【推荐1】This spring, Facebook revealed that it’s developing a version of Instagram for children under 13 years old that gives kids the chance to connect with friends and family without seeing ads or being targeted by child predators(奴役儿童者).

But as any caregiver or parent knows,  screens are addictive. Many adults can’t tear themselves away from their smartphones, computers, and televisions. And children are even less prepared to resist the lure. As is reported, kids between the ages of 8 and 12 already spend 1,200 hours a year in front of screens. What’s more, child-protection advocates also worry that Facebook, which owns Instagram, won’t be able to adequately protect young users’ privacy or stop them from cyberbullying.

Erin Wilkey Oh, content director at the nonprofit Common Sense Media, says, “Social media could benefit younger kids if it’s done thoughtfully. But Facebook’s track record shows the company may not really do what it promises. Plus, there are already ways for children to connect with family and friends online. Do they really need another app to make them spend more time on their devices?”

The relationship between kids and social media is more complicated than it seems. A 2020 survey conducted by Common Sense Media found that even though social media use was linked to depression and anxiety, many teens also saw social media as a way to access critical information about their mental and physical health and connect with their peers.

Despite the outcry(强烈抗议), Facebook doesn’t seem to slow its plans to roll out the app. So parents can minimize the potentially negative impacts. Parents can create a set of rules that details how much screen time kids are allowed each week and what they can watch. It’s not perfect, but it can help families balance screen time with exercise, and real-life social interactions that are vital to children’s well-being.

【推荐3】While bone soup can provide some beneficial nutrients, experts don’t view the popular soup as vital addition to your wellness.

Is drinking bone soup good for you? Made by boiling animal bones in water for a long time with vegetables, spices and sometimes other ingredients, bone soup can be “part of the puzzle, but is not a quick fix,” Laura Ligos, a registered nutritionist and specialist in sports dietetics, says.

“The goal is to help to pull out important nutrients from the bones,” she says. “It’s these nutrients that are extracted (萃取) from the bones that have been shown to be helpful with skin, hair, and nail health and there is some truth to that. That being said, we need more than just bone soup to be able to improve overall health.”

Benefits of bone soup include providing humans with certain nutrients from the connective tissue and meat of the bones, which in turn can aid in strengthening muscle and bones, explains Jenna Litt, a registered dietitian at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.

“Specifically, bone soup is rich in collagen and certain vitamins and minerals, such as iron, fat-soluble vitamins, zinc and other trace minerals. Collagen and fat-soluble vitamins are known to improve hair, skin and nail health,” she adds.

Do I need bone soup in my diet? The short answer? No. While almost anyone can try it, Ligos says it’s important to look at the big picture when thinking about nutrition.

“There likely isn’t one food item that’s going to be the golden ticket to our health. It’s a combination of things that we do that can support our health over the long run. Bone soup can certainly be a part of that-but not the only part of that. ”For example, if you’ re interested in improving skin, nail and hair health, simply increasing protein intake in your diet has been shown to yield results, Litt says, pointing out that “the use of bone soup is not required.”

【推荐2】This very special little boy has yet won another challenge with amazing strength. The child hero Super Chico is back in action against the enemy. The boy, who has several serious diseases, caught COVID-19 for the second time and once again defeated the disease.

It started in November 2021 with the signs we all know; coughing and difficulty breathing. The 5-year-old had to be hospitalized.

“This time it was worse, because the other time (in July 2020, when Chico first caught the virus) he had progressive improvement. Every day there was good news. This time it wasn’t like that,” Chico’s mother said.

But Chico is a fighter. He began to improve after 15 days on special treatment. The nurse who stayed with him in the ICU told touching details of that moment.

“When he was waking up, his mother said, ‘Come back, Chico, get your backpack and let’s go.’ He laughed, and tried to wake up. It’s a moment you can’t forget.”

The little boy left the hospital wearing superhero clothes, receiving much applause (掌声) from the healthcare team. On Instagram, his mother gave the good news of his leaving the hospital and thanked everyone for their prayers for the little Brazilian who has attracted everyone with his example of strength and hope.

Super Chico was born prematurely (早产), and spent six months in the ICU for newborns. It was there that he earned his heroic nickname (外号). After that, he faced seven operations to treat several problems. He was hospitalized more than 10 times and underwent several blood transfusions. In 2020, he caught the coronavirus for the first time, spending four months in the children’s sickroom and 13 days in the ICU of a hospital in Bauru, in the state of Sto Paulo, where he lives.

His example of strength has inspired many parents. For this reason, the little fighter became a phenomenon on the Internet. Today, the website managed by his mother has more than 240,000 followers on Instagram.