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Onondaga COunty Health Commissioner Dr. Katie Anderson receives a flu vaccine, Oct. 10.

Wash your hands: Experts say limiting exposure can keep kids healthy during the holidays

Ellen Abbott

Upstate Medical University pediatricians say there are a few ways adults can keep kids safe from illness in the holiday season.

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SU studying how pandemic has changed kids’ physical activity

Ellen Abbott

Syracuse University researchers are trying to figure out the impact of the pandemic on children’s physical activity.Exercise science experts are sending a…

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Socially-distant holidays can affect children’s mental health

Ellen Abbott

A holiday season overshadowed by the pandemic takes a toll on our mental health; and that includes on children.Dr. Jennifer Rapke works primarily with…

Beth McDonough (center) with her wife and stepdaughter. "Whether it's right or wrong, we still look to the president's family and the vice president's family as a representation of what the quintessential American family looks like," said McDonough.

As A Stepparent, Kamala Harris Puts 'Families You Choose' In The Spotlight

Juana Summers

When Vice President-elect Kamala Harris takes office, she brings with her what stepdaughter Ella Emhoff describes as a "big blended family." Other blended families are celebrating that visibility.

Wiley James, 10, prepares a meal as part of an online cooking camp run by a chef in Austin, Texas.

A Cooking Camp Chef's Recipe For Remote Education: Make It Ambitious

Ben James

Online instruction is hard, right? Well there's a teacher—a chef, actually—who appears to have cracked the code. She says her cooking classes for kids work better now than when they were in person.