truth. Right now, we do have some answers, and I will try to apply them to issues that affect children and adolescents.

Labeling Emotions in Young Children

Izabela Bonzanini Kids & Family - News 25 May, 2021

The ability to label emotions is a developmental skill that is not present at birth—it must be learned through patience and with the support of a parent or guardian.

Spring is Here And Together We Can Make Summer Feel Like It Used To!!

Izabela Bonzanini Get Smart - News 21 May, 2021

It seems that spring is finally here, and with it, blossoming trees, warmer days, flowers shooting up and the sound of children playing outside.

Answer the Call: CT Contact Tracers on a Mission to Slow COVID-19 Spread

Izabela Bonzanini Get Smart - News 14 May, 2021

From language barrier to mistrust, efforts to trace the contacts of Covid-19 patients have become a nationwide problem.

Certain COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics Will no Longer Require Appointments

Izabela Bonzanini Health - News 13 May, 2021

Governor Ned Lamont announced that beginning Tuesday, April 27, 2021, more than 50 providers of COVID-19 vaccines in Connecticut will no longer require an appointment prior to providing individuals with vaccinations.

Parent Leaders from Across the Country Share Key Issues, Offer Partnership with Biden Administration

Izabela Bonzanini News 11 May, 2021

Following months of deep dialogue and a thorough process of information gathering, parent leaders from across the country are sharing key issues affecting children and families with President Joe Biden -- offering to partner with the president and answer his call for community voices at decision-making tables as policies are built and shaped in his first 100 days in office and beyond.