Children are everywhere in the conversation about water insecurity. They appear in statistics, policy briefs, and photographs meant to evoke a sense of urgency. We are constantly reminded that hundreds of children die each day from water-related disease (UNICEF, 2026), and that safe water is foundational to their health, education, and futures (Rhue et al….
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Is Your Baby Even Human? The Science, and Science Fiction, of Observing Babies
Naomi Michalowicz // Babies are full of potential. Every parent, looking at their infant child, will inevitably ask themselves, who will this baby become? What will he like doing? What will her strengths, abilities, and skills, turn out to be? It’s impossible not to wonder what the future holds for a small baby when their…
“Let’s Play!”: The Use of Play Therapy in Child Healthcare
James Belarde// “To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it.” -Charlie Chaplin Children are the definition of potential. While having dinner on a first date at a vegetarian restaurant, the conversation turned to my gross undereducation in the field of vegetables and an abhorrent overeducation in the field…
“I Get It!”: Tracking Socio-cognitive Development in Children Through Their Sense of Humor
James Belarde// “The size of a man’s understanding can be justly measured by his mirth.” -Samuel Johnson “what did the doctor say to the platypus? sir you are in quite a pickle.” Scratching your head at that joke? Then try this one with a built-in explanation: “there was two fish in a tank and one…