Steven Tobias

Experts suggest mom and dad let go of anxiety, reassure youngsters and remind them masks are helping protect them and their communities

After being conditioned to always ‘mask up’ for more than a year, some NJ residents will keep wearing their masks because of COVID anxiety.

Many minors in New Jersey likely viewed the start of the pandemic as an extended spring break, but weeks turned into months, and in early 2021, New Jersey remains knee-deep in the crisis.

New Jersey residents seem to be paying more attention to wearing masks and social distancing since Trump was diagnosed with COVID

A child psychologist recommends parents educate themselves, listen to their children’s fears and then encourage them to bolster their health.

Twenty-one percent of girls in middle and high school reported being bullied online or by text message in the 2016-17 school year, compared with less than 7% of boys.

Thanksgiving comes with no shortage of stressors for many — New Jersey traffic, for example. Or hours spent in the kitchen preparing dinner. And no family dynamic is perfect, meaning the opportunity for a heated argument could be just one political reference or snide comment away.

Some moms and dads wonder whether it's OK to check their kid's smart phone and laptop on a regular basis.

And if so ... just how much?

Could you wait until your child is in eighth grade before you let them have a smartphone?