Omicron in Kids: What Parents Need to Know

by COVIDSupportVT | Jan 18, 2022

UVM Specialists Share the View from the Front Lines Parental angst about Omicron has risen in step with the variant’s rapid spread across the country and rising numbers of children sick with Covid. Getting the right information is crucial to making the best-informed...

You and Your Child’s Mental Health

by COVIDSupportVT | Dec 30, 2021

12-Step Guide to Better Family Mental Wellness If you’re a parent or caregiver of a child, you probably don’t need to be told that there’s a mental health crisis among our youth. You might even be seeing it in your own kids, or those you know. You might feel...

Parenting for Mental Health and Wellness

by COVIDSupportVT | Dec 14, 2021

Child Psychiatrist Offers New COVID Support VT Workshop Join our newest workshop, Parenting to Promote Health and Wellness in Children and Youth, Jan. 26 at 5 p.m. Register here. Being a parent is hard. Being a parent during a global pandemic is really hard. ...

Food Insecurity in the Season of Abundance

by COVIDSupportVT | Nov 26, 2021

Stigma, Shame, and the Mental Health Impact of Hunger While some of us enjoy the abundance of Thanksgiving leftovers – or throw out too much food — others don’t know where their next meal is coming from. These disparate realities are a stark reminder of systemic...

Younger Children & the Covid Vaccine

by COVIDSupportVT | Nov 9, 2021

Pediatric Specialist Weighs in on Parents’ Vaccination Questions  Now that kids as young as 5 can get the Covid vaccine, parents have questions. Safety questions, logistical questions, questions about long-term side effects. As the vaccination of our nation’s youth...

Put Children’s Safety First at Halloween

by COVIDSupportVT | Oct 28, 2021

With Vermont Cases High, Experts Encourage Outdoor Celebrations   If trick-or-treating in Covid’s current fourth wave has you spooked, think safety first. As long as reasonable precautions are followed, experts say kids need not be held back from enjoying...