Leah Campbell, Contributor

Most medical tests have at least a small risk of false negative or false positive results (just ask any woman who has ever had a pregnancy test show them an incorrect result). But what is the actual risk of testing negative while still having Covid-19?

They aren’t the first couple to disagree one vaccinations for their children, especially as the Covid-19 vaccine nears being rolled out for younger children.

For parents anxiously awaiting the opportunity to vaccinate their young children for Covid-19, the news that Pfizer was submitting their trial data to the FDA with the hopes of gaining approval for the 5-11 age group by Halloween has been exciting.

Most parents of healthy, neurotypical children take it as a given that their child will be able to potty train when the time is right. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case.

When schools first shut down because of COVID-19 in spring of 2019, parents wanted to believe the emergency precautions taking place were temporary.

What do parents need to know about this new data?

Kids are still stuck in the habit of turning to screens more than they would have pre-pandemic.

It’s important to understand just how hard of a hit kids have taken over this last year.

Now is not the time to loosen up on those Covid-19 safety guidelines.

It’s important to make the distinction between laws and best practices–keeping your child rear facing as long as possible is best practice.