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Politics & Policy

The high cost of good child care

We explore the rising cost of child care -- why quality daycare is so difficult to find and how to make it more affordable.

Air Date: April 11, 2019 10:00 am

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Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

A colorful weekend escape to the National Cherry Blossom Festival

We have a lot in common with Washington D.C. For a decade, before the U.S. capital found its permanent home along the Potomac Rive ...

6 years ago

The Pulse
Health

Becoming a Mother

“Motherhood will change your life.” It may sound like a greeting card sentiment — but it’s also a statement of fact. Pregnancy ch ...

Air Date: April 5, 2019

Listen 48:28
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Making time to parent

Julie Morgenstern, author of "Time to Parent," talks about the scheduling pressures families face and gives advice on how to organize your time so you can be a better parent,

Air Date: March 29, 2019 10:00 am

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A growing number of women are incarcerated in the U.S. and many of them give birth in prison or jail.
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NPR
Health

Pregnant behind bars: What we do and don’t know about pregnancy and incarceration

The correctional system hasn't adapted to the increase in incarcerated women, and there are profound health and social consequences for the children of incarcerated mothers.

6 years ago

A logo sign on a Hyperloop test track outside of the headquarters of Space Exploration Technologies Corp., also known as SpaceX, in Hawthorne, California, on December 10, 2017. (Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa USA via AP Images)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Regional Roundup – 3/18/19

In our Monday Regional Roundup, we talk about a proposed hyperloop for Pa, Delaware's popular vote bill, and teenage sleep and school start times.

Air Date: March 18, 2019 10:00 am

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María de Jesús Caro Villa, 82, and Albano Villa, 83, are being cared for by their granddaughter, Nitzia Chama. The AARP says 1 in 4 family caregivers is a millennial. (Nitzia Chama for NPR)
NPR
Lifestyle

As parents and grandparents age, more and more millennials are family caregivers

According to a study by the AARP, there are some 40 million people in the United States considered to be family caregivers.

6 years ago

There was an uproar in 2018 when a scientist in China, He Jiankui, announced that he had successfully used CRISPR to edit the genes of twin girls when they were embryos. Prominent scientists hope to stop further attempts at germline editing, at least for now. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
NPR
Science

Call for global moratorium on creating gene-edited babies

A group of prominent scientists and bioethicists is calling for a global moratorium on any new attempts to bring gene-edited babies into the world.

6 years ago

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Radio Times
Lifestyle

The challenges of healthy home cooking

We discuss the challenges of cooking healthy family meals for many low-income and middle-income mothers

Air Date: March 12, 2019 10:00 am

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Politics & Policy

U.S. Sen. Casey of Pa. urging ‘transformative’ investment in child care subsidies

While Trump proposes a $1 billion bump in federal spending on child care, Senate Democrats are stumping for a cap how much some families pay out of pocket.

6 years ago

Senior White House advisor Ivanka Trump, President Trump's daughter, has crafted an increase in childcare funding as part of the White House's budget proposal set to be released on Monday. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

White House and Ivanka Trump propose new spending on child care

The president's budget is expected to propose drastic cuts to government programs. But it will also call for increased spending on child care.

6 years ago

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Lifestyle
The Conversation

11 things you can do to adjust to losing that 1 hour of sleep this weekend

As clocks march ahead of time on March 10, 2019 and daylight saving time begins, there is a lot of anxiety around losing the hour of sleep and how to adjust to this change.

6 years ago

Pastor Rev. Larry L. Anderson, Jr. in his office at the Great Commission Church in Northwest Philadelphia on Jan. 29. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

Juggling by faith: Montco seminary wants to help pastors balance work and family

Missio Seminary in Montgomery County is launching a new program to help pastors manage the stress that can lead to burnout.

6 years ago

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NPR
Lifestyle

When kids ask (really) tough questions: A quick guide

Anyone with kids in their lives knows what it's like to be surprised by a tough question. It can come at any time, often when you least expect it.

6 years ago

Kids on a summer camp field trip. (Photo Courtesy/BigStock)
Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

Choosing a summer camp for your child with special needs

As spring approaches, kids and teens start to anticipate summer vacation and many parents appreciate the more relaxed summer season as a ...

6 years ago

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