Child health

Preventing child sexual abuse

I think it’s important to know the actual risks, because in the past programs have been aimed at preventing risks that weren’t particularly likely.

Reducing schizophrenia risk

My plan was to reassure myself that my kids were unlikely to get schizophrenia, but it turns out reading a lot about schizophrenia was not a good way to put myself at ease.

Tradeoffs in child health

It’s one thing to intend to avoid neurotoxins, but another to arrive at the grandparents’ house and find they’ve just had ant poison sprayed. What do you do then?

Lead paint

Reducing kids’ exposure to lead from paint, dust, and soil

Fine?

The midwife told me that the baby would be “fine” if she were born now.  “But there’s still a lot more brain development for her to do,” I pointed out.