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As months went by, Balladares noticed she was slow to begin walking and talking.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Reyna Balladares, foster parent and San Francisco resident\"]‘They’re afraid to come to this community.’[/pullquote]A pediatrician recommended that the girl get physical, speech, occupational and feeding therapy to support her development. Balladares was referred to \u003ca href=\"https://www.dds.ca.gov/services/early-start/\">Early Start\u003c/a>, California’s early intervention program for infants and toddlers with developmental delays, which approved the treatments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, getting connected to certain therapists took months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Balladares asked a program coordinator about the long wait, she learned few therapists were willing to make house calls to her neighborhood, which has been at the center of the city’s homelessness and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11972898/2023-was-san-franciscos-deadliest-year-for-drug-overdoses-new-data-confirms\">drug crisis\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re afraid to come to this community,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that kept the girl from getting the services she was entitled to receive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California established Early Start in 1986 in response to a federal law guaranteeing early intervention services for children under 3, regardless of their families’ income levels. A network of nonprofit regional centers is responsible for determining a child’s eligibility for developmental support and arranging those services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Getting services early on is crucial, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/whyActEarly.html\">experts say,\u003c/a> because babies’ brains are more adaptable during the first three years of life, and the intervention can head off the need for special education services later on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The law also requires that children receive the services in their home, daycare or other “natural environments” as much as possible because young children learn best \u003ca href=\"https://www.pacer.org/ec/early-intervention/natural-environments.asp\">when they’re in familiar surroundings\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977975\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11977975 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240301-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-KSM-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A collection of kids' toys sits on a beige and blue table beside a white wall.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240301-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-KSM-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240301-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-KSM-08-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240301-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-KSM-08-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240301-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-KSM-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240301-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-KSM-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240301-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-KSM-08-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A small table and chair with children’s toys in Reyna Balladares’ home in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kathryn Styer-Martínez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Advocates tell KQED they see a growing divide between who gets quality services and who doesn’t.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s vast inequities,” said Jennifer Albon, a pediatrician who treats children with high health care needs at UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said several patients who live in the Tenderloin and other low-income districts like the Bayview did not receive at-home therapies because the Golden Gate Regional Center, which coordinates early intervention services in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties, couldn’t find providers willing to see children there.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Jennifer Albon, pediatrician, UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion\"]‘Families who are well-resourced and live in nicer areas, those are the only families who are getting that care in their natural environment, even though [they don’t have] the most need.’[/pullquote]“The regional center has flat-out told them and told us that there’s no providers who will go to your neighborhood,” she said. “Families who are well-resourced and live in nicer areas, those are the only families who are getting that care in their natural environment, even though [they don’t have] the most need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Child care centers in the Tenderloin are also impacted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heidi Lamar, director of Compass Children’s Center, said when she noticed a therapist had stopped showing up to work with a child, she reached out to a case manager at Golden Gate Regional Center or GGRC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The case manager replied in an email message to Lamar: “The provider is not coming anymore because she was shoved onto the sidewalk by someone on the street while walking to Compass. She had previously been yelled at, cursed at, and followed by a man on a bicycle while walking to Compass on another occasion.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The case manager acknowledged increased difficulty finding providers willing to go to the Tenderloin.[aside postID=news_11958841 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230822-HOME-HEALTHCARE-WORKER-LM-KQED-1020x680.jpg']“We can’t compel therapists to provide services in situations where they don’t feel safe,” the case manager wrote. “We just keep our fingers crossed that the providers don’t drop the families entirely.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Tenderloin has long been plagued by drug dealing, homelessness and mental illness — conditions that residents and business owners say \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/tenderloin-little-saigon-homeless-18601130.php\">have worsened since the pandemic\u003c/a>, despite city efforts to increase safety in the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also a refuge for thousands of lower-income and immigrant families who come seeking affordable housing and social support from organizations like Compass. Another child care center — Wu Yee Children’s Services — hires a “street usher” to escort kids to playgrounds in the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m sure you’ve seen in the news our neighborhood is struggling. There were two daytime shootings outside our school building in the last few months,” Lamar said. “But this is where we work every day; this is where our children and our families live. We have to serve them. We have to find a way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Frustrated by the delay in services, Lamar hired a speech and language pathologist to work on-site with children who have difficulty communicating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another parent, Ashley Chac, said she waited nine months to get a GGRC coordinator to respond to her request for occupational and physical therapy for her 1 1/2-year-old daughter.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Heidi Lamar, director, Compass Children’s Center\"]‘ … This is where we work every day, this is where our children and our families live. We have to serve them. We have to find a way.’[/pullquote]Chac said she’s upset about missing early intervention during a stage when it can make the greatest impact on her daughter’s development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Time is of the essence for her,” Chac said. “I’m mad that we fell through the cracks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eric Zigman, executive director of the GGRC, said he’s keenly aware of providers’ reluctance to serve certain neighborhoods and calls it a distressing situation. He said his hands are tied as long as the state pays providers less than the market rate for their services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Until those rates are changed, we can’t control every action of every provider,” Zigman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inadequate funding and a shortage of providers have limited regional centers’ ability to improve access and delivery of Early Start services, according to \u003ca href=\"https://calbudgetcenter.org/resources/california-can-better-support-infants-toddlers-with-disabilities-or-developmental-delays/\">a 2022 analysis of the program by the California Budget & Policy Center\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Early Start’s problems have raised enough of a concern that the federal Office of Special Education Programs deemed California “\u003ca href=\"https://sites.ed.gov/idea/idea-files/2023-spp-apr-and-state-determination-letters-part-c-california/\">needs assistance\u003c/a>” to improve outcomes for children who receive early intervention services.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Pushing back against Zoom therapy\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Advocates say that a growing reliance on telehealth is also leading to substandard care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California allowed remote delivery of early intervention services at the beginning of the pandemic to ensure children continued to receive care. But as the threat of COVID-19 subsided, advocates said the practice continued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Intervening early and in the child’s home should be the “gold standard,” said Amy Westling, executive director of the Association of Regional Center Agencies. However, the regional centers have a hard time finding providers and paying them a competitive rate, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If the service can’t be provided in the natural environment or we can’t identify a provider to do so, we don’t want to say then, ‘We’re not going to offer some alternative,’” Westling said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Left without choices, Balladares tried virtual therapy, but she couldn’t get her foster daughter to focus or respond to the therapist. She said children need to form relationships in person in order to learn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nothing replaces a person-to-person relationship, especially for a child,” she said.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Amy Westling, executive director, Association of Regional Center Agencies\"]‘If the service can’t be provided in the natural environment or we can’t identify a provider to do so, we don’t want to say then, ‘We’re not going to offer some alternative.”[/pullquote]In the end, Balladares had to cut back her work hours to take the girl to multiple appointments at different clinics each week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Running with [her] from one place to another, sometimes trying to make two different appointments in one day … then rushing home to prepare our meals,” she said. “She was exhausted, and so was I.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After two years of therapies, Balladares said, the toddler hasn’t made as much progress as she hoped. After turning 3 last month, she is no longer eligible to receive services under Early Start and will require more therapies through the San Francisco Unified School District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics say some therapists or their agencies are exploiting a loophole in the law that allows telehealth services if the child’s parents or guardians agree to the arrangement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How people took advantage of that was they said to the parent, ‘We can see your child next week virtually, but if we see them in person, it will take several months,’” said Elaine Westlake, a physical therapist who has been demanding a clearer policy on the use of telehealth for Early Start services. “So, of course, the parent says, ‘Well, I guess virtual.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Westlake said she saw a growing problem when parents in the Tenderloin wondered why she was the only therapist making home visits while others offered their services remotely. She thinks providers are leaning on telehealth because it saves on travel time. What’s more, Medi-Cal pays the same amount whether services are delivered remotely or in person.[aside postID=news_11961256 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/023_KQED_LaBombaPreschool_04202023-1020x680.jpg']“It’s plain economics because you can see one child after the other [via telehealth],” Westlake said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Westlake said she is not compensated for the time she spends driving to a child’s home or daycare for each physical therapy appointment. She’s seen the positive impact of that effort. Two recent patients were born prematurely and spent months in neonatal intensive-care units.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When they came home from the hospital, the parents were afraid to even move them,” Westlake said. Now, she said, both children are walking, running and climbing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That never would have happened if I had not seen them in person,” Westlake said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>New York’s health department recently \u003ca href=\"https://www.health.ny.gov/community/infants_children/early_intervention/docs/eip_telehealth_guidance_document.pdf\">issued guidance on using telehealth\u003c/a> after the state’s comptroller \u003ca href=\"https://www.health.ny.gov/community/infants_children/early_intervention/docs/eip_telehealth_guidance_document.pdf\">issued an audit\u003c/a> that found many eligible children didn’t receive early intervention services or faced delays. The guidance lays out scenarios where telehealth is allowed and requires that early intervention providers document how they delivered the services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawmakers there are also considering a 5% increase in payments for in-person services and an extra 4% for serving hard-to-reach or underserved areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Northern California, a pilot project funded by the American Rescue Plan aimed at boosting in-person therapies showed promising results, according to Lori Banales, executive director of Alta California Regional Center, which serves Sacramento and nine surrounding counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11978893\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11978893 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240309-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240309-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240309-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-MD-01-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240309-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-MD-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240309-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240309-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-MD-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240309-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-MD-01-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reyna Balladares and her 3-year-old foster child in San Francisco on March 9, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The project offered $200 incentives for therapies done in underserved areas, in languages other than English or during hours that would accommodate parents’ work schedules, Banales said. Furthermore, $10,000 internship grants also helped early intervention providers to hire more bilingual therapists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know that this works. Money does talk,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While California has been gradually raising reimbursement rates for providers, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to delay fully funding the increases to save $1 billion in the next budget year as he moves to close a $38 billion shortfall. That would hinder ongoing efforts to grow the workforce and could lead to longer waits for services, according to\u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2024/4837/DDS-Budget-021324.pdf\"> a report by the state Legislative Analyst’s Office\u003c/a>.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Lori Banales, executive director, Alta California Regional Center\"]‘The very rapid growth puts a lot of pressure on a system where there’s just not enough clinicians. So I think there’s a lot of work to be done to close some of those gaps at this point.’[/pullquote]Some recent policy changes included hiring more regional center coordinators to lower caseloads and expanding eligibility for Early Start services, which is expected to add 10% more children into a program currently serving 56,000 infants and toddlers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Westling said that’s a lot of change all at once.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The very rapid growth puts a lot of pressure on a system where there’s just not enough clinicians,” she said. “So, I think there’s a lot of work to be done to close some of those gaps at this point.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until reform takes hold, Westlake urges her fellow therapists to uphold their code of ethics and care for kids in their natural environments — just as they did before telehealth came along.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We did it before, and we can certainly do it again,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"In California, infants and toddlers with developmental delays qualify for in-home therapy through the Early Start program. Yet families in low-income neighborhoods, like the Tenderloin and the Bayview, face barriers as therapists refuse to provide services there, forcing parents to choose between inconvenient travel or remote therapy.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1710964110,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":53,"wordCount":2338},"headData":{"title":"Why These California Families Aren't Receiving Vital Early Development Services | KQED","description":"In California, infants and toddlers with developmental delays qualify for in-home therapy through the Early Start program. 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As months went by, Balladares noticed she was slow to begin walking and talking.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘They’re afraid to come to this community.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Reyna Balladares, foster parent and San Francisco resident","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>A pediatrician recommended that the girl get physical, speech, occupational and feeding therapy to support her development. Balladares was referred to \u003ca href=\"https://www.dds.ca.gov/services/early-start/\">Early Start\u003c/a>, California’s early intervention program for infants and toddlers with developmental delays, which approved the treatments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, getting connected to certain therapists took months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Balladares asked a program coordinator about the long wait, she learned few therapists were willing to make house calls to her neighborhood, which has been at the center of the city’s homelessness and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11972898/2023-was-san-franciscos-deadliest-year-for-drug-overdoses-new-data-confirms\">drug crisis\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They’re afraid to come to this community,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that kept the girl from getting the services she was entitled to receive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California established Early Start in 1986 in response to a federal law guaranteeing early intervention services for children under 3, regardless of their families’ income levels. A network of nonprofit regional centers is responsible for determining a child’s eligibility for developmental support and arranging those services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Getting services early on is crucial, \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/whyActEarly.html\">experts say,\u003c/a> because babies’ brains are more adaptable during the first three years of life, and the intervention can head off the need for special education services later on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The law also requires that children receive the services in their home, daycare or other “natural environments” as much as possible because young children learn best \u003ca href=\"https://www.pacer.org/ec/early-intervention/natural-environments.asp\">when they’re in familiar surroundings\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977975\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11977975 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240301-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-KSM-08-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A collection of kids' toys sits on a beige and blue table beside a white wall.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240301-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-KSM-08-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240301-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-KSM-08-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240301-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-KSM-08-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240301-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-KSM-08-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240301-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-KSM-08-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240301-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-KSM-08-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A small table and chair with children’s toys in Reyna Balladares’ home in San Francisco on Feb. 26, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kathryn Styer-Martínez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Advocates tell KQED they see a growing divide between who gets quality services and who doesn’t.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s vast inequities,” said Jennifer Albon, a pediatrician who treats children with high health care needs at UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said several patients who live in the Tenderloin and other low-income districts like the Bayview did not receive at-home therapies because the Golden Gate Regional Center, which coordinates early intervention services in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties, couldn’t find providers willing to see children there.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘Families who are well-resourced and live in nicer areas, those are the only families who are getting that care in their natural environment, even though [they don’t have] the most need.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Jennifer Albon, pediatrician, UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“The regional center has flat-out told them and told us that there’s no providers who will go to your neighborhood,” she said. “Families who are well-resourced and live in nicer areas, those are the only families who are getting that care in their natural environment, even though [they don’t have] the most need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Child care centers in the Tenderloin are also impacted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heidi Lamar, director of Compass Children’s Center, said when she noticed a therapist had stopped showing up to work with a child, she reached out to a case manager at Golden Gate Regional Center or GGRC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The case manager replied in an email message to Lamar: “The provider is not coming anymore because she was shoved onto the sidewalk by someone on the street while walking to Compass. She had previously been yelled at, cursed at, and followed by a man on a bicycle while walking to Compass on another occasion.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The case manager acknowledged increased difficulty finding providers willing to go to the Tenderloin.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11958841","hero":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230822-HOME-HEALTHCARE-WORKER-LM-KQED-1020x680.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“We can’t compel therapists to provide services in situations where they don’t feel safe,” the case manager wrote. “We just keep our fingers crossed that the providers don’t drop the families entirely.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Tenderloin has long been plagued by drug dealing, homelessness and mental illness — conditions that residents and business owners say \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/tenderloin-little-saigon-homeless-18601130.php\">have worsened since the pandemic\u003c/a>, despite city efforts to increase safety in the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also a refuge for thousands of lower-income and immigrant families who come seeking affordable housing and social support from organizations like Compass. Another child care center — Wu Yee Children’s Services — hires a “street usher” to escort kids to playgrounds in the neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m sure you’ve seen in the news our neighborhood is struggling. There were two daytime shootings outside our school building in the last few months,” Lamar said. “But this is where we work every day; this is where our children and our families live. We have to serve them. We have to find a way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Frustrated by the delay in services, Lamar hired a speech and language pathologist to work on-site with children who have difficulty communicating.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another parent, Ashley Chac, said she waited nine months to get a GGRC coordinator to respond to her request for occupational and physical therapy for her 1 1/2-year-old daughter.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘ … This is where we work every day, this is where our children and our families live. We have to serve them. We have to find a way.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Heidi Lamar, director, Compass Children’s Center","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Chac said she’s upset about missing early intervention during a stage when it can make the greatest impact on her daughter’s development.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Time is of the essence for her,” Chac said. “I’m mad that we fell through the cracks.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eric Zigman, executive director of the GGRC, said he’s keenly aware of providers’ reluctance to serve certain neighborhoods and calls it a distressing situation. He said his hands are tied as long as the state pays providers less than the market rate for their services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Until those rates are changed, we can’t control every action of every provider,” Zigman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inadequate funding and a shortage of providers have limited regional centers’ ability to improve access and delivery of Early Start services, according to \u003ca href=\"https://calbudgetcenter.org/resources/california-can-better-support-infants-toddlers-with-disabilities-or-developmental-delays/\">a 2022 analysis of the program by the California Budget & Policy Center\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Early Start’s problems have raised enough of a concern that the federal Office of Special Education Programs deemed California “\u003ca href=\"https://sites.ed.gov/idea/idea-files/2023-spp-apr-and-state-determination-letters-part-c-california/\">needs assistance\u003c/a>” to improve outcomes for children who receive early intervention services.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Pushing back against Zoom therapy\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Advocates say that a growing reliance on telehealth is also leading to substandard care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California allowed remote delivery of early intervention services at the beginning of the pandemic to ensure children continued to receive care. But as the threat of COVID-19 subsided, advocates said the practice continued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Intervening early and in the child’s home should be the “gold standard,” said Amy Westling, executive director of the Association of Regional Center Agencies. However, the regional centers have a hard time finding providers and paying them a competitive rate, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If the service can’t be provided in the natural environment or we can’t identify a provider to do so, we don’t want to say then, ‘We’re not going to offer some alternative,’” Westling said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Left without choices, Balladares tried virtual therapy, but she couldn’t get her foster daughter to focus or respond to the therapist. She said children need to form relationships in person in order to learn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Nothing replaces a person-to-person relationship, especially for a child,” she said.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘If the service can’t be provided in the natural environment or we can’t identify a provider to do so, we don’t want to say then, ‘We’re not going to offer some alternative.”","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Amy Westling, executive director, Association of Regional Center Agencies","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In the end, Balladares had to cut back her work hours to take the girl to multiple appointments at different clinics each week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Running with [her] from one place to another, sometimes trying to make two different appointments in one day … then rushing home to prepare our meals,” she said. “She was exhausted, and so was I.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After two years of therapies, Balladares said, the toddler hasn’t made as much progress as she hoped. After turning 3 last month, she is no longer eligible to receive services under Early Start and will require more therapies through the San Francisco Unified School District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics say some therapists or their agencies are exploiting a loophole in the law that allows telehealth services if the child’s parents or guardians agree to the arrangement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How people took advantage of that was they said to the parent, ‘We can see your child next week virtually, but if we see them in person, it will take several months,’” said Elaine Westlake, a physical therapist who has been demanding a clearer policy on the use of telehealth for Early Start services. “So, of course, the parent says, ‘Well, I guess virtual.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Westlake said she saw a growing problem when parents in the Tenderloin wondered why she was the only therapist making home visits while others offered their services remotely. She thinks providers are leaning on telehealth because it saves on travel time. What’s more, Medi-Cal pays the same amount whether services are delivered remotely or in person.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11961256","hero":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/023_KQED_LaBombaPreschool_04202023-1020x680.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“It’s plain economics because you can see one child after the other [via telehealth],” Westlake said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Westlake said she is not compensated for the time she spends driving to a child’s home or daycare for each physical therapy appointment. She’s seen the positive impact of that effort. Two recent patients were born prematurely and spent months in neonatal intensive-care units.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When they came home from the hospital, the parents were afraid to even move them,” Westlake said. Now, she said, both children are walking, running and climbing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That never would have happened if I had not seen them in person,” Westlake said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>New York’s health department recently \u003ca href=\"https://www.health.ny.gov/community/infants_children/early_intervention/docs/eip_telehealth_guidance_document.pdf\">issued guidance on using telehealth\u003c/a> after the state’s comptroller \u003ca href=\"https://www.health.ny.gov/community/infants_children/early_intervention/docs/eip_telehealth_guidance_document.pdf\">issued an audit\u003c/a> that found many eligible children didn’t receive early intervention services or faced delays. The guidance lays out scenarios where telehealth is allowed and requires that early intervention providers document how they delivered the services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawmakers there are also considering a 5% increase in payments for in-person services and an extra 4% for serving hard-to-reach or underserved areas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Northern California, a pilot project funded by the American Rescue Plan aimed at boosting in-person therapies showed promising results, according to Lori Banales, executive director of Alta California Regional Center, which serves Sacramento and nine surrounding counties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11978893\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11978893 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240309-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-MD-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240309-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-MD-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240309-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-MD-01-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240309-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-MD-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240309-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-MD-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240309-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-MD-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/240309-EARLY-START-DEVELOPMENTAL-DELAYS-MD-01-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reyna Balladares and her 3-year-old foster child in San Francisco on March 9, 2024. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The project offered $200 incentives for therapies done in underserved areas, in languages other than English or during hours that would accommodate parents’ work schedules, Banales said. Furthermore, $10,000 internship grants also helped early intervention providers to hire more bilingual therapists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know that this works. Money does talk,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While California has been gradually raising reimbursement rates for providers, Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to delay fully funding the increases to save $1 billion in the next budget year as he moves to close a $38 billion shortfall. That would hinder ongoing efforts to grow the workforce and could lead to longer waits for services, according to\u003ca href=\"https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2024/4837/DDS-Budget-021324.pdf\"> a report by the state Legislative Analyst’s Office\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘The very rapid growth puts a lot of pressure on a system where there’s just not enough clinicians. So I think there’s a lot of work to be done to close some of those gaps at this point.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Lori Banales, executive director, Alta California Regional Center","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Some recent policy changes included hiring more regional center coordinators to lower caseloads and expanding eligibility for Early Start services, which is expected to add 10% more children into a program currently serving 56,000 infants and toddlers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Westling said that’s a lot of change all at once.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The very rapid growth puts a lot of pressure on a system where there’s just not enough clinicians,” she said. “So, I think there’s a lot of work to be done to close some of those gaps at this point.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until reform takes hold, Westlake urges her fellow therapists to uphold their code of ethics and care for kids in their natural environments — just as they did before telehealth came along.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We did it before, and we can certainly do it again,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11979071/californias-low-income-families-face-barriers-to-in-home-therapy-for-infants-with-developmental-delays","authors":["11829","11708"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_5706","news_18538","news_29062","news_2043","news_29886","news_32698","news_32102","news_32928","news_20013","news_27626","news_33718","news_30957","news_27660","news_38","news_3181"],"featImg":"news_11979221","label":"news"},"news_11973704":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11973704","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11973704","score":null,"sort":[1706299209000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"things-to-do-bay-area-with-children","title":"New Parent? Ideas for Exploring the Bay Area With a Little Kid","publishDate":1706299209,"format":"image","headTitle":"New Parent? Ideas for Exploring the Bay Area With a Little Kid | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>With all the tectonic shifts that a new parent experiences, there’s one they might not fully grasp until they’re going through it: The challenge of just \u003cem>leaving your home\u003c/em> with a young child.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When my son was born almost a year ago, my wife and I soon found that everything we once did as active Bay Area millennials suddenly turned into “Sorry, we’re running late,” “We can’t,” or “Can we reschedule?” And while that’s OK — countless other kinds of privileges and joys have emerged — we’ve learned valuable lessons along the way about how to get outside with our newest addition.[aside postID='news_11973183,science_1985496,news_11937204' label='More Outdoor Guides']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Below are some tips that have been lifesavers for me and my family in this first year of parenthood. If you’re new to parenting, are preparing to become a parent soon — or want to support a parent-to-be — keep reading. You’ll learn how to set yourself up for a successful day out, which specific places to visit around the Bay, and where to find free entertainment for your growing family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Note: Every baby and family circumstance is different, and this advice is based on my own personal experiences. Feel free to adapt these tips, do what works for you, and leave behind what doesn’t.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#thingstodowithkidsbayarea\">Ideas for some of the best Bay Area spots to visit with young children\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Preparation is key\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make sure you’re prepared for a day out … like, really prepared\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First things first, you’ll need to get more organized. Put together a backpack that could include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Extra diapers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A changing mat\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>An extra set of clothes (or two or three)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A bib\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Extra pacifiers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A picture book\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A handheld toy or object\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A container of baby-approved snacks (organic fruit and veggie puffs are a particular hit with our kid)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Pre-packed bottles of milk in a small, insulated bag with an ice pack.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>This kind of checklist may seem painfully obvious to seasoned parents, but it took us a few outings to finalize. Leave one thing behind and your otherwise enjoyable outing can become a stressful hassle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To make things easier, check the backpack regularly even when you don’t plan on going out, perhaps during your child’s naptime, to ensure it’s all there — that way, you can just grab and go when you’re on the move. (You might even consider having a written checklist on your phone, documented somewhere like your Notes App, to quickly consult before \u003ca href=\"#thingstodowithkidsbayarea\">heading out the door\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11973761\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11973761\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/pexels-william-fortunato-6393231.jpg\" alt=\"A young baby sits in a stroller\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/pexels-william-fortunato-6393231.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/pexels-william-fortunato-6393231-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/pexels-william-fortunato-6393231-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/pexels-william-fortunato-6393231-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/pexels-william-fortunato-6393231-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">When it comes to taking a young child on an outing in the Bay Area, preparation is key. \u003ccite>(William Fortunato/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Timing your outings\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each kid is different. And finding the rhythm and timing of your baby’s sleeping patterns will take time and patience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What a lot of new parents might not anticipate — the first three months are actually a glorious time to get outside because the baby mostly sleeps. Bundle them up and enjoy a restaurant outing. This will likely offer the biggest windows of flexibility in retrospect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else do you need information about right now?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>After that newborn stage, I strongly recommend using a baby sleeping app (we use \u003ca href=\"https://huckleberrycare.com/\">Huckleberry\u003c/a>, which offers a free and a premium option) that tracks your child’s sleep. The app can tell you when your baby should be nearing their next nap window based on your child’s weekly sleep cycles and daily real-time shifts and help you better predict your family’s ebb and flow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once you settle into a semblance of a schedule, maximize the baby’s sleep times to get things done. We tended to take longer drives when we knew the baby would be nearing sleep or immediately after waking up. Leaving for an extended outing when a baby is at their peak of wakefulness can be disastrous, so be as strategic as possible about the timing of your car rides, and you’ll find them more enjoyable for everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hope for the best, expect the worst\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, this is a general life tip, but don’t expect things to be catered to your situation — especially as a new parent. In fact, expect the opposite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of note: Most Bay Area venues don’t care that your child has pooped themselves. Have a positive mindset, and try to think creatively about how and where to change your child. The majority of places you’ll go don’t have a family room or changing table. For us, the trunk of our car has become a roving outdoor changing table, so if you’re driving, be sure to keep a blanket, an extra changing mat, some plastic bags, and extra diapers and wipes on hand. And in an emergency, you can always turn any bench, table or flat surface into an open-air changing station — that’s why you’re carrying that backpack around, remember?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nothing as a new parent will be easy or perfect. Embrace the messiness of it all (sometimes literally), and don’t let it deter you from visiting your favorite bookstore, cafe or Redwood forest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#thingstodowithkidsbayarea\">Ideas for some of the best Bay Area spots to visit with young children\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11936421\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11936421\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS29832_Redwoods_009-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood trees seen from the ground up.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS29832_Redwoods_009-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS29832_Redwoods_009-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS29832_Redwoods_009-qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS29832_Redwoods_009-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS29832_Redwoods_009-qut-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Redwood trees in Muir Woods, Marin County, on Monday, March 5, 2018. \u003ccite>(Lauren Hanussak/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>You’re prepped — now get outside\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Remember: You don’t have to go far (at first)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Few things will melt your heart like seeing your child light up at the wonders of the world. Nature will become your best friend if it already isn’t. Let them hold that pinecone. Let them ruffle that tree branch. Let them make a scrunchy face at the scent of something new and unknown. No matter what spacious suburb or congested downtown you’re based in, nature is not very far away in the Bay Area — and remember, it’s all new to your kid. When we lived at the bottom of the Richmond Hilltop in an otherwise industrial area, we would take our son to Point Pinole to see the coast, birds and dog walkers. You’d be surprised what gorgeous views are just a three-to-10-minute car ride away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, these outings are often as much for you as for the baby. Fresh air, sunlight — don’t forget they exist in the haze of newborn and infant parenting, even if the views are familiar. Always go back to whatever spot makes you, and your baby, feel most alive together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don’t be afraid of road trips…\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This will depend on where you live in the Bay Area, but trust me, you can get anywhere if you plan it out. A day trip to Napa? Go for it. A weekend outing to Monterey to see the aquarium? Book it. Depending on the season, you might even find yourself in Brentwood riding a “corn coaster” and firing a “melon cannon” in a far-off pumpkin patch two hours away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re particularly adventurous and can plan around the weather, Yosemite and Lake Tahoe aren’t impossible either.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>… or getting on a plane\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your budget and time allow, consider taking advantage of greater California, too. LA and San Diego are just a few hours by air and are ideal trips to test out your baby’s tolerance for airports and planes before making any cross-country excursions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re able to include friends, other parents, or even family members, your stress can be greatly reduced, and you’ll be glad you made the effort when you’re sitting on a beach a few hours away from home with your sunglasses-wearing baby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11829688\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1900px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11829688 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/road-trip.jpg\" alt=\"An image of a person driving a car in an orange sweater, taken from behind.\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/road-trip.jpg 1900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/road-trip-800x539.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/road-trip-1020x687.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/road-trip-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/road-trip-1536x1035.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A road trip with a young child may be easier (or at least more enjoyable) than you think. \u003ccite>(Kei Scampa/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Remember: Free and low-cost activities are all around\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most things that babies enjoy are completely free. For example, find a park with lots of dogs. Become friends with that neighbor who likes to feed birds. Check out the libraries in your area for free reading hours and playtimes with other young children. (I cannot stress this enough: libraries offer more useful services and opportunities to socialize than almost anywhere else. They’ve become our second home.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Find your community — and lean on others\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are tons of parent groups you can learn from online. In our new neighborhood, my wife is part of a mother’s group on Facebook, where she found out about “Music Mondays” — a regular event for tots and their caretakers to play instruments together like a giant, unsyncopated orchestra. Use your community as a resource.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Give yourself permission to involve others in your plans, too — or invite yourself into theirs if they’re game. On one particularly rough Saturday of solo parenting, I called up a fellow parent with significantly more experience and spent the day with him and his family. We watched his youngest daughter play a soccer match, then ate pizza and drank beer at a nearby brewery afterward (breweries, it turns out, are sanctuaries for parents). His daughter played with my son, and I got to hang out with another dad. On a day that could have felt disastrous, a last-minute call to a friend and a short drive reminded me that there is a community of support around when most needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"thingstodowithkidsbayarea\">\u003c/a>To get you started: A very short list of Bay Area outings with young kids\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Check out Children’s Fairyland (Oakland)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Probably the most iconic children’s attraction in the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"https://fairyland.org/\">Children’s Fairyland\u003c/a> is a magical getaway filled with, well: fairy tales. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11948422/the-future-looks-bright-for-childrens-fairyland-as-it-seeks-to-better-reflect-oaklands-cultural-rainbow\">In this 2023 Bay Curious episode, it’s described as “a unique landscape of dozens of interactive play installations”\u003c/a> — ideal for kids 8 years old and under — to climb on or into or run through. The play sets are all based on popular kids’ stories, from ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb,’ Peter Rabbit and folktales such as Anansi the Spider.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>If you weren’t already convinced:\u003c/em> The park is also conveniently located next to Lake Merritt, where a breezy stroll down Grand Avenue leads to local shops, food and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948450\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11948450\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/IMG_6073-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A play clock tower with stairs, colored mostly blue.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/IMG_6073-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/IMG_6073-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/IMG_6073-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/IMG_6073-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/IMG_6073-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/IMG_6073-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/IMG_6073-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children’s Fairyland has dozens of interactive play installations based on popular stories for kids. \u003ccite>(Pauline Bartolone/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Take a ferry ride (San Francisco, Oakland, Alameda, Richmond, Vallejo)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take advantage of the fact our region hugs a giant bay with \u003ca href=\"https://sanfranciscobayferry.com/\">a chill ferry ride from one side to the other\u003c/a>. Unlike a car, where your little one might chafe at being buckled in while stuck in rush hour traffic — or BART, where the jerky movements and screeching noises make getting comfortable tricky — a ferry ride is a surprisingly ideal mode of transportation with kids. If they’re small enough, you can hold them in your arms while watching the water and skylines pass by on a slow, steady ride. And trust me, changing a diaper on the ferry is a cakewalk compared to a fast-moving vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>If you weren’t already convinced:\u003c/em> Children under the age of five ride the ferry for free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Head to the Carquinez Toy Train Operating Museum (Crockett)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trains, trains and more trains — basically, kid heaven. \u003ca href=\"https://cttom.org/\">This quirky outpost\u003c/a>, which overlooks the Carquinez Strait across from Benicia, spans two floors, starting with a diorama-sized Oakland train station and winding its way through the Golden State’s changing scenery. Strap your infant to your chest on a baby pack, or if they walk, let them follow the glass-encased train tracks and let their eyes and ears indulge in this hidden, nerdy wonder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>If you weren’t already convinced:\u003c/em> This museum contains one of the Bay Area’s largest toy train model replicas, and is free for children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11717333\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11717333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/44606377120_6d30ebc8c3_o-e1547102089379.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/44606377120_6d30ebc8c3_o-e1547102089379.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/44606377120_6d30ebc8c3_o-e1547102089379-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/44606377120_6d30ebc8c3_o-e1547102089379-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/44606377120_6d30ebc8c3_o-e1547102089379-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/44606377120_6d30ebc8c3_o-e1547102089379-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Estuary, as seen from the San Francisco Bay Ferry near Alameda. \u003ccite>(Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Stroll a First Friday Block Party (Berkeley)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not to be confused with Oakland’s much more expansive and sprawling First Friday, \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitberkeley.com/events/first-friday-block-party/\">Berkeley’s version — a block party on the first Friday of every month\u003c/a> — is calmer and geared toward adults with children (thank you!). Offerings include wine, dessert, pizza, tacos and other varieties of cuisine, from Japanese karaage to Palestinian Cuban fusion, in a spacious outdoor setting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>If you weren’t already convinced:\u003c/em> Street parking in this stretch of West Berkeley is easy and walkable — essential for strollers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area in 2024. We’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/coronavirus-resources-and-explainers\">clear, practical explainers and guides about COVID\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more\">how to cope with intense winter weather\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">how to exercise your right to protest safely\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So tell us: What do you need to know more about? Tell us, and you could see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger, and help us decide what to cover here on our site, and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=\"10483\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10483.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Preparation, optimism and spare diapers: Where new and new-ish parents can embark upon a successful outing in the Bay Area with a young child in tow.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1706319076,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":true,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":48,"wordCount":2302},"headData":{"title":"New Parent? Ideas for Exploring the Bay Area With a Little Kid | KQED","description":"Preparation, optimism and spare diapers: Where new and new-ish parents can embark upon a successful outing in the Bay Area with a young child in tow.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"New Parent? Ideas for Exploring the Bay Area With a Little Kid","datePublished":"2024-01-26T20:00:09.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-27T01:31:16.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"sticky":false,"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11973704/things-to-do-bay-area-with-children","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>With all the tectonic shifts that a new parent experiences, there’s one they might not fully grasp until they’re going through it: The challenge of just \u003cem>leaving your home\u003c/em> with a young child.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When my son was born almost a year ago, my wife and I soon found that everything we once did as active Bay Area millennials suddenly turned into “Sorry, we’re running late,” “We can’t,” or “Can we reschedule?” And while that’s OK — countless other kinds of privileges and joys have emerged — we’ve learned valuable lessons along the way about how to get outside with our newest addition.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11973183,science_1985496,news_11937204","label":"More Outdoor Guides "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Below are some tips that have been lifesavers for me and my family in this first year of parenthood. If you’re new to parenting, are preparing to become a parent soon — or want to support a parent-to-be — keep reading. You’ll learn how to set yourself up for a successful day out, which specific places to visit around the Bay, and where to find free entertainment for your growing family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Note: Every baby and family circumstance is different, and this advice is based on my own personal experiences. Feel free to adapt these tips, do what works for you, and leave behind what doesn’t.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#thingstodowithkidsbayarea\">Ideas for some of the best Bay Area spots to visit with young children\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Preparation is key\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Make sure you’re prepared for a day out … like, really prepared\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First things first, you’ll need to get more organized. Put together a backpack that could include:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Extra diapers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A changing mat\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>An extra set of clothes (or two or three)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A bib\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Extra pacifiers\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A picture book\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A handheld toy or object\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>A container of baby-approved snacks (organic fruit and veggie puffs are a particular hit with our kid)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Pre-packed bottles of milk in a small, insulated bag with an ice pack.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>This kind of checklist may seem painfully obvious to seasoned parents, but it took us a few outings to finalize. Leave one thing behind and your otherwise enjoyable outing can become a stressful hassle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To make things easier, check the backpack regularly even when you don’t plan on going out, perhaps during your child’s naptime, to ensure it’s all there — that way, you can just grab and go when you’re on the move. (You might even consider having a written checklist on your phone, documented somewhere like your Notes App, to quickly consult before \u003ca href=\"#thingstodowithkidsbayarea\">heading out the door\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11973761\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11973761\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/pexels-william-fortunato-6393231.jpg\" alt=\"A young baby sits in a stroller\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/pexels-william-fortunato-6393231.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/pexels-william-fortunato-6393231-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/pexels-william-fortunato-6393231-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/pexels-william-fortunato-6393231-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/01/pexels-william-fortunato-6393231-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">When it comes to taking a young child on an outing in the Bay Area, preparation is key. \u003ccite>(William Fortunato/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Timing your outings\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Each kid is different. And finding the rhythm and timing of your baby’s sleeping patterns will take time and patience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What a lot of new parents might not anticipate — the first three months are actually a glorious time to get outside because the baby mostly sleeps. Bundle them up and enjoy a restaurant outing. This will likely offer the biggest windows of flexibility in retrospect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#tellus\">Tell us: What else do you need information about right now?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>After that newborn stage, I strongly recommend using a baby sleeping app (we use \u003ca href=\"https://huckleberrycare.com/\">Huckleberry\u003c/a>, which offers a free and a premium option) that tracks your child’s sleep. The app can tell you when your baby should be nearing their next nap window based on your child’s weekly sleep cycles and daily real-time shifts and help you better predict your family’s ebb and flow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once you settle into a semblance of a schedule, maximize the baby’s sleep times to get things done. We tended to take longer drives when we knew the baby would be nearing sleep or immediately after waking up. Leaving for an extended outing when a baby is at their peak of wakefulness can be disastrous, so be as strategic as possible about the timing of your car rides, and you’ll find them more enjoyable for everyone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Hope for the best, expect the worst\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, this is a general life tip, but don’t expect things to be catered to your situation — especially as a new parent. In fact, expect the opposite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of note: Most Bay Area venues don’t care that your child has pooped themselves. Have a positive mindset, and try to think creatively about how and where to change your child. The majority of places you’ll go don’t have a family room or changing table. For us, the trunk of our car has become a roving outdoor changing table, so if you’re driving, be sure to keep a blanket, an extra changing mat, some plastic bags, and extra diapers and wipes on hand. And in an emergency, you can always turn any bench, table or flat surface into an open-air changing station — that’s why you’re carrying that backpack around, remember?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nothing as a new parent will be easy or perfect. Embrace the messiness of it all (sometimes literally), and don’t let it deter you from visiting your favorite bookstore, cafe or Redwood forest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to: \u003ca href=\"#thingstodowithkidsbayarea\">Ideas for some of the best Bay Area spots to visit with young children\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11936421\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11936421\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS29832_Redwoods_009-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Redwood trees seen from the ground up.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS29832_Redwoods_009-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS29832_Redwoods_009-qut-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS29832_Redwoods_009-qut-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS29832_Redwoods_009-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/12/RS29832_Redwoods_009-qut-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Redwood trees in Muir Woods, Marin County, on Monday, March 5, 2018. \u003ccite>(Lauren Hanussak/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>You’re prepped — now get outside\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Remember: You don’t have to go far (at first)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Few things will melt your heart like seeing your child light up at the wonders of the world. Nature will become your best friend if it already isn’t. Let them hold that pinecone. Let them ruffle that tree branch. Let them make a scrunchy face at the scent of something new and unknown. No matter what spacious suburb or congested downtown you’re based in, nature is not very far away in the Bay Area — and remember, it’s all new to your kid. When we lived at the bottom of the Richmond Hilltop in an otherwise industrial area, we would take our son to Point Pinole to see the coast, birds and dog walkers. You’d be surprised what gorgeous views are just a three-to-10-minute car ride away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also, these outings are often as much for you as for the baby. Fresh air, sunlight — don’t forget they exist in the haze of newborn and infant parenting, even if the views are familiar. Always go back to whatever spot makes you, and your baby, feel most alive together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Don’t be afraid of road trips…\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This will depend on where you live in the Bay Area, but trust me, you can get anywhere if you plan it out. A day trip to Napa? Go for it. A weekend outing to Monterey to see the aquarium? Book it. Depending on the season, you might even find yourself in Brentwood riding a “corn coaster” and firing a “melon cannon” in a far-off pumpkin patch two hours away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re particularly adventurous and can plan around the weather, Yosemite and Lake Tahoe aren’t impossible either.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>… or getting on a plane\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your budget and time allow, consider taking advantage of greater California, too. LA and San Diego are just a few hours by air and are ideal trips to test out your baby’s tolerance for airports and planes before making any cross-country excursions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re able to include friends, other parents, or even family members, your stress can be greatly reduced, and you’ll be glad you made the effort when you’re sitting on a beach a few hours away from home with your sunglasses-wearing baby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11829688\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1900px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11829688 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/road-trip.jpg\" alt=\"An image of a person driving a car in an orange sweater, taken from behind.\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/road-trip.jpg 1900w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/road-trip-800x539.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/road-trip-1020x687.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/road-trip-160x108.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/07/road-trip-1536x1035.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A road trip with a young child may be easier (or at least more enjoyable) than you think. \u003ccite>(Kei Scampa/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Remember: Free and low-cost activities are all around\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most things that babies enjoy are completely free. For example, find a park with lots of dogs. Become friends with that neighbor who likes to feed birds. Check out the libraries in your area for free reading hours and playtimes with other young children. (I cannot stress this enough: libraries offer more useful services and opportunities to socialize than almost anywhere else. They’ve become our second home.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Find your community — and lean on others\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are tons of parent groups you can learn from online. In our new neighborhood, my wife is part of a mother’s group on Facebook, where she found out about “Music Mondays” — a regular event for tots and their caretakers to play instruments together like a giant, unsyncopated orchestra. Use your community as a resource.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Give yourself permission to involve others in your plans, too — or invite yourself into theirs if they’re game. On one particularly rough Saturday of solo parenting, I called up a fellow parent with significantly more experience and spent the day with him and his family. We watched his youngest daughter play a soccer match, then ate pizza and drank beer at a nearby brewery afterward (breweries, it turns out, are sanctuaries for parents). His daughter played with my son, and I got to hang out with another dad. On a day that could have felt disastrous, a last-minute call to a friend and a short drive reminded me that there is a community of support around when most needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"thingstodowithkidsbayarea\">\u003c/a>To get you started: A very short list of Bay Area outings with young kids\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Check out Children’s Fairyland (Oakland)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Probably the most iconic children’s attraction in the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"https://fairyland.org/\">Children’s Fairyland\u003c/a> is a magical getaway filled with, well: fairy tales. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11948422/the-future-looks-bright-for-childrens-fairyland-as-it-seeks-to-better-reflect-oaklands-cultural-rainbow\">In this 2023 Bay Curious episode, it’s described as “a unique landscape of dozens of interactive play installations”\u003c/a> — ideal for kids 8 years old and under — to climb on or into or run through. The play sets are all based on popular kids’ stories, from ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb,’ Peter Rabbit and folktales such as Anansi the Spider.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>If you weren’t already convinced:\u003c/em> The park is also conveniently located next to Lake Merritt, where a breezy stroll down Grand Avenue leads to local shops, food and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948450\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11948450\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/IMG_6073-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A play clock tower with stairs, colored mostly blue.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/IMG_6073-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/IMG_6073-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/IMG_6073-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/IMG_6073-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/IMG_6073-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/IMG_6073-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/IMG_6073-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children’s Fairyland has dozens of interactive play installations based on popular stories for kids. \u003ccite>(Pauline Bartolone/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Take a ferry ride (San Francisco, Oakland, Alameda, Richmond, Vallejo)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take advantage of the fact our region hugs a giant bay with \u003ca href=\"https://sanfranciscobayferry.com/\">a chill ferry ride from one side to the other\u003c/a>. Unlike a car, where your little one might chafe at being buckled in while stuck in rush hour traffic — or BART, where the jerky movements and screeching noises make getting comfortable tricky — a ferry ride is a surprisingly ideal mode of transportation with kids. If they’re small enough, you can hold them in your arms while watching the water and skylines pass by on a slow, steady ride. And trust me, changing a diaper on the ferry is a cakewalk compared to a fast-moving vehicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>If you weren’t already convinced:\u003c/em> Children under the age of five ride the ferry for free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Head to the Carquinez Toy Train Operating Museum (Crockett)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trains, trains and more trains — basically, kid heaven. \u003ca href=\"https://cttom.org/\">This quirky outpost\u003c/a>, which overlooks the Carquinez Strait across from Benicia, spans two floors, starting with a diorama-sized Oakland train station and winding its way through the Golden State’s changing scenery. Strap your infant to your chest on a baby pack, or if they walk, let them follow the glass-encased train tracks and let their eyes and ears indulge in this hidden, nerdy wonder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>If you weren’t already convinced:\u003c/em> This museum contains one of the Bay Area’s largest toy train model replicas, and is free for children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11717333\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11717333\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/44606377120_6d30ebc8c3_o-e1547102089379.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/44606377120_6d30ebc8c3_o-e1547102089379.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/44606377120_6d30ebc8c3_o-e1547102089379-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/44606377120_6d30ebc8c3_o-e1547102089379-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/44606377120_6d30ebc8c3_o-e1547102089379-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/01/44606377120_6d30ebc8c3_o-e1547102089379-1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Oakland Estuary, as seen from the San Francisco Bay Ferry near Alameda. \u003ccite>(Dan Brekke/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Stroll a First Friday Block Party (Berkeley)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not to be confused with Oakland’s much more expansive and sprawling First Friday, \u003ca href=\"https://www.visitberkeley.com/events/first-friday-block-party/\">Berkeley’s version — a block party on the first Friday of every month\u003c/a> — is calmer and geared toward adults with children (thank you!). Offerings include wine, dessert, pizza, tacos and other varieties of cuisine, from Japanese karaage to Palestinian Cuban fusion, in a spacious outdoor setting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>If you weren’t already convinced:\u003c/em> Street parking in this stretch of West Berkeley is easy and walkable — essential for strollers.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area in 2024. We’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/coronavirus-resources-and-explainers\">clear, practical explainers and guides about COVID\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more\">how to cope with intense winter weather\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">how to exercise your right to protest safely\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So tell us: What do you need to know more about? Tell us, and you could see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger, and help us decide what to cover here on our site, and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"hearken","attributes":{"named":{"id":"10483","src":"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10483.js","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11973704/things-to-do-bay-area-with-children","authors":["11748"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_32707","news_2043","news_27626","news_17762","news_21950","news_689"],"featImg":"news_11973767","label":"news"},"news_11965530":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11965530","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11965530","score":null,"sort":[1698267641000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"how-to-talk-to-your-child-about-traumatic-world-events","title":"How to Talk to Your Child About Traumatic World Events","publishDate":1698267641,"format":"standard","headTitle":"How to Talk to Your Child About Traumatic World Events | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Thousands of Palestinians and Israelis have been killed since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas forces in Israel. Thousands \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-war-781b3c63af4ae6e51c313a68f314e66d\">more Palestinians have been wounded and displaced during Israeli air raids\u003c/a> — with \u003ca href=\"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/22/israeli-air-raids-kill-at-least-55-in-gaza-overnight-hamas-says#:~:text=Israeli%20air%20raids%20have%20damaged,time%20in%20nearly%20a%20decade.\">strikes destroying 40% of Gaza’s housing\u003c/a>, according to the United Nations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/24/middleeast/gaza-water-war-climate-intl-cmd/index.html%20--%20which%20also%20speaks%20to\">Israel also sealed off Gaza for over a week\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/16/1206256497/the-latest-in-gaza-as-power-drinking-water-and-medical-supplies-are-running-out\">halting the entry of food, water, medicine and fuel\u003c/a>. Israel recently allowed 20 trucks to enter Palestine carrying aid — \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trucks-enter-gaza-carrying-medical-supplies-food-hamas-2023-10-21/\">a vast reduction from the hundreds of trucks usually entering Palestine daily\u003c/a>. [aside label='More on Creating Healthy Dialogue with Your Kids' link1='https://www.npr.org/2019/04/24/716704917/when-the-news-is-scary-what-to-say-to-kids, What to Say to Kids When the News is Scary']The population in Gaza is among the youngest in the world, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/19/1206479861/israel-gaza-hamas-children-population-war-palestinians\">with nearly half of the people living there under the age of 18\u003c/a>. A 2021 study showed that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/18/1206897328/half-of-gazas-population-is-under-18-heres-what-that-means-for-the-conflict\">91% of children in the Gaza Strip have post-traumatic stress disorder\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With how connected our world is, it is likely your child in the United States has seen the images and videos coming out of Gaza on the Internet or on TV — which sometimes directly show other young people in distress. The devastation can be difficult to explain to children, who may struggle to comprehend the deaths and political conflict.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hilit Kletter is a child psychologist at Stanford Medicine and \u003ca href=\"https://profiles.stanford.edu/hilit-kletter\">the director of the Stress and Resilience Clinic\u003c/a>. KQED’s Brian Watt spoke to Kletter about how parents and caregivers can approach these tough conversations with children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This conversation has been edited for brevity and clarity.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Watt: How is speaking with kids about this violence in Gaza different from talking to children about other types of violence? For example, mass shootings here in the United States? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hilit Kletter: It’s not much different. The content and the idea is similar. The only difference might be that, unfortunately, shootings are something that we hear about more commonly here in the States. And war might be a more foreign concept, especially for younger children having a difficult time grasping that the war is not happening \u003cem>here\u003c/em> but is happening somewhere far away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>But shootings also seem more random, even if they are somewhat commonplace, unfortunately, in the United States … and to have less context around them than war, for example. Is there any difference there in how kids process that? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Within the U.S., unfortunately, it’s become commonplace because of the frequency and increase of mass shootings that a lot of the schools now have drills for it. Some kids have experienced lockdowns in their school — so they do have awareness. [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Hilit Kletter, child psychologist, Stanford Medicine\"]‘It’s inevitable that your child may hear something about it, whether at school, through their friends, through other adults talking about it.’[/pullquote]The concept of war is a little bit more difficult to explain: What that \u003cem>is\u003c/em>, and — for especially younger individuals — to grasp the abstract idea behind it of what causes war and “Why are two sides fighting?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And you cannot explain it in basic terms for really young kids. I might explain it in terms of: “It’s kind of like when you have an argument with a friend, and you might disagree,” but that doesn’t get at the complexity, right? Then, depending on the developmental level, you’re probably going to provide different explanations for kids around it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>So, what are some other ways to begin this dialogue with children? How can parents start thinking about it? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s inevitable that your child may hear something about it, whether at school, through their friends, through other adults talking about it. And a lot of times, we’re not aware when we are adults conversing amongst ourselves that the kids are nearby and pick up on everything. So, I think as a parent, it is important to pre-empt. Because you want to be the one providing the information and not have this be introduced by someone else to your child. [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Hilit Kletter, child psychologist, Stanford Medicine\"]‘We don’t recommend lying to kids or fudging the truth — but tailoring the information according to the age.’[/pullquote]And the way I would begin it is by asking: What do they know, and what have they heard? Because that’s an opportunity to then start the conversation; to gently correct any misperceptions, provide them with information at the appropriate developmental level, and be honest, as much as you can.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We don’t recommend lying to kids or fudging the truth — but tailoring the information according to the age.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>We’ve seen rallies in support of Israel and protests condemning Israel’s response in Gaza and the siege. How should parents approach explaining the response here in the United States? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think the way you can focus on it is what people are trying to do to help. And regardless of what side you’re on, that people are concerned. [aside label='More on the Youth Population in Gaza' link1='https://www.npr.org/2023/10/18/1206897328/half-of-gazas-population-is-under-18-heres-what-that-means-for-the-conflict, Half of the Population of Gaza is Under 18. What that Means for the Conflict']Some may have loved ones or family over there, and people are doing what they can to help. There’s many different ways that they can go about doing that, whether they volunteer to gather supplies to send to the affected individuals or collect donations to provide to different disaster relief organizations. Or they go to rallies to show their support, or just [come] together as a community to be able to express what you \u003cem>do \u003c/em>think about it and have a source of support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kids will begin to form opinions. Is there a way to talk to them about being sensitive to peers who might be hurt by those opinions? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think that’s why it’s important to encourage those conversations within the family at first — to allow them to express how they feel and what they think. To also help them practice because kids may not have the ability like adults to filter information. And currently, there’s \u003cem>so \u003c/em>much information out there. It’s overwhelming, even as an adult. As adults, we can help kids be able to filter that. [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Hilit Kletter, child psychologist, Stanford Medicine\"]‘It’s important to encourage those conversations within the family at first — to allow them to express how they feel, and what they think.’[/pullquote]I think there’s two approaches. One is — you can view it as an opportunity for discussion. People often don’t agree — and that’s the beauty of the world, that we can have differing opinions, we can express how we feel. And sometimes that can be an opportunity for discussion and learning and growth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other times, when people have very strong opinions, it’s maybe best not to engage and to learn to respect that it’s OK that people will have different opinions. And that you can walk away, and it’s OK to agree to disagree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What kind of impact can the many graphic images of the war that we are seeing widely shared on social media have on children? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It can impact their sleep. It can impact their sense of safety: Feeling more afraid, having increased anxiety and just general fears. It can sometimes be portrayed in more disruptive behavior — starting to act out, or having temper tantrums or being more defiant. In older kids, you might see them become more withdrawn or isolated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[It’s] also important to remember that kids’ brains are still developing … the prefrontal cortex doesn’t stop developing until age 26. That’s the part of the brain that’s responsible for things like our ability to regulate our emotions and our behaviors and to problem-solve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is the risk of avoiding this conversation entirely? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It might send the message for kids that it’s something that they \u003cem>should \u003c/em>be afraid of — if the adults are not even able to bring it up, then it must be a really scary thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It might [also] inadvertently send a message of: “It’s not OK to express your feelings or to have opinions about this,” and might make kids feel like they’re completely alone. Especially in times like this — when something of this nature that’s on such a horrible level is happening — all of us tend to feel like we’re going through it alone. 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Thousands \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-war-781b3c63af4ae6e51c313a68f314e66d\">more Palestinians have been wounded and displaced during Israeli air raids\u003c/a> — with \u003ca href=\"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/22/israeli-air-raids-kill-at-least-55-in-gaza-overnight-hamas-says#:~:text=Israeli%20air%20raids%20have%20damaged,time%20in%20nearly%20a%20decade.\">strikes destroying 40% of Gaza’s housing\u003c/a>, according to the United Nations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/24/middleeast/gaza-water-war-climate-intl-cmd/index.html%20--%20which%20also%20speaks%20to\">Israel also sealed off Gaza for over a week\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/16/1206256497/the-latest-in-gaza-as-power-drinking-water-and-medical-supplies-are-running-out\">halting the entry of food, water, medicine and fuel\u003c/a>. Israel recently allowed 20 trucks to enter Palestine carrying aid — \u003ca href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trucks-enter-gaza-carrying-medical-supplies-food-hamas-2023-10-21/\">a vast reduction from the hundreds of trucks usually entering Palestine daily\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"More on Creating Healthy Dialogue with Your Kids ","link1":"https://www.npr.org/2019/04/24/716704917/when-the-news-is-scary-what-to-say-to-kids, What to Say to Kids When the News is Scary"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The population in Gaza is among the youngest in the world, \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/19/1206479861/israel-gaza-hamas-children-population-war-palestinians\">with nearly half of the people living there under the age of 18\u003c/a>. A 2021 study showed that \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/18/1206897328/half-of-gazas-population-is-under-18-heres-what-that-means-for-the-conflict\">91% of children in the Gaza Strip have post-traumatic stress disorder\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With how connected our world is, it is likely your child in the United States has seen the images and videos coming out of Gaza on the Internet or on TV — which sometimes directly show other young people in distress. The devastation can be difficult to explain to children, who may struggle to comprehend the deaths and political conflict.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hilit Kletter is a child psychologist at Stanford Medicine and \u003ca href=\"https://profiles.stanford.edu/hilit-kletter\">the director of the Stress and Resilience Clinic\u003c/a>. KQED’s Brian Watt spoke to Kletter about how parents and caregivers can approach these tough conversations with children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This conversation has been edited for brevity and clarity.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Brian Watt: How is speaking with kids about this violence in Gaza different from talking to children about other types of violence? For example, mass shootings here in the United States? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hilit Kletter: It’s not much different. The content and the idea is similar. The only difference might be that, unfortunately, shootings are something that we hear about more commonly here in the States. And war might be a more foreign concept, especially for younger children having a difficult time grasping that the war is not happening \u003cem>here\u003c/em> but is happening somewhere far away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>But shootings also seem more random, even if they are somewhat commonplace, unfortunately, in the United States … and to have less context around them than war, for example. Is there any difference there in how kids process that? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Within the U.S., unfortunately, it’s become commonplace because of the frequency and increase of mass shootings that a lot of the schools now have drills for it. Some kids have experienced lockdowns in their school — so they do have awareness. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘It’s inevitable that your child may hear something about it, whether at school, through their friends, through other adults talking about it.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Hilit Kletter, child psychologist, Stanford Medicine","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The concept of war is a little bit more difficult to explain: What that \u003cem>is\u003c/em>, and — for especially younger individuals — to grasp the abstract idea behind it of what causes war and “Why are two sides fighting?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And you cannot explain it in basic terms for really young kids. I might explain it in terms of: “It’s kind of like when you have an argument with a friend, and you might disagree,” but that doesn’t get at the complexity, right? Then, depending on the developmental level, you’re probably going to provide different explanations for kids around it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>So, what are some other ways to begin this dialogue with children? How can parents start thinking about it? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s inevitable that your child may hear something about it, whether at school, through their friends, through other adults talking about it. And a lot of times, we’re not aware when we are adults conversing amongst ourselves that the kids are nearby and pick up on everything. So, I think as a parent, it is important to pre-empt. Because you want to be the one providing the information and not have this be introduced by someone else to your child. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘We don’t recommend lying to kids or fudging the truth — but tailoring the information according to the age.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Hilit Kletter, child psychologist, Stanford Medicine","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>And the way I would begin it is by asking: What do they know, and what have they heard? Because that’s an opportunity to then start the conversation; to gently correct any misperceptions, provide them with information at the appropriate developmental level, and be honest, as much as you can.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We don’t recommend lying to kids or fudging the truth — but tailoring the information according to the age.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>We’ve seen rallies in support of Israel and protests condemning Israel’s response in Gaza and the siege. How should parents approach explaining the response here in the United States? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think the way you can focus on it is what people are trying to do to help. And regardless of what side you’re on, that people are concerned. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"More on the Youth Population in Gaza ","link1":"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/18/1206897328/half-of-gazas-population-is-under-18-heres-what-that-means-for-the-conflict, Half of the Population of Gaza is Under 18. What that Means for the Conflict"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Some may have loved ones or family over there, and people are doing what they can to help. There’s many different ways that they can go about doing that, whether they volunteer to gather supplies to send to the affected individuals or collect donations to provide to different disaster relief organizations. 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As adults, we can help kids be able to filter that. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘It’s important to encourage those conversations within the family at first — to allow them to express how they feel, and what they think.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Hilit Kletter, child psychologist, Stanford Medicine","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>I think there’s two approaches. One is — you can view it as an opportunity for discussion. People often don’t agree — and that’s the beauty of the world, that we can have differing opinions, we can express how we feel. And sometimes that can be an opportunity for discussion and learning and growth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other times, when people have very strong opinions, it’s maybe best not to engage and to learn to respect that it’s OK that people will have different opinions. And that you can walk away, and it’s OK to agree to disagree.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What kind of impact can the many graphic images of the war that we are seeing widely shared on social media have on children? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It can impact their sleep. It can impact their sense of safety: Feeling more afraid, having increased anxiety and just general fears. It can sometimes be portrayed in more disruptive behavior — starting to act out, or having temper tantrums or being more defiant. In older kids, you might see them become more withdrawn or isolated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[It’s] also important to remember that kids’ brains are still developing … the prefrontal cortex doesn’t stop developing until age 26. 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Its motive is profit, and in seeking to maximize its financial gains, Meta has repeatedly misled the public about the substantial dangers of its social media platforms,” the complaint says. “It has concealed the ways in which these platforms exploit and manipulate its most vulnerable consumers: teenagers and children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad full-width]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lawsuits follow the collapse of settlement talks with the Menlo Park-based Meta, which operates both platforms. It’s also the result of an investigation led by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee, Vermont and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorney General Rob Bonta is part of the coalition of more than 30 AGs filing \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/FINAL%20Meta%20Multistate%20Complaint%2C%20N.D.%20Cal.%20%28REDACTED%2C%20CONFORMED%29.pdf\">the federal lawsuit\u003c/a> in Northern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We refuse to allow the company to feign ignorance of the harm it knows it’s causing,” Bonta said in a statement on Tuesday. “We refuse to let it continue business as usual when that business is hurting our children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the 33 states, nine other attorneys general are filing in their respective states, bringing the total number of states taking action to 42. [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"California Attorney General Rob Bonta\"]‘We refuse to allow the company to feign ignorance of the harm it knows it’s causing. We refuse to let it continue business as usual when that business is hurting our children.’[/pullquote]“Kids and teenagers are suffering from record levels of poor mental health and social media companies like Meta are to blame,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said. “Meta has profited from children’s pain by intentionally designing its platforms with manipulative features that make children addicted to their platforms while lowering their self-esteem.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, Meta said it shares “the attorneys general’s commitment to providing teens with safe, positive experiences online, and have already introduced over 30 tools to support teens and their families.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re disappointed that instead of working productively with companies across the industry to create clear, age-appropriate standards for the many apps teens use, the attorneys general have chosen this path,” the company added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lawsuits also come on the heels of damning newspaper reports, first published by \u003cem>The Wall Street Journal\u003c/em> in the fall of 2021, based on Meta’s research that found that the company knew about the harms Instagram can cause teenagers — especially teen girls — when it comes to mental health and body image issues. [pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"New York Attorney General Letitia James\"]‘Kids and teenagers are suffering from record levels of poor mental health and social media companies like Meta are to blame.’[/pullquote]One internal study cited 13.5% of teen girls saying Instagram makes thoughts of suicide worse and 17% of teen girls saying it makes eating disorders worse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Following the first reports, a consortium of news organizations, including \u003cem>The Associated Press\u003c/em>, published their findings based on leaked documents from whistleblower Frances Haugen, who has testified before Congress and a British parliamentary committee about what she found.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The use of social media among teens is nearly universal in the U.S. and many other parts of the world. Up to 95% of youth ages 13 to 17 in the U.S. report using a social media platform, with more than a third saying they use social media “almost constantly,” according to the Pew Research Center. [aside postID=news_11951924 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/060123-Meta-Facebook-Instagram-AP-JC-KQED-1020x680.jpg']To comply with federal regulation, social media companies ban kids under 13 from signing up to their platforms — but children have been shown to easily get around the bans, both with and without their parents’ consent, and many younger kids have social media accounts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other measures social platforms have taken to address concerns about children’s mental health are also easily circumvented. For instance, TikTok recently introduced a default 60-minute time limit for users under 18. But once the limit is reached, minors can enter a passcode to keep watching.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In May, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called on tech companies, parents and caregivers to take “immediate action to protect kids now” from the harms of social media.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Associated Press Writers Maysoon Khan in New York and Ashraf Khalil in Washington DC contributed to this story. 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It’s also the result of an investigation led by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee, Vermont and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorney General Rob Bonta is part of the coalition of more than 30 AGs filing \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/FINAL%20Meta%20Multistate%20Complaint%2C%20N.D.%20Cal.%20%28REDACTED%2C%20CONFORMED%29.pdf\">the federal lawsuit\u003c/a> in Northern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We refuse to allow the company to feign ignorance of the harm it knows it’s causing,” Bonta said in a statement on Tuesday. “We refuse to let it continue business as usual when that business is hurting our children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to the 33 states, nine other attorneys general are filing in their respective states, bringing the total number of states taking action to 42. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘We refuse to allow the company to feign ignorance of the harm it knows it’s causing. 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Up to 95% of youth ages 13 to 17 in the U.S. report using a social media platform, with more than a third saying they use social media “almost constantly,” according to the Pew Research Center. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11951924","hero":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/060123-Meta-Facebook-Instagram-AP-JC-KQED-1020x680.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>To comply with federal regulation, social media companies ban kids under 13 from signing up to their platforms — but children have been shown to easily get around the bans, both with and without their parents’ consent, and many younger kids have social media accounts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other measures social platforms have taken to address concerns about children’s mental health are also easily circumvented. For instance, TikTok recently introduced a default 60-minute time limit for users under 18. But once the limit is reached, minors can enter a passcode to keep watching.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In May, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called on tech companies, parents and caregivers to take “immediate action to protect kids now” from the harms of social media.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Associated Press Writers Maysoon Khan in New York and Ashraf Khalil in Washington DC contributed to this story. KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/rachael-myrow\">Rachael Myrow\u003c/a> also contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11965392/us-states-sue-meta-for-addictive-apps-fueling-youth-mental-health-crisis","authors":["byline_news_11965392"],"categories":["news_457","news_8"],"tags":["news_18538","news_2043","news_30826","news_250","news_2109","news_30214","news_31878","news_1089"],"featImg":"news_11965397","label":"news"},"news_11947041":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11947041","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11947041","score":null,"sort":[1681995605000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"one-psychologists-tips-for-raising-strong-multiracial-kids","title":"One Psychologist’s Tips for Raising Strong Multiracial Kids","publishDate":1681995605,"format":"standard","headTitle":"One Psychologist’s Tips for Raising Strong Multiracial Kids | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":26731,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>More people are identifying as mixed race than ever before in the U.S. — the 2020 census showed a 256% jump in people identifying as multiracial over the previous 10 years. Mixed-race kids are a growing part of that demographic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Psychologist Jenn Noble has been helping mixed-race kids and their parents navigate issues of identity and belonging for over 15 years. Through the online community she’s created with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.drjennpsych.com/\">Mixed Life Academy\u003c/a>, she works to set kids up for success in a world that is often uncomfortable with liminality, and that prefers to put people in neat little boxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED’s Sasha Khokha and Marisa Lagos spoke with Noble about her tips for parents as part of the California Report Magazine series \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/mixed-race\">Mixed: Stories from Mixed-Race Californians\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>1. Don’t be afraid to talk about race with your child\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A lot of parents are hesitant to address race directly with their young children out of a desire to protect them from the ugliness of the world. Instead, they may use phrases like, “There’s only one race — the human race.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That is going to be more harmful, because the kid is like, No, I know something is different here. I see you, and I see my dad and I see the mirror and my friends are saying, ‘Why do I look like this?’” Noble said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As hard as it might be to talk about race, ignoring the conversation means kids will encounter questions about their racial identity for the first time not in the safety of their own family, but at school or on the playground, and often in ways that are scary or unpleasant.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>2. Read books and watch films about mixed-race characters\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“There are a lot of great books that introduce the idea of the mixed-race experience to a child,” Noble said. “You can do it as young as 3 and 4 years old. And sometimes, that allows the parents to find more words because if the parent is sitting there and reading the book, [they’ll realize], ‘Oh, is this what my kid is feeling or could be experiencing at some point? Or will their peers say this to them?’ I think that’s a great place to start.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Noble also recommends families watching films and shows together that feature racially mixed families, like \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encanto\">Encanto\u003c/a>\u003c/em> or the Netflix series \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaba_Masaba\">Masaba Masaba\u003c/a>\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Noble said the best place for kids to learn to talk about race and identity is at home, with their parents. Then, when the child goes out into the world and someone asks, “What are you?,” that child will be less likely to be hurt or surprised. Rather, they’ll be ready with answers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You protect them more by doing it this way,” Noble said. “Rather than, ‘Oh, let me go talk to that teacher. Let me go talk to that kid so they never say that to you again,’ the kid’s like, ‘No, just help me understand why they even said that, and then I’ll take it from here.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>3. Expose your kids to their cultural backgrounds\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Noble said she hears a lot of mixed-race kids saying that different parts of their identity are validated in different spaces, leaving them feeling fractured, like their entire self is never fully acknowledged. She says helping them to connect to the language, food and cultural practices of all their various heritages can help mitigate that feeling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11947047\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11947047\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/Parents-option-2-for-graphic.jpg\" alt=\"A family with an older mother and father stand on a boat with their grown-up daughter as they pose barefoot making silly faces. The boat looks as though it's inside a cave-like environment on the water.\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/Parents-option-2-for-graphic.jpg 720w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/Parents-option-2-for-graphic-160x213.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right, Noble’s dad, Noble and Noble’s mom pose for a silly photo together. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Jenn Noble)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Worlds are not split. I’m me everywhere I go. So, if I’m with one family and they’re saying, ‘You’re this,’ and I’m with another family and they’re saying, ‘You’re that,’ I’m still the same person in both environments. They may be acknowledging just one portion, but I’m always one person. And then stepping into that,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>4. Be bold\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Noble says it’s easy for mixed-race kids to feel they don’t belong anywhere, when actually they are members of more communities than many other people. The trick is to boldly step into those spaces and own the right to be there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Jenn Noble, psychologist\"]‘Worlds are not split. I’m me everywhere I go. So, if I’m with one family and they’re saying, ‘You’re this,’ and I’m with another family and they’re saying, ‘You’re that,’ I’m still the same person in both environments.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When your phenotype really doesn’t match one of the groups you belong to, you develop that skill of being like, ‘Well, I’m going to enter this space anyway and y’all are going to be all right and we’ll figure it out together,’” she said. “You should be there, and you should participate and you should feel comfortable to do so.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>5. Don’t use fractions\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Parents have many opportunities to name their child’s multiple heritages and model the normalcy of that. If a nosy neighbor asks, “What’s your kid’s background?,” answer by naming all their racial identities, but not breaking them into fractions. “Ands” and commas will be your friends. For example, say, “My kid is Black and Filipino and Chinese,” not, “She’s a quarter Black, a quarter Chinese and half Filipino.”[aside label='More from the 'Mixed Series' tag='mixed']“The more you model that, your kid is going to hear you,” Noble said. “Because your little child could be standing there when you assert their identity to someone else and they’re going to be like, ‘Oh, yeah, that’s right. I am all those things.’ [Modeling that] full embracing of identity is going to be helpful for that child.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>6. Remind your kids they are enough\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There’s not a magic checklist of things that makes someone, for example, “Mexican enough,” “Black enough” or “Indian enough.” Chasing after one is exhausting and probably won’t work. Try to cultivate the mindset that you belong and don’t have to prove it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more resources, check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.drjennpsych.com/\">Noble’s website\u003c/a> and take her “\u003ca href=\"https://www.drjennpsych.com/take-the-quiz\">How ‘Woke’ is Your Mixed Race Parenting? quiz\u003c/a>.” And the \u003ca href=\"https://www.drjennpsych.com/\">Mixed Life Academy\u003c/a> is one model of a parent support group for working through some of the tricky issues that come up in this space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For tips and suggestions for mixed-race teens, check out our companion post featuring Rahul Yates, a high school senior from Los Angeles who hosts the \u003ca href=\"https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-mixed-by-gen-z-103270911/\">Mixed by Gen Z podcast\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"anchor\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n[hearken id=\"7528\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/7528.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"A family psychologist offers tips for parents encountering tricky questions as they navigate a world that isn’t always welcoming to mixed-race kids.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1695673842,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":true,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":22,"wordCount":1235},"headData":{"title":"One Psychologist’s Tips for Raising Strong Multiracial Kids | KQED","description":"A family psychologist offers tips for parents encountering tricky questions as they navigate a world that isn’t always welcoming to mixed-race kids.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"One Psychologist’s Tips for Raising Strong Multiracial Kids","datePublished":"2023-04-20T13:00:05.000Z","dateModified":"2023-09-25T20:30:42.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"audioUrl":"https://dcs.megaphone.fm/KQINC7278424455.mp3?key=ad6fd03899755f6599626c40609c0659&request_event_id=d25fd17c-4a25-4c9f-bfd1-b5e500f485b7","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11947041/one-psychologists-tips-for-raising-strong-multiracial-kids","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>More people are identifying as mixed race than ever before in the U.S. — the 2020 census showed a 256% jump in people identifying as multiracial over the previous 10 years. Mixed-race kids are a growing part of that demographic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Psychologist Jenn Noble has been helping mixed-race kids and their parents navigate issues of identity and belonging for over 15 years. Through the online community she’s created with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.drjennpsych.com/\">Mixed Life Academy\u003c/a>, she works to set kids up for success in a world that is often uncomfortable with liminality, and that prefers to put people in neat little boxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED’s Sasha Khokha and Marisa Lagos spoke with Noble about her tips for parents as part of the California Report Magazine series \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/mixed-race\">Mixed: Stories from Mixed-Race Californians\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>1. Don’t be afraid to talk about race with your child\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A lot of parents are hesitant to address race directly with their young children out of a desire to protect them from the ugliness of the world. Instead, they may use phrases like, “There’s only one race — the human race.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That is going to be more harmful, because the kid is like, No, I know something is different here. I see you, and I see my dad and I see the mirror and my friends are saying, ‘Why do I look like this?’” Noble said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As hard as it might be to talk about race, ignoring the conversation means kids will encounter questions about their racial identity for the first time not in the safety of their own family, but at school or on the playground, and often in ways that are scary or unpleasant.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>2. Read books and watch films about mixed-race characters\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“There are a lot of great books that introduce the idea of the mixed-race experience to a child,” Noble said. “You can do it as young as 3 and 4 years old. And sometimes, that allows the parents to find more words because if the parent is sitting there and reading the book, [they’ll realize], ‘Oh, is this what my kid is feeling or could be experiencing at some point? Or will their peers say this to them?’ I think that’s a great place to start.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Noble also recommends families watching films and shows together that feature racially mixed families, like \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encanto\">Encanto\u003c/a>\u003c/em> or the Netflix series \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaba_Masaba\">Masaba Masaba\u003c/a>\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Noble said the best place for kids to learn to talk about race and identity is at home, with their parents. Then, when the child goes out into the world and someone asks, “What are you?,” that child will be less likely to be hurt or surprised. Rather, they’ll be ready with answers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You protect them more by doing it this way,” Noble said. “Rather than, ‘Oh, let me go talk to that teacher. Let me go talk to that kid so they never say that to you again,’ the kid’s like, ‘No, just help me understand why they even said that, and then I’ll take it from here.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>3. Expose your kids to their cultural backgrounds\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Noble said she hears a lot of mixed-race kids saying that different parts of their identity are validated in different spaces, leaving them feeling fractured, like their entire self is never fully acknowledged. She says helping them to connect to the language, food and cultural practices of all their various heritages can help mitigate that feeling.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11947047\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11947047\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/Parents-option-2-for-graphic.jpg\" alt=\"A family with an older mother and father stand on a boat with their grown-up daughter as they pose barefoot making silly faces. The boat looks as though it's inside a cave-like environment on the water.\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/Parents-option-2-for-graphic.jpg 720w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/Parents-option-2-for-graphic-160x213.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right, Noble’s dad, Noble and Noble’s mom pose for a silly photo together. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Jenn Noble)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Worlds are not split. I’m me everywhere I go. So, if I’m with one family and they’re saying, ‘You’re this,’ and I’m with another family and they’re saying, ‘You’re that,’ I’m still the same person in both environments. They may be acknowledging just one portion, but I’m always one person. And then stepping into that,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>4. Be bold\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Noble says it’s easy for mixed-race kids to feel they don’t belong anywhere, when actually they are members of more communities than many other people. The trick is to boldly step into those spaces and own the right to be there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘Worlds are not split. I’m me everywhere I go. 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If a nosy neighbor asks, “What’s your kid’s background?,” answer by naming all their racial identities, but not breaking them into fractions. “Ands” and commas will be your friends. For example, say, “My kid is Black and Filipino and Chinese,” not, “She’s a quarter Black, a quarter Chinese and half Filipino.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"tag":"mixed","label":"label='More from the 'Mixed Series'"},"numeric":["label='More","from","the","'Mixed","Series'"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“The more you model that, your kid is going to hear you,” Noble said. “Because your little child could be standing there when you assert their identity to someone else and they’re going to be like, ‘Oh, yeah, that’s right. I am all those things.’ [Modeling that] full embracing of identity is going to be helpful for that child.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>6. Remind your kids they are enough\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>There’s not a magic checklist of things that makes someone, for example, “Mexican enough,” “Black enough” or “Indian enough.” Chasing after one is exhausting and probably won’t work. Try to cultivate the mindset that you belong and don’t have to prove it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For more resources, check out \u003ca href=\"https://www.drjennpsych.com/\">Noble’s website\u003c/a> and take her “\u003ca href=\"https://www.drjennpsych.com/take-the-quiz\">How ‘Woke’ is Your Mixed Race Parenting? quiz\u003c/a>.” And the \u003ca href=\"https://www.drjennpsych.com/\">Mixed Life Academy\u003c/a> is one model of a parent support group for working through some of the tricky issues that come up in this space.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For tips and suggestions for mixed-race teens, check out our companion post featuring Rahul Yates, a high school senior from Los Angeles who hosts the \u003ca href=\"https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-mixed-by-gen-z-103270911/\">Mixed by Gen Z podcast\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"anchor\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"hearken","attributes":{"named":{"id":"7528","src":"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/7528.js","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11947041/one-psychologists-tips-for-raising-strong-multiracial-kids","authors":["234","254","3239"],"programs":["news_72","news_26731"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_18538","news_2043","news_28094","news_17762","news_28093","news_28092","news_28237","news_30625","news_689","news_21423","news_29068"],"featImg":"news_11947096","label":"news_26731"},"news_11764070":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11764070","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11764070","score":null,"sort":[1674669326000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"how-to-talk-with-kids-after-a-traumatic-event","title":"How to Talk With Kids After a Traumatic Event ","publishDate":1674669326,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>Three mass killings just days apart have left California communities shaken, once again prompting conversations about how to talk with kids about tragedies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A 72-year-old gunman killed 11 people and injured nine others \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11938828/la-mass-shooting-suspect-kills-10-near-lunar-new-year-fest\">at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park\u003c/a>, and another gunman killed \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11938972/7-killed-in-monday-shooting-massacre-in-half-moon-bay\">seven people in Half Moon Bay and injured another\u003c/a>. At one of the sites of the Half Moon Bay shooting, children who lived on the property and also attended school nearby may have seen the attack take place. A week earlier, two gunmen killed six people, including a teenage mother and her baby, at a property in Goshen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Such acts of violence are disturbing for children to witness, but kid also are exposed to scary-sounding news and alarming imagery when similar traumatic events occur around the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schools in the United States have become more prepared for mass shootings in recent years, which has meant learning how to talk with kids about active shooters and “bad guys” on school campuses. While \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/08/27/640323347/the-school-shootings-that-werent\">the incidence of on-campus shootings is extremely low\u003c/a>, they’re something many teachers and parents have prepared for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The most helpful thing for parents to share with their kids is that these events are rare and that adults are there to protect them,” said Stephen Brock, professor of psychology at CSU Sacramento. “We can’t deny the reality of these things, but kids need to be reassured with these facts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some kids find out about the news by seeing it themselves or hearing it discussed at school, at home or in their communities. Young children can especially be harmed by this exposure, so experts recommend restricting their access to traumatic news. Kids old enough to have smartphones will likely get misinformation on the internet and social media, so it’s even more important for parents and caregivers to support their kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some key steps parents and caregivers can take:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Remind kids that they are safe\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Children need to be reassured by their caregivers that they are safe. \u003ca href=\"https://www.apa.org/helpcenter/talking-to-children\">The American Psychological Association says, above all, reassure\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ ... reassure your children that you will do everything you know how to do to keep them safe and to watch out for them. Reassure them that you will be available to answer any questions or talk about this topic again in the future. Reassure them that they are loved.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Limit young children's exposure to traumatic news\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Young children have less developed skills to separate facts from fears, so psychologists recommend minimizing a child’s exposure to traumatic news.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When kids see the news, even if they are not a resident of [the affected place], they have the mistaken perception that they could be shot at any time,” said Brock. “For little ones, turn [the news] off.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And sometimes, that fear is transferred to children through adult behavior. If adults are behaving in an anxious or fearful manner, kids will pick up on that, especially those in primary grades and younger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Kids will look to adults to see how scared they should be,” said Brock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Observe your kids for verbal and nonverbal cues\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A parent might overhear a child talking about a traumatic news event, or the child might ask about it. If it looks like the child is curious, engage the child in conversation, said Brock, adding, “Let their questions be your guide.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not all kids can verbalize what they’re feeling, so look for changes in behavior. According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/school-violence-resources/talking-to-children-about-violence-tips-for-parents-and-teachers\">the \"Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers\" report\u003c/a> from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), caregivers are advised to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Watch for clues that they may want to talk, such as hovering around while you do the dishes or yard work. Some children prefer writing, playing music, or doing an art project as an outlet. Young children may need concrete activities (such as drawing, looking at picture books, or imaginative play) to help them identify and express their feelings.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if the child is not aware or expressing any interest in a traumatic event, it’s best to not bring it up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You don’t want to interject traumatic events into a child,” said Brock, who co-authored the report.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Talk with your kids in a way that's developmentally appropriate\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Parents can talk with kids about anything, but it must be developmentally appropriate. Communicating with a 15-year-old is going to be different from talking with a 4-year-old. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/school-violence-resources/talking-to-children-about-violence-tips-for-parents-and-teachers\">NASP\u003c/a> has this advice on how to explain traumas, especially in schools, to different age groups:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Early elementary school children\u003c/strong> need brief, simple information that should be balanced with reassurances that their schools and homes are safe and that adults are there to protect them. Give simple examples of school safety like reminding children about exterior doors being locked, child monitoring efforts on the playground, and emergency drills practiced during the school day.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Upper elementary and early middle school children\u003c/strong> will be more vocal in asking questions about whether they truly are safe and what is being done at their school. They may need assistance separating reality from fantasy. Discuss efforts of school and community leaders to provide safe schools.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Upper middle school and high school students\u003c/strong> will have strong and varying opinions about the causes of violence in schools and society. They will share concrete suggestions about how to make school safer and how to prevent tragedies in society. Emphasize the role that students have in maintaining safe schools by following school safety guidelines (e.g., not providing building access to strangers, reporting strangers on campus, reporting threats to the school safety made by students or community members, etc.), communicating any personal safety concerns to school administrators, and accessing support for emotional needs.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Teens need guidance from their parents, too, especially since they’re absorbing the chatter on social media networks and direct messages from friends. Kids with phones will likely see graphic images through friends and news updates, which can create added trauma and anxiety. \u003ca href=\"https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/explaining-the-news-to-our-kids\">Common Sense Media advises parents to check in\u003c/a> on their teens:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Since, in many instances, teens will have absorbed the news independently of you, talking with them can offer great insights into their developing politics and their senses of justice and morality. It will also help you get a sense of what they already know or have learned about the situation from their own social networks. It will also give you the opportunity to throw your own insights into the mix (just don't dismiss theirs, since that will shut down the conversation immediately).\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Maintain a normal routine\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Brock said, to the extent that it’s possible, maintain a normal routine. This will be helpful for the kid who’s frightened or anxious about a traumatic event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The more typical the routine, the more reassuring it can be,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED's Carly Severn and Spencer Whitney contributed to this story. A previous version of this story was published on July 29, 2019.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"How can parents and caregivers talk with their children about traumatic events in developmentally appropriate ways?","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1674673752,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":29,"wordCount":1200},"headData":{"title":"How to Talk With Kids After a Traumatic Event | KQED","description":"How can parents and caregivers talk with their children about traumatic events in developmentally appropriate ways?","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"How to Talk With Kids After a Traumatic Event ","datePublished":"2023-01-25T17:55:26.000Z","dateModified":"2023-01-25T19:09:12.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"source":"News","sourceUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/news/","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11764070/how-to-talk-with-kids-after-a-traumatic-event","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Three mass killings just days apart have left California communities shaken, once again prompting conversations about how to talk with kids about tragedies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A 72-year-old gunman killed 11 people and injured nine others \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11938828/la-mass-shooting-suspect-kills-10-near-lunar-new-year-fest\">at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park\u003c/a>, and another gunman killed \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11938972/7-killed-in-monday-shooting-massacre-in-half-moon-bay\">seven people in Half Moon Bay and injured another\u003c/a>. At one of the sites of the Half Moon Bay shooting, children who lived on the property and also attended school nearby may have seen the attack take place. A week earlier, two gunmen killed six people, including a teenage mother and her baby, at a property in Goshen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Such acts of violence are disturbing for children to witness, but kid also are exposed to scary-sounding news and alarming imagery when similar traumatic events occur around the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schools in the United States have become more prepared for mass shootings in recent years, which has meant learning how to talk with kids about active shooters and “bad guys” on school campuses. While \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/08/27/640323347/the-school-shootings-that-werent\">the incidence of on-campus shootings is extremely low\u003c/a>, they’re something many teachers and parents have prepared for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The most helpful thing for parents to share with their kids is that these events are rare and that adults are there to protect them,” said Stephen Brock, professor of psychology at CSU Sacramento. “We can’t deny the reality of these things, but kids need to be reassured with these facts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some kids find out about the news by seeing it themselves or hearing it discussed at school, at home or in their communities. Young children can especially be harmed by this exposure, so experts recommend restricting their access to traumatic news. Kids old enough to have smartphones will likely get misinformation on the internet and social media, so it’s even more important for parents and caregivers to support their kids.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some key steps parents and caregivers can take:\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Remind kids that they are safe\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Children need to be reassured by their caregivers that they are safe. \u003ca href=\"https://www.apa.org/helpcenter/talking-to-children\">The American Psychological Association says, above all, reassure\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ ... reassure your children that you will do everything you know how to do to keep them safe and to watch out for them. Reassure them that you will be available to answer any questions or talk about this topic again in the future. Reassure them that they are loved.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Limit young children's exposure to traumatic news\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Young children have less developed skills to separate facts from fears, so psychologists recommend minimizing a child’s exposure to traumatic news.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When kids see the news, even if they are not a resident of [the affected place], they have the mistaken perception that they could be shot at any time,” said Brock. “For little ones, turn [the news] off.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And sometimes, that fear is transferred to children through adult behavior. If adults are behaving in an anxious or fearful manner, kids will pick up on that, especially those in primary grades and younger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Kids will look to adults to see how scared they should be,” said Brock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Observe your kids for verbal and nonverbal cues\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A parent might overhear a child talking about a traumatic news event, or the child might ask about it. If it looks like the child is curious, engage the child in conversation, said Brock, adding, “Let their questions be your guide.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not all kids can verbalize what they’re feeling, so look for changes in behavior. According to \u003ca href=\"https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/school-violence-resources/talking-to-children-about-violence-tips-for-parents-and-teachers\">the \"Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers\" report\u003c/a> from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), caregivers are advised to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Watch for clues that they may want to talk, such as hovering around while you do the dishes or yard work. Some children prefer writing, playing music, or doing an art project as an outlet. Young children may need concrete activities (such as drawing, looking at picture books, or imaginative play) to help them identify and express their feelings.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if the child is not aware or expressing any interest in a traumatic event, it’s best to not bring it up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You don’t want to interject traumatic events into a child,” said Brock, who co-authored the report.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Talk with your kids in a way that's developmentally appropriate\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Parents can talk with kids about anything, but it must be developmentally appropriate. Communicating with a 15-year-old is going to be different from talking with a 4-year-old. The \u003ca href=\"https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/school-violence-resources/talking-to-children-about-violence-tips-for-parents-and-teachers\">NASP\u003c/a> has this advice on how to explain traumas, especially in schools, to different age groups:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Early elementary school children\u003c/strong> need brief, simple information that should be balanced with reassurances that their schools and homes are safe and that adults are there to protect them. Give simple examples of school safety like reminding children about exterior doors being locked, child monitoring efforts on the playground, and emergency drills practiced during the school day.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Upper elementary and early middle school children\u003c/strong> will be more vocal in asking questions about whether they truly are safe and what is being done at their school. They may need assistance separating reality from fantasy. Discuss efforts of school and community leaders to provide safe schools.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>Upper middle school and high school students\u003c/strong> will have strong and varying opinions about the causes of violence in schools and society. They will share concrete suggestions about how to make school safer and how to prevent tragedies in society. Emphasize the role that students have in maintaining safe schools by following school safety guidelines (e.g., not providing building access to strangers, reporting strangers on campus, reporting threats to the school safety made by students or community members, etc.), communicating any personal safety concerns to school administrators, and accessing support for emotional needs.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Teens need guidance from their parents, too, especially since they’re absorbing the chatter on social media networks and direct messages from friends. Kids with phones will likely see graphic images through friends and news updates, which can create added trauma and anxiety. \u003ca href=\"https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/explaining-the-news-to-our-kids\">Common Sense Media advises parents to check in\u003c/a> on their teens:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Since, in many instances, teens will have absorbed the news independently of you, talking with them can offer great insights into their developing politics and their senses of justice and morality. It will also help you get a sense of what they already know or have learned about the situation from their own social networks. It will also give you the opportunity to throw your own insights into the mix (just don't dismiss theirs, since that will shut down the conversation immediately).\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Maintain a normal routine\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Brock said, to the extent that it’s possible, maintain a normal routine. This will be helpful for the kid who’s frightened or anxious about a traumatic event.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The more typical the routine, the more reassuring it can be,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED's Carly Severn and Spencer Whitney contributed to this story. A previous version of this story was published on July 29, 2019.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11764070/how-to-talk-with-kids-after-a-traumatic-event","authors":["4596"],"programs":["news_72"],"categories":["news_457","news_6188","news_8"],"tags":["news_24445","news_2043","news_25066","news_26309","news_26310","news_17762","news_18939","news_2109","news_18541","news_29513","news_2138","news_20675"],"featImg":"news_11875482","label":"source_news_11764070"},"news_11920913":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11920913","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11920913","score":null,"sort":[1659133213000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"can-kids-get-monkeypox-what-we-know-right-now-for-parents-and-caregivers","title":"Can Kids Get Monkeypox? What We Know Right Now, for Parents and Caregivers","publishDate":1659133213,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Monkeypox has existed for decades, but we're now seeing multiple outbreaks across the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 4,600 cases have been detected nationwide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monkeypox is related to the smallpox virus, but it’s generally less severe and “much less contagious” than smallpox, according to the California Department of Public Health. While the symptoms — including a rash that causes lesions — can be very painful, the CDC says monkeypox is “rarely fatal,” and that “over 99% of people who get this form of the disease are likely to survive.” Being sick with monkeypox typically lasts 2-4 weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of July 25, there were \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/22/health/monkeypox-children-vaccine/index.html\">only two known cases of monkeypox in kids in the United States\u003c/a>. One of those children diagnosed with monkeypox is a California toddler. And despite these very small numbers, the risk of monkeypox to kids might naturally be on the minds of some parents and caregivers across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED spoke to Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, professor of pediatrics and infectious diseases at Stanford University, about what you need to know about monkeypox in children at the moment. Her overarching message: “We shouldn't panic” about monkeypox and kids right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it's really helpful for families to just know what the facts are at this point,” says Maldonado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Anyone can get monkeypox, but right now, the risk to kids looks small\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“There's no major risk for children” right now, says Maldonado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maldonado stresses there’s still just so much we don’t know, and can’t accurately predict yet. But because adults have been impacted by the monkeypox outbreak, “it’s not unreasonable to expect that there may be some spread into household contacts, especially children,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monkeypox spreads from close physical contact with an infected person, including sustained face-to-face exposure via respiratory droplets. It also spreads through contact with items that have previously touched the rash or fluids of an infected person, which could include touching or sharing clothes, bedsheets or towels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted infection (STI). You cannot get monkeypox from casual conversations, or by passing someone with monkeypox (say, in a store) or briefly touching surfaces like doorknobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of this means that “better containment” for people who may have been infected with monkeypox — isolating from other family members, for example — is one of the ways we can prevent the spread of monkeypox, along with better access to monkeypox vaccines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anyone can get monkeypox, but as we learn more about the current outbreak in the U.S., we’re seeing that infections are particularly affecting communities of gay and bisexual men, and men who have sex with men. The World Health Organization notes that trans people and gender-diverse people “may also be more vulnerable in the context of the current outbreak.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are hoping that we can contain this, but there will still be some spread for an unknown period of time,” says Maldonado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='Monkeypox Resources' tag='monkeypox-resources-and-explainers']\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>It's possible to mistake many common rashes in kids for monkeypox\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Parents and caregivers know that rashes can be common in kids, and that figuring out what a particular rash could be — and if it’s a cause for real worry or necessitates a call to a pediatrician — can be hard. Adding concerns about monkeypox into that mix, especially at this time of year, could only make things tougher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is summer virus season and there's just a lot of viruses out there that cause fevers and rashes in little kids,” says Maldonado. “This is the bread and butter of pediatrics, seeing kids with colds, rashes, fevers. That's very, very common.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maldonado says that when she first saw pictures of monkeypox rashes from this current outbreak, “some of the lesions — the less serious ones — really look like virus lesions that little kids can get. And I was worried that parents would just get panicked if they thought their kid had monkeypox, but probably it's just a local virus.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The main message right now is that it's rare in kids,” says Maldonado. “It still is much rarer than just being around a bunch of other kids and catching a summer virus.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite what the name might suggest, monkeypox is not related to chickenpox at all — so your child’s chickenpox vaccination will not offer any protection against monkeypox. (If you personally got a smallpox vaccination as a kid before routine smallpox vaccines ended in 1972 in the U.S., that could be a different story. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11920455/where-can-i-find-a-monkeypox-vaccine-near-me#smallpoxvaccinechild\">Read more about smallpox vaccines and monkeypox.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Get more information with \u003ca href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/rashes-babies-and-children/\">this visual guide to rashes in children and babies from the U.K. National Health Service\u003c/a>, and also \u003ca href=\"https://www.sutterhealth.org/health/childrens-health/common-rashes-in-kids-what-to-know\">this pediatric rash explainer from Sutter Health\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>We don't know a lot yet about how monkeypox affects kids\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Monkeypox has existed for decades, with the first case among humans registered in 1970. (The disease is called monkeypox because it was first found in 1958 in monkeys.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There's two major strains that we know of, and it's really been hard to get a lot of information about childhood disease,” says Maldonado. “But we do know that children under 8, at least with the previous strains of monkeypox — not necessarily with the current strain that we're seeing circulate around the world, but those previous strains — seem to (be showing) more severe disease compared to adults.” Kids older than 8 years old, she says, “tend not to have as severe disease.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monkeypox is rarely fatal, and Maldonado says that in the context of this particular outbreak, the “major concern” for patients seems to be the rash the disease causes, and the painful nature of those lesions or pustules. And certainly, people who’ve had the disease recently \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/health/lesions-debilitating-pain-monkeypox-experience\">have spoken about the often intense pain they’ve experienced during their infections\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But fortunately, we haven't seen terribly severe disease, and I think that's really important to remember,” says Maldonado.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Kids could have options for monkeypox vaccines and treatment if needed\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The monkeypox vaccine being offered in the United States right now is called Jynneos — a two-dose vaccine that’s also used to prevent smallpox.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right now, Jynneos is only generally available for people age 18 and older, although “the CDC does have a special approval for giving the vaccine to children under 18,” says Maldonado. “But that needs to be given with some paperwork involved, because it's really not officially released by the FDA for general use.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC recommends that the vaccine be given to a person within four days of the date they were exposed to monkeypox, for the best chance of preventing onset of the disease. If a person gets the vaccine between four and 14 days of being exposed, the vaccine may reduce the symptoms of monkeypox, but may not prevent the disease altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supplies of the monkeypox vaccine in the Bay Area are distributed directly from the California Department of Public Health, who get their supply from the federal government. And right now, availability is still very limited and demand is high.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11919138\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11919138\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1378\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut-800x574.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut-1020x732.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut-160x115.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut-1536x1102.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vial of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine. \u003ccite>(Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Currently, the antiviral drug Tecovirimat (also known as TPOXX or ST-246) is being used to treat those experiencing severe monkeypox. The FDA already has approved Tecovirimat to treat smallpox, and has recently expanded its use for monkeypox among adults and children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as with giving the Jynneos vaccine to kids, treating children – and adults, in fact — with TPOXX also gets complicated because of regulation. Maldonado says this treatment similarly has “some paperwork involved, because it's really not officially released by the FDA for general use” for monkeypox, because it’s licensed for smallpox.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That doesn't mean it can't be used,” she says, but if a provider wants to use TPOXX to treat monkeypox, “there need to be forms that are filled out, going over the risks and benefits of the drug and the fact that they'd have to be informed consent.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So it is a little bit harder administratively to get a hold of, but there is that drug available — and it's available for all age groups,” says Maldonado.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>You'll see monkeypox symptoms — and that's a good thing\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Unlike COVID, monkeypox “isn't one of those diseases where you can be asymptomatic,” notes Maldonado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says it’s “very unlikely” we’ll see cases where a child is infectious but has no symptoms. “We have not seen that, for example, yet in the adults.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means that if a family is concerned their child might have monkeypox, “it would have to be most likely because they knew either that somebody very close to them or in the family was infected, or that somebody close to them or in the family was exposed, or that their child had symptoms that were similar to monkeypox,” says Maldonado. And unlike COVID, the visible symptoms of monkeypox mean it’s far more likely a person will realize they have it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Schools might see a renewed focus on hygiene and sanitation\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Maldonado emphasizes that it’s “really too early to tell what's going to happen in schools” when kids return after the summer break.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But she already suspects that heightened sanitary practices “are just going to be very helpful here” — and that the experience and familiarity that students and school officials already have with these practices because of COVID could be beneficial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is really a disease that's transmitted by very close skin-to-skin contact, by very close and long-duration respiratory contact, as well as contact with contaminated clothing or other materials,” says Maldonado. “So those are things that I think we can control better in school settings than, for example, just coughing or breathing on each other [as with COVID]. That's a lot harder to control.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, “I suspect we'll just have to wait and see,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>As with COVID, sick kids should be kept away from group settings\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Schools might also think about keeping kids who have symptoms or a potential exposure to monkeypox away from the school setting temporarily, and away from other students, says Maldonado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for other settings in which kids will have physical contact, such as athletic leagues, Maldonado says the people running those organizations should keep doing what they’ve hopefully been doing through COVID, and continue to ask parents and caregivers not to bring their kids into these settings if they suspect they’re sick.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We should always say that ‘no matter where you are and what you think you're sick with, you shouldn't really be in large gatherings if you have active respiratory or other illnesses,’” says Maldonado. “And so that would be the same.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Despite tiny numbers of infections in children, the risk of monkeypox to kids may naturally be on the minds of parents and caregivers across the country. Here's what we know so far.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1661212209,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":43,"wordCount":1934},"headData":{"title":"Can Kids Get Monkeypox? What We Know Right Now, for Parents and Caregivers | KQED","description":"Despite tiny numbers of infections in children, the risk of monkeypox to kids may naturally be on the minds of parents and caregivers across the country. Here's what we know so far.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Can Kids Get Monkeypox? 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What We Know Right Now, for Parents and Caregivers","audioUrl":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/0af137ef-751e-4b19-a055-aaef00d2d578/ffca7e9f-6831-41c5-bcaf-aaef00f5a073/660f040d-2f95-4702-9b28-aedf018b7b2c/audio.mp3","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","path":"/news/11920913/can-kids-get-monkeypox-what-we-know-right-now-for-parents-and-caregivers","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Monkeypox has existed for decades, but we're now seeing multiple outbreaks across the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 4,600 cases have been detected nationwide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monkeypox is related to the smallpox virus, but it’s generally less severe and “much less contagious” than smallpox, according to the California Department of Public Health. While the symptoms — including a rash that causes lesions — can be very painful, the CDC says monkeypox is “rarely fatal,” and that “over 99% of people who get this form of the disease are likely to survive.” Being sick with monkeypox typically lasts 2-4 weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of July 25, there were \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/22/health/monkeypox-children-vaccine/index.html\">only two known cases of monkeypox in kids in the United States\u003c/a>. One of those children diagnosed with monkeypox is a California toddler. And despite these very small numbers, the risk of monkeypox to kids might naturally be on the minds of some parents and caregivers across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED spoke to Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, professor of pediatrics and infectious diseases at Stanford University, about what you need to know about monkeypox in children at the moment. Her overarching message: “We shouldn't panic” about monkeypox and kids right now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it's really helpful for families to just know what the facts are at this point,” says Maldonado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Anyone can get monkeypox, but right now, the risk to kids looks small\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“There's no major risk for children” right now, says Maldonado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maldonado stresses there’s still just so much we don’t know, and can’t accurately predict yet. But because adults have been impacted by the monkeypox outbreak, “it’s not unreasonable to expect that there may be some spread into household contacts, especially children,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monkeypox spreads from close physical contact with an infected person, including sustained face-to-face exposure via respiratory droplets. It also spreads through contact with items that have previously touched the rash or fluids of an infected person, which could include touching or sharing clothes, bedsheets or towels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted infection (STI). You cannot get monkeypox from casual conversations, or by passing someone with monkeypox (say, in a store) or briefly touching surfaces like doorknobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of this means that “better containment” for people who may have been infected with monkeypox — isolating from other family members, for example — is one of the ways we can prevent the spread of monkeypox, along with better access to monkeypox vaccines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Anyone can get monkeypox, but as we learn more about the current outbreak in the U.S., we’re seeing that infections are particularly affecting communities of gay and bisexual men, and men who have sex with men. The World Health Organization notes that trans people and gender-diverse people “may also be more vulnerable in the context of the current outbreak.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are hoping that we can contain this, but there will still be some spread for an unknown period of time,” says Maldonado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"Monkeypox Resources ","tag":"monkeypox-resources-and-explainers"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>It's possible to mistake many common rashes in kids for monkeypox\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Parents and caregivers know that rashes can be common in kids, and that figuring out what a particular rash could be — and if it’s a cause for real worry or necessitates a call to a pediatrician — can be hard. Adding concerns about monkeypox into that mix, especially at this time of year, could only make things tougher.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is summer virus season and there's just a lot of viruses out there that cause fevers and rashes in little kids,” says Maldonado. “This is the bread and butter of pediatrics, seeing kids with colds, rashes, fevers. That's very, very common.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maldonado says that when she first saw pictures of monkeypox rashes from this current outbreak, “some of the lesions — the less serious ones — really look like virus lesions that little kids can get. And I was worried that parents would just get panicked if they thought their kid had monkeypox, but probably it's just a local virus.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The main message right now is that it's rare in kids,” says Maldonado. “It still is much rarer than just being around a bunch of other kids and catching a summer virus.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite what the name might suggest, monkeypox is not related to chickenpox at all — so your child’s chickenpox vaccination will not offer any protection against monkeypox. (If you personally got a smallpox vaccination as a kid before routine smallpox vaccines ended in 1972 in the U.S., that could be a different story. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11920455/where-can-i-find-a-monkeypox-vaccine-near-me#smallpoxvaccinechild\">Read more about smallpox vaccines and monkeypox.\u003c/a>)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Get more information with \u003ca href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/rashes-babies-and-children/\">this visual guide to rashes in children and babies from the U.K. National Health Service\u003c/a>, and also \u003ca href=\"https://www.sutterhealth.org/health/childrens-health/common-rashes-in-kids-what-to-know\">this pediatric rash explainer from Sutter Health\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>We don't know a lot yet about how monkeypox affects kids\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Monkeypox has existed for decades, with the first case among humans registered in 1970. (The disease is called monkeypox because it was first found in 1958 in monkeys.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There's two major strains that we know of, and it's really been hard to get a lot of information about childhood disease,” says Maldonado. “But we do know that children under 8, at least with the previous strains of monkeypox — not necessarily with the current strain that we're seeing circulate around the world, but those previous strains — seem to (be showing) more severe disease compared to adults.” Kids older than 8 years old, she says, “tend not to have as severe disease.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monkeypox is rarely fatal, and Maldonado says that in the context of this particular outbreak, the “major concern” for patients seems to be the rash the disease causes, and the painful nature of those lesions or pustules. And certainly, people who’ve had the disease recently \u003ca href=\"https://laist.com/news/health/lesions-debilitating-pain-monkeypox-experience\">have spoken about the often intense pain they’ve experienced during their infections\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But fortunately, we haven't seen terribly severe disease, and I think that's really important to remember,” says Maldonado.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Kids could have options for monkeypox vaccines and treatment if needed\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The monkeypox vaccine being offered in the United States right now is called Jynneos — a two-dose vaccine that’s also used to prevent smallpox.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right now, Jynneos is only generally available for people age 18 and older, although “the CDC does have a special approval for giving the vaccine to children under 18,” says Maldonado. “But that needs to be given with some paperwork involved, because it's really not officially released by the FDA for general use.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CDC recommends that the vaccine be given to a person within four days of the date they were exposed to monkeypox, for the best chance of preventing onset of the disease. If a person gets the vaccine between four and 14 days of being exposed, the vaccine may reduce the symptoms of monkeypox, but may not prevent the disease altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Supplies of the monkeypox vaccine in the Bay Area are distributed directly from the California Department of Public Health, who get their supply from the federal government. And right now, availability is still very limited and demand is high.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11919138\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11919138\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1378\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut-800x574.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut-1020x732.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut-160x115.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/07/RS57175_GettyImages-1241638108-qut-1536x1102.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vial of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine. \u003ccite>(Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Currently, the antiviral drug Tecovirimat (also known as TPOXX or ST-246) is being used to treat those experiencing severe monkeypox. The FDA already has approved Tecovirimat to treat smallpox, and has recently expanded its use for monkeypox among adults and children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as with giving the Jynneos vaccine to kids, treating children – and adults, in fact — with TPOXX also gets complicated because of regulation. Maldonado says this treatment similarly has “some paperwork involved, because it's really not officially released by the FDA for general use” for monkeypox, because it’s licensed for smallpox.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That doesn't mean it can't be used,” she says, but if a provider wants to use TPOXX to treat monkeypox, “there need to be forms that are filled out, going over the risks and benefits of the drug and the fact that they'd have to be informed consent.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So it is a little bit harder administratively to get a hold of, but there is that drug available — and it's available for all age groups,” says Maldonado.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>You'll see monkeypox symptoms — and that's a good thing\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Unlike COVID, monkeypox “isn't one of those diseases where you can be asymptomatic,” notes Maldonado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She says it’s “very unlikely” we’ll see cases where a child is infectious but has no symptoms. “We have not seen that, for example, yet in the adults.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means that if a family is concerned their child might have monkeypox, “it would have to be most likely because they knew either that somebody very close to them or in the family was infected, or that somebody close to them or in the family was exposed, or that their child had symptoms that were similar to monkeypox,” says Maldonado. And unlike COVID, the visible symptoms of monkeypox mean it’s far more likely a person will realize they have it.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Schools might see a renewed focus on hygiene and sanitation\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Maldonado emphasizes that it’s “really too early to tell what's going to happen in schools” when kids return after the summer break.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But she already suspects that heightened sanitary practices “are just going to be very helpful here” — and that the experience and familiarity that students and school officials already have with these practices because of COVID could be beneficial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is really a disease that's transmitted by very close skin-to-skin contact, by very close and long-duration respiratory contact, as well as contact with contaminated clothing or other materials,” says Maldonado. “So those are things that I think we can control better in school settings than, for example, just coughing or breathing on each other [as with COVID]. That's a lot harder to control.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, “I suspect we'll just have to wait and see,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>As with COVID, sick kids should be kept away from group settings\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Schools might also think about keeping kids who have symptoms or a potential exposure to monkeypox away from the school setting temporarily, and away from other students, says Maldonado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for other settings in which kids will have physical contact, such as athletic leagues, Maldonado says the people running those organizations should keep doing what they’ve hopefully been doing through COVID, and continue to ask parents and caregivers not to bring their kids into these settings if they suspect they’re sick.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We should always say that ‘no matter where you are and what you think you're sick with, you shouldn't really be in large gatherings if you have active respiratory or other illnesses,’” says Maldonado. “And so that would be the same.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11920913/can-kids-get-monkeypox-what-we-know-right-now-for-parents-and-caregivers","authors":["3243","11756"],"categories":["news_457","news_8","news_356"],"tags":["news_18538","news_2043","news_18543","news_31133","news_31382","news_31325","news_28514"],"featImg":"news_11920956","label":"news"},"news_11903519":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11903519","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11903519","score":null,"sort":[1643742854000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"pfizer-covid-vaccine-for-children-under-5-could-be-ready-this-month","title":"Pfizer COVID Vaccine for Children Under 5 Could Be Ready This Month","publishDate":1643742854,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Updated 4 p.m. Tuesday\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The last age group of the population unable to get a COVID-19 vaccine may soon be able to do so — and much earlier than anticipated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pfizer-BioNTech on Tuesday \u003ca href=\"https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-initiate-rolling-submission-emergency\">filed a submission\u003c/a> for emergency use authorization to the Food and Drug Administration for a vaccine regimen designed for use in children age 6 months to 5 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Having a safe and effective vaccine available for children in this age group is a priority for the agency and we're committed to a timely review of the data,\" said acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The FDA \u003ca href=\"https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-advisory-committee-meeting-discuss-request-authorization-pfizer\">announced a Feb. 15 meeting\u003c/a> of its advisory committee to discuss the request for an emergency use authorization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clinical trials last fall showed that the low doses of the vaccine generated protection in children up to 2 years old but failed to do so in kids age 2-5. The companies \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/12/17/1065200225/pfizer-third-dose-covid-vaccine-infants-young-children\">announced in December\u003c/a> they'd add a third dose to its trials, which would delay the submission to the FDA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='Coronavirus Resources' tag='coronavirus-resources-and-explainers']Emergency use authorization could allow children to begin a two-dose regimen, which would prepare children between 2 and 5 years old to receive a third shot when the data demonstrates it's effective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"By now they probably have more information on whether the two shots provided any protection at all,\" said Dr. Bob Wachter, chair of the UCSF Department of Medicine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It seems likely the third shot will be necessary ... but you can't get shot #3 until you've [had] shots 1 and 2,\" he wrote in an email Monday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The FDA authorized the companies' vaccine for children age 5 through 11 last October, but use among children remains significantly lower than the overall population. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 21.6% of children 5-11 are fully vaccinated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The key question is whether the parents of younger children will get their kids vaccinated,\" said Dr. Celine Gounder, clinical assistant professor at NYU Langone Health. \"Parents are relatively more hesitant to get their young children vaccinated than themselves.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gounder predicted vaccination rates for the younger group of children would mirror that of the group already authorized for the doses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\">NPR.org\u003c/a>.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=COVID-19+vaccine+for+young+kids+could+be+ready+this+month&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Pfizer-BioNTech on Tuesday filed for emergency use authorization with the Food and Drug Administration.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1643762240,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":14,"wordCount":392},"headData":{"title":"Pfizer COVID Vaccine for Children Under 5 Could Be Ready This Month | KQED","description":"Pfizer-BioNTech on Tuesday filed for emergency use authorization with the Food and Drug Administration.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Pfizer COVID Vaccine for Children Under 5 Could Be Ready This Month","datePublished":"2022-02-01T19:14:14.000Z","dateModified":"2022-02-02T00:37:20.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11903519 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11903519","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2022/02/01/pfizer-covid-vaccine-for-children-under-5-could-be-ready-this-month/","disqusTitle":"Pfizer COVID Vaccine for Children Under 5 Could Be Ready This Month","source":"NPR","sourceUrl":"https://www.npr.org/","nprImageCredit":"ROBYN BECK","nprByline":"Rob Stein","nprImageAgency":"AFP via Getty Images","nprStoryId":"1077180611","nprApiLink":"http://api.npr.org/query?id=1077180611&apiKey=MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004","nprHtmlLink":"https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1077180611/pfizer-under-5?ft=nprml&f=1077180611","nprRetrievedStory":"1","nprPubDate":"Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:19:00 -0500","nprStoryDate":"Tue, 01 Feb 2022 02:49:00 -0500","nprLastModifiedDate":"Tue, 01 Feb 2022 07:42:54 -0500","nprAudio":"https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2022/02/20220201_me_covid-19_vaccine_for_young_kids_could_be_ready_this_month.mp3?orgId=1&topicId=1128&d=261&p=3&story=1077180611&ft=nprml&f=1077180611","nprAudioM3u":"http://api.npr.org/m3u/11077198412-2c1e58.m3u?orgId=1&topicId=1128&d=261&p=3&story=1077180611&ft=nprml&f=1077180611","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","path":"/news/11903519/pfizer-covid-vaccine-for-children-under-5-could-be-ready-this-month","audioUrl":"https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2022/02/20220201_me_covid-19_vaccine_for_young_kids_could_be_ready_this_month.mp3?orgId=1&topicId=1128&d=261&p=3&story=1077180611&ft=nprml&f=1077180611","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Updated 4 p.m. Tuesday\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The last age group of the population unable to get a COVID-19 vaccine may soon be able to do so — and much earlier than anticipated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pfizer-BioNTech on Tuesday \u003ca href=\"https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-initiate-rolling-submission-emergency\">filed a submission\u003c/a> for emergency use authorization to the Food and Drug Administration for a vaccine regimen designed for use in children age 6 months to 5 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Having a safe and effective vaccine available for children in this age group is a priority for the agency and we're committed to a timely review of the data,\" said acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The FDA \u003ca href=\"https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-advisory-committee-meeting-discuss-request-authorization-pfizer\">announced a Feb. 15 meeting\u003c/a> of its advisory committee to discuss the request for an emergency use authorization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clinical trials last fall showed that the low doses of the vaccine generated protection in children up to 2 years old but failed to do so in kids age 2-5. The companies \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/12/17/1065200225/pfizer-third-dose-covid-vaccine-infants-young-children\">announced in December\u003c/a> they'd add a third dose to its trials, which would delay the submission to the FDA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"Coronavirus Resources ","tag":"coronavirus-resources-and-explainers"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Emergency use authorization could allow children to begin a two-dose regimen, which would prepare children between 2 and 5 years old to receive a third shot when the data demonstrates it's effective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"By now they probably have more information on whether the two shots provided any protection at all,\" said Dr. Bob Wachter, chair of the UCSF Department of Medicine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It seems likely the third shot will be necessary ... but you can't get shot #3 until you've [had] shots 1 and 2,\" he wrote in an email Monday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The FDA authorized the companies' vaccine for children age 5 through 11 last October, but use among children remains significantly lower than the overall population. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 21.6% of children 5-11 are fully vaccinated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The key question is whether the parents of younger children will get their kids vaccinated,\" said Dr. Celine Gounder, clinical assistant professor at NYU Langone Health. \"Parents are relatively more hesitant to get their young children vaccinated than themselves.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gounder predicted vaccination rates for the younger group of children would mirror that of the group already authorized for the doses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org\">NPR.org\u003c/a>.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=COVID-19+vaccine+for+young+kids+could+be+ready+this+month&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11903519/pfizer-covid-vaccine-for-children-under-5-could-be-ready-this-month","authors":["byline_news_11903519"],"categories":["news_457","news_8"],"tags":["news_2043","news_28801","news_17762","news_30389","news_981"],"featImg":"news_11903520","label":"source_news_11903519"},"news_11901484":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11901484","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11901484","score":null,"sort":[1642028176000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"survey-finds-grim-results-for-california-kids-well-being","title":"Survey Finds 'Grim' Results for California Kids' Well-Being","publishDate":1642028176,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>The COVID pandemic, wildfires, economic uncertainty and persistent racial injustices have upended nearly every aspect of children’s lives in California, according to one of the first comprehensive surveys of young people’s overall well-being since the pandemic began.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.childrennow.org/portfolio-posts/2022-california-childrens-report-card/\">2022 California Children's Report Card\u003c/a>, released Wednesday by the Oakland-based research and advocacy organization Children Now, offers a glimpse into the struggles — and victories — children have experienced as the pandemic approaches the end of its second year. Education, child care, physical and mental health, homelessness, poverty, juvenile justice and food security are among the topics explored in the report, which issues A through F letter grades based on data and state policies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For years, policymakers have been saying, ‘Of course, of course, kids are a priority,’ but what we know is, that it’s not enough,” said Ted Lempert, president of Children Now, which has been compiling the annual surveys since 1990.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The situation is especially grim because of the pandemic, and children have to be our No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 top priorities. Not ensuring that our children are healthy and educated will have an enormous impact on our economy and our democracy. ... It’s doable. We just have to do it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of particular concern is the disparity in learning loss during last year’s school closures. Using \u003ca href=\"https://edpolicyinca.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/i_ch_jun2021_2.pdf\">data from Policy Analysis for California Education\u003c/a>, the report shows that English learners, students from lower-income families, Native American, Black and Latino students lost far more ground academically in math and English language arts than their white and Asian peers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe title=\"Students experiencing pandemic learning lag by race/ethnicity\" aria-label=\"Split Bars\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-lWI0V\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/lWI0V/3/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border: none;\" width=\"1000\" height=\"264\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Native American students and English learners, for example, had lost nearly four months of learning compared with just over a week for Asian students. The data is based on third through eighth graders’ scores on interim assessments given in fall 2020 compared with the previous year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe title=\"Students experiencing pandemic learning lag by economic and English learner status\" aria-label=\"Split Bars\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-m1Vzf\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/m1Vzf/4/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border: none;\" width=\"1000\" height=\"259\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reason for the disparity is uneven quality in distance learning programs, limited access to technology and the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on lower-income families, according to the report.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Surge in suicides among Black youth\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Another noteworthy statistic is the surge in suicides among Black youth. According to the report, the suicide rate among Black 10- to 24-year-olds has more than doubled since 2014 while the rate among other groups has remained steady or dropped. In 2020, 12 of every 100,000 Black young people died by suicide, compared with a statewide average for all racial groups of just over 6 of every 100,000 young people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While disturbing, the numbers are not a shock, said Lisa Andrews, a director at the California College Guidance Initiative and a counseling professor at the University of La Verne. The spotlight on racial injustice, as well as continuing violence against Black people, has contributed to ongoing trauma among Black youth, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A cultural stigma associated with mental illness and a shortage of Black counselors, meanwhile, has prevented too many young Black people from seeking help, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11895538 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/Oak_Tech_008-1200x750-1-1020x638.jpeg']Schools and other organizations can do a better job addressing mental health challenges among Black young people, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Teachers can say, ‘Hey, how’re you doing?,’ and just spend a few minutes talking about life,” Andrews said. “If students know that someone is concerned, someone cares, it can make a big difference.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13881725/where-to-find-affordable-culturally-competent-therapy-in-bay-area-and-beyond\">\u003cstrong>Check out our updated list of affordable and culturally competent mental health services in the Bay Area.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Some good news\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The expansion of transitional kindergarten was a bright spot in the report. California got an A- for its investment in transitional kindergarten for all 4-year-olds, but it needs to do more to ensure that all children have access to early childhood education, the report said. Transitional kindergarten classes should have smaller student-to-teacher ratios and better-trained teachers, and affordable preschool needs to be available for every 3-year-old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another bright spot was health insurance. California “has made remarkable progress toward ensuring health coverage for every child” by expanding Medi-Cal to undocumented children and youth age 19 to 25, the report said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even with health insurance, too many children aren’t getting basic medical care, the report said. In some cases, the premiums are still too high for parents to afford, or families don’t know what services they’re eligible for, or health care providers aren’t offering services in a timely way. The report gave California a D- for its health care oversight and accountability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is a particular concern during the pandemic, according to the report.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='More Education Coverage' tag='education']Increased student engagement was a reason for optimism. More students registered to vote — and voted when they became eligible — after California allowed 16- and-17-year-olds to preregister last year, and took the lead in national movements centered on social justice, climate change and other issues. Nearly half of California’s 18- to 24-year-olds voted in 2020, above the national average and up from 37% in 2012.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When young people are engaged and empowered, they can be integral partners in shaping the policies that impact their lives,” the report said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But overall, California needs to do much more to support young people, especially regarding their mental health, Lempert said. He noted that California lags behind most other states in the number of adults on school campuses, including teachers, counselors, tutors, social workers, nurses and psychologists. While the state has been boosting funding for schools for years, it hasn’t been enough to keep up with students’ needs, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve been sounding the alarm about this for a while,” he said. “This is unacceptable. And the result is incredibly detrimental to kids. We’re behind other states in so many areas, and there is no excuse for that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2022/grim-outlook-for-california-childrens-well-being-report-finds/665747\">This story was originally published by EdSource.\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"COVID, wildfires and persistent racial injustices have upended nearly every aspect of children's lives in California, according to one of the first comprehensive surveys of young people's overall well-being since the pandemic began.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1642028176,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":true,"iframeSrcs":["https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/lWI0V/3/","https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/m1Vzf/4/"],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":26,"wordCount":1035},"headData":{"title":"Survey Finds 'Grim' Results for California Kids' Well-Being | KQED","description":"COVID, wildfires and persistent racial injustices have upended nearly every aspect of children's lives in California, according to one of the first comprehensive surveys of young people's overall well-being since the pandemic began.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Survey Finds 'Grim' Results for California Kids' Well-Being","datePublished":"2022-01-12T22:56:16.000Z","dateModified":"2022-01-12T22:56:16.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11901484 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11901484","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2022/01/12/survey-finds-grim-results-for-california-kids-well-being/","disqusTitle":"Survey Finds 'Grim' Results for California Kids' Well-Being","source":"EdSource","sourceUrl":"https://edsource.org/","nprByline":"\u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/author/cjones\">Carolyn Jones\u003c/a>","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","path":"/news/11901484/survey-finds-grim-results-for-california-kids-well-being","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The COVID pandemic, wildfires, economic uncertainty and persistent racial injustices have upended nearly every aspect of children’s lives in California, according to one of the first comprehensive surveys of young people’s overall well-being since the pandemic began.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.childrennow.org/portfolio-posts/2022-california-childrens-report-card/\">2022 California Children's Report Card\u003c/a>, released Wednesday by the Oakland-based research and advocacy organization Children Now, offers a glimpse into the struggles — and victories — children have experienced as the pandemic approaches the end of its second year. 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We just have to do it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of particular concern is the disparity in learning loss during last year’s school closures. Using \u003ca href=\"https://edpolicyinca.org/sites/default/files/2021-06/i_ch_jun2021_2.pdf\">data from Policy Analysis for California Education\u003c/a>, the report shows that English learners, students from lower-income families, Native American, Black and Latino students lost far more ground academically in math and English language arts than their white and Asian peers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe title=\"Students experiencing pandemic learning lag by race/ethnicity\" aria-label=\"Split Bars\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-lWI0V\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/lWI0V/3/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border: none;\" width=\"1000\" height=\"264\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Native American students and English learners, for example, had lost nearly four months of learning compared with just over a week for Asian students. The data is based on third through eighth graders’ scores on interim assessments given in fall 2020 compared with the previous year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe title=\"Students experiencing pandemic learning lag by economic and English learner status\" aria-label=\"Split Bars\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-m1Vzf\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/m1Vzf/4/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border: none;\" width=\"1000\" height=\"259\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reason for the disparity is uneven quality in distance learning programs, limited access to technology and the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on lower-income families, according to the report.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Surge in suicides among Black youth\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Another noteworthy statistic is the surge in suicides among Black youth. According to the report, the suicide rate among Black 10- to 24-year-olds has more than doubled since 2014 while the rate among other groups has remained steady or dropped. In 2020, 12 of every 100,000 Black young people died by suicide, compared with a statewide average for all racial groups of just over 6 of every 100,000 young people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While disturbing, the numbers are not a shock, said Lisa Andrews, a director at the California College Guidance Initiative and a counseling professor at the University of La Verne. The spotlight on racial injustice, as well as continuing violence against Black people, has contributed to ongoing trauma among Black youth, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A cultural stigma associated with mental illness and a shortage of Black counselors, meanwhile, has prevented too many young Black people from seeking help, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11895538","hero":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/11/Oak_Tech_008-1200x750-1-1020x638.jpeg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Schools and other organizations can do a better job addressing mental health challenges among Black young people, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Teachers can say, ‘Hey, how’re you doing?,’ and just spend a few minutes talking about life,” Andrews said. “If students know that someone is concerned, someone cares, it can make a big difference.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13881725/where-to-find-affordable-culturally-competent-therapy-in-bay-area-and-beyond\">\u003cstrong>Check out our updated list of affordable and culturally competent mental health services in the Bay Area.\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Some good news\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The expansion of transitional kindergarten was a bright spot in the report. California got an A- for its investment in transitional kindergarten for all 4-year-olds, but it needs to do more to ensure that all children have access to early childhood education, the report said. Transitional kindergarten classes should have smaller student-to-teacher ratios and better-trained teachers, and affordable preschool needs to be available for every 3-year-old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another bright spot was health insurance. California “has made remarkable progress toward ensuring health coverage for every child” by expanding Medi-Cal to undocumented children and youth age 19 to 25, the report said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even with health insurance, too many children aren’t getting basic medical care, the report said. In some cases, the premiums are still too high for parents to afford, or families don’t know what services they’re eligible for, or health care providers aren’t offering services in a timely way. 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