This is a short interview with Dr. Indira Sinha from Children's First Dumfries Pediatrics.

By: Deshna Khulbe | This blog investigates potential causes of the lack of independence and declining academic scores in kids today while giving practical tips parents can use to prevent this.

Teachers have described Gen Alpha to give up easily, be unable to follow directions, and be unable to think for themselves. This blog explores the phenomenon of learned helplessness and what parents can do to support their children.

By: Kritika Goel | There is a reported decline in reading scores for gen alpha. While screen may play a role, this blog investigates the cause of this pattern and what can be done to address it.

Quarantine welcomed immense advances in the digital world, where daily activities became increasingly accessible through the internet. Since then, children have become more and more dependent on screens, where roughly 70% of 16-21 year old surveyed reported negative effects on mental health. Accordingly, parents are becoming more concerned about the role of the internet in their child’s life, where two-thirds of parents in a 2025 survey were afraid that their kids’ childhood

As people become more and more attached to their phones, concerns over the role of social media in the lives of children has been the center of attention among many parents. While social media can be a way to share updates with friends and family, there are also many safety risks when sharing information online. Specifically, a person’s activity online—their digital footprint—is permanent. Even if a post is deleted, it may have been shared, downloaded, or reposted prior to de