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Women multi tasking

Multitasking and How It Affects Your Brain Health

Jennifer E. Davis, PhD

January 26, 2023

What is multitasking? Multitasking essentially means that you are trying to perform two or more tasks at the same time. Many people mistakenly believe that multitasking reflects a high level of cognitive ability and think...

Sister helping her younger brother

What It Means to be a Good Citizen and How to Teach Children

Lifespan Blog Team

January 24, 2023

Being a good citizen is a concept with no true definition. If you ask individuals what being a good citizen means to them, it will undoubtedly result in a variety of responses. Answers may range from the simple “being a good...

Lung Cancer and Advances in Treatment, Surgery and Screening to Save Lives

Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, MD, Christopher G. Azzoli, MD and Hina Khan, MD

January 19, 2023

Lung cancer will be diagnosed in nearly 237,000 Americans in 2022, according to estimates from the American Cancer Society. It is by far the leading cause of death from cancer. For the past two years, however, it has been...

Teenage girl smiling

How to Talk to Kids about Puberty

Abigail A. Donaldson, MD

January 17, 2023

What is puberty? Puberty refers to the hormonally driven process that allows a person to transition from sexual immaturity to sexual maturity, to allow a person to biologically produce offspring. There are many factors...

child on playground

Scoliosis: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Craig P. Eberson, MD

January 10, 2023

What is scoliosis? Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine. While it is common to have a small curve of the spine, larger...

Post Holiday Blues: Helping your child through it

Access Center at Bradley Hospital

January 3, 2023

Fall is a season busy with the return to school, a few three-day weekends, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah...

Young girl using motor skills

Children's Developmental Milestones: Gross and Fine Motor Skills

Paula Cava, OTD, OTR/L, Taylor Coffey, DPT, and Nicole Perno, DPT

December 20, 2022

You might be wondering if your child is reaching certain developmental milestones in an appropriate time frame. While...

A Merry and Safe Christmas

Injury Prevention Center

December 15, 2022

As we enter the season of giving and receiving, it’s important to keep safety in mind, especially when it comes to gifts...

Sleigh Bells, Lights, and Autism

December 8, 2022

The hustle and bustle of the holiday season can be stressful for families, but even more so for children with autism...

10 Rules for Safe Sledding

Lifespan Blog Team

December 7, 2022

It’s time to break out the sleds and head to the nearest snow-covered hill for a favorite wintertime activity – sledding...

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Conscious discipline

What is Conscious Discipline?

Lifespan Blog Team

January 20, 2020

Parents, caregivers and teachers serve as role models for children. This is especially true when it comes to managing...

Ear Pain in Children: What You Should Know

Sharon Gibson, MD

February 15, 2019

Ear infections and ear fluid are the most common illnesses in childhood other than colds. If your child has ever had an...

Weighted blankets

The Benefits of a Weighted Blanket

Kristen McGurrin, MOT, OTR/L and Ashley Tillinghast MS, OTR/L

December 18, 2019

Do you like the feeling of someone giving you a big, tight hug or being wrapped up tightly with blankets at night? If so...

The Benefits of Podcasts for Children

Margaret R. Paccione-Dyszlewski, PhD

February 12, 2019

We know kids should read. What about listening? The benefits of reading to children are well established. When we read...

Is My Child Healthy? The Dangers of Childhood Obesity

Angela Simpson, MD

Obesity is a complex medical disease that currently affects approximately 25 percent of Rhode Island teenagers. In fact...

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