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Underexposed? Social Anxiety and School Closure
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (384+ words) Posted April 9, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader By Leonardo Dominguez Ortega and Darby Saxbe During the spring of 2020, school routines were turned upside-down. Governments rapidly imposed lockdowns, implemented social distancing measures, and closed schools to curb the spread of COVID-19. Overnight,…...
Why Catholicism is drawing in Gen Z men
28+ min ago (1777+ words) Anthony Gross (left) and Kate De Petro (center) record a video with friends during a social event at The PIzza Box before a Catholic mass at St. Joseph's Church in New York, N. Y. , on March 22, 2026. Anthony Gross writes a message on…...
Tennessee could place some foster youth into jail-like facilities under new bill
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (435+ words) There aren't enough foster homes to place children in Tennessee. Some fear that a new proposal to put foster kids with serious behavioral issues into jail-like facilities will make things worse. Last week, Tennessee's governor, Bill Lee, signed onto a…...
Child hunger advocates worry state won't meet food needs this summer after rejecting $84 M
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (566+ words) After rejecting millions of dollars in federal funds intended to help families buy food for their children during the summer, Tennessee officials have begun recruiting organizations to participate in a separate program that serves meals at churches, playgrounds and community…...
What Home Lead Test Kits Can Tell You and What They Can't
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1513+ words) CR evaluated kits like D-Lead, Lead Check, and Safe Home. Most DIY kits can detect high levels of lead, but miss lower levels that could still be harmful. Recent headlines about harmful levels of lead being discovered in everything from…...
12 Childhood Behaviors That Reveal Why You Are the Way You Are
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1080+ words) A famous poet, William Wordsworth, once said, "A child is the father of the man." The things that make you who you are don't just crop up like mushrooms. Chances are, some of your characteristics and oddities can be traced…...
Researchers identify the most common recessive neurodevelopmental disorder ever discovered
2+ week, 1+ day ago (240+ words) Bringing clarity to families and paths to future gene therapies image: Histogram of log-scale U2-2 RNA levels in unaffected individuals (grey). The superimposed green lines denote five affected individuals with recessive Re NU2 syndrome. The stark difference between affected and unaffected individuals…...
Do You Actually Sit on Public Toilet Seats? One Mom Asked and Thousands Admitted What They Really Do
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (559+ words) It started with a simple question. What seemed like a basic hygiene question quickly turned into a full debate about germs, hovering, toilet paper layering, and whether public bathroom fears are overblown. The responses fell into a few clear camps....
New hotline at UT to connect former foster kids to post-foster resources
3+ week, 1+ day ago (302+ words) The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing at the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work will launch a centralized hotline connecting youth who have aged out of foster care to workf. .. AUSTIN (KXAN) " The Texas Institute for…...
Londonderry High School announces new Lancer Academy for career-based learning
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (521+ words) Katie Sullivan, assistant principal at Londonderry High School, will take on a new role as the director of the new Lancer Academy program, set to open this fall. Londonderry High School will put a new model in place for the…...