The State of Education for Students with Autism (2017)
We discuss the current status of public schooling for autistic students and how the systems in place can be optimized to help students grow even more.
Children and Parenting Sub-categories:
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- Child Development (34)
- Parenting (79)
The Immigrant Narrative in Modern Times (2017)
We talk to two writers about the more modern immigrant journey.
The Trouble with Teaching Reading: Why so many children struggle with literacy
America is facing a literacy problem. We talk to several experts who suggest that we may simply be teaching the skill incorrectly.
Raising a Transgender Child
We talk to the parent and the doctor of a transgender child to discover what science says about gender transitions and how one family navigated the issues associated with having a child you suddenly don’t fully understand.
Life in the Shadow of the Columbine High School Shooting (2017)
Sue Klebold talks about her story and the mental health messages she wants every American to know.
The Stories Behind Nursery Rhymes
We talk to a librarian and author about where nursery rhymes came from and how they were used before they ended up in Mother Goose books.
Digital Independence (2017)
Our guest, Christina Cook, took a 31-day vacation from the Internet and learned how online life needs to be balanced with face-to-face communications and relaxation.
Teaching Kids to Give Back (2016)
We talk to a mom and an author who together have created a children’s book and game designed to make giving back to others a fun pursuit.
Remembering the Activism of Tom Hayden
In 2004 we spoke with activist Tom Hayden, who passed away last month. His hopeful, yet controversial, thoughts on gangs and violence can still be beneficial.
The Value of Face-to-Face Communication for Kids (2016)
Too much screen time can be a detriment to face-to-face communication and decreases our ability to recognize emotions, and possibly even shorten our lives.
Kids Behavior and Parents Expectations
We explore why kids behave the way they do in certain situations, and offer strategies for dealing with a child that can help them grow more responsible.
Teaching Kids to Read by Expanding Their World
Our guest offers suggestions to parents, educators and policymakers about how expanding our children’s knowledge base in school will help make them read better.
Kids and Nutrition
We talk to a nutritionist and a chef about strategies and foods that parents can use to help their kids make better choices at mealtime and in between.
The Importance of Names
A lot of history and tradition can go into naming a child and our guest has researched how we pick names and why they are important.
Grit: The passion and perseverance to succeed (2016)
We discuss how grit, passion, hope and perseverance all play into the ability for some individuals to keep on course and accomplish great things.
Juveniles Sent to Adult Prison (2016)
Should children be tried as adults and sent to adult prisons? Our guests discuss so many people are incarcerated and how juveniles should be given another chance.
Summer Driving Safety: Advice from Hollywood’s Top Driver
When was the last time you thought about how you drive? Do you know how to survive a blowout on the highway? What if your brakes fail? Do you really know how much to inflate your tires, or do you just estimate? Our guests – a tire specialist and a race car driver who is also a Hollywood stunt driver – share advice on these and other important driving issues.
The Formula To Make Learning Math Easy (2016)
Our two guests discuss some innovative ideas on how to help kids and adults become better at math.
Having the Money Talk With Family
Author Lori Sackler talks about why we are reluctant to discuss money matters with aging parents, spouses or children and why it is so important that we do.
The Importance of Recess (2016)
Recess helps kids unwind during the school day, but it’s much more than just a time to exercise. We talk to two recess “specialists” about the mental as well as the physical benefits of recess, and learn about some recess activities that help a child be more creative, more social as well as more physically active.
Character Education for Kids
Character in a person is something we admire, and something we all would like to think that our kids grow up to achieve. But how do you teach them character? What are some of the virtues that go hand-in-hand with character and how can we instill them in our kids? We talk to two people who work with character education efforts to find out how two very …
Teens and Dystopian Literature
A great many books and films these days deal with a dark, forbidding world where young people are warring with the villainous adults to save civilization. Teens are drawn to these stories, but why? What is it about dystopian fiction that fascinates young people? We talk to two successful authors of these stories about how kids are working out some of the …
Sex and Labor Trafficking
Often it’s young people and immigrants who are forced to work in the sex industry or in sweatshops, restaurants and hotels with little pay, horrible hours and horrible living conditions.
Great is the Truth: A story of sexual abuse at school
Many stories of child sexual abuse in schools by trusted teachers, coaches and clergy have come to light in the past decade or so. One of the latest is the abuse suffered by some students at the Horace Mann School in New York City. We talk to a former student of the school about how the story of abuse came to light, how teachers and coaches lured children …
