#Letters to the Editor — June 6, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — June 6, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — June 6, 2022” The Issue: Mayor Adams’ statement that the mask mandate for children under 5 will continue. The only reason Mayor Adams wants masks on 5-year-olds and under is because everything else he is in charge of is a disaster (“Eric: keep them on, kiddies!”, June 3). He is…

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#Why parents are worried about babies developing too slowly

#Why parents are worried about babies developing too slowly

“Why parents are worried about babies developing too slowly” “Say it! C’mon, please say it: ‘Mama. Dada.’” A new poll surveyed 2,000 parents and found that over half of them are concerned for their child’s development when they don’t reach milestones — like uttering their first words — by their first birthday. The South West…

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#BLM is silent on the top killer of black kids

#BLM is silent on the top killer of black kids

“BLM is silent on the top killer of black kids” Guns are the leading cause of death among children, new CDC statistics show. But while the horrific massacre in a Texas elementary school rightly outrages the nation, such mass shootings are not the primary reason for that grim statistic. Most young people killed by guns…

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#NYC kids need real books, not woke BS

#NYC kids need real books, not woke BS

“NYC kids need real books, not woke BS” Anastasia Higginbotham, a white Brooklynite children’s book author, knows what New York City kids need to learn. Not math or English or science. Nope: They need lessons on racism. And queerness. And liberation.  All are themes in her “What You Don’t Know” — a book that has…

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#How COVID restrictions could lead to more unusual illnesses

#How COVID restrictions could lead to more unusual illnesses

“How COVID restrictions could lead to more unusual illnesses” The world might be looking at an unfortunate new normal for how viruses spread. Doctors and medical experts are seeing a bizarre return of diseases that were mainly on hiatus during the aggressive spread of Covid — and the general population, especially children, are especially susceptible…

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