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Health

Why spanking is bad for kids

Guests: Stacey Patton, Elizabeth Gershoff Parents shouldn’t spank their children, according to the American Aca ...

Air Date: December 3, 2018 10:00 am

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Jackie Borock, center, with her husband Todd, and her two children, Carolyn, left, and David. (Courtesy of Jackie Borock)
The Why
Community

From Estonia with love

When Philadelphia resident Jackie Borock decided to adopt two children from Estonia, she thought becoming a single mother would be her biggest challenge. Then came cancer.

Air Date: November 22, 2018

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Voices in the Family

Working through holiday tensions

A lot of us will be spending time with our family around the holidays. Families are powerful environments – with so much capacity for l ...

Air Date: November 21, 2018

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Radio Times
Politics & Policy

How to have civil conversations in a polarized world

Guests: Jason Jay, Rachel Swarns As Americans sit down to feast with family and friends this week and share food ...

Air Date: November 20, 2018 12:00 am

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Larry Krasner is District Attorney of Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly DA says he’s striving for justice not harshest sentence in homicide cases

Some family of murder victims have called this approach unjust.

7 years ago

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Becky Shaw's first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage in 2014. The following year, she and her husband, Ben, had Parker, their
NPR
Health

Michelle Obama’s miscarriage story may help other women share theirs

7 years ago

The Pulse
Health

We’re Family — But Why?

Ever sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, look around at the shining faces of your family, and think to yourself: “How the heck am I relate ...

Air Date: November 16, 2018

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Humans would do better to accept many of the life forms that share our space, than to scrub them all away, says ecologist Rob Dunn. (Basic Books)
NPR
Health
Fresh Air

Counting the bugs and bacteria, you’re ‘never home alone’ — and that’s OK

7 years ago

Getting physical activity every day can help maintain health throughout your life. (Ronnie Kaufman/Larry Hirshowitz/Getty Images/Blend Images)
NPR
Health

New physical activity guidelines urge Americans: Move more, sit less

7 years ago

A change in hospital culture can help prevent serious complications and death during delivery, according to clinicians who work in the field. (Ian Hoot/Science Photo Library/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

How hospitals can tackle the maternal mortality crisis

7 years ago

(Katherine Streeter for NPR)
NPR
Health

Ready for the time change? Here are tips to stay healthy during dark days ahead

The time shift in the fall and again in the spring can influence our health in unexpected ways.

7 years ago

Joel Eduardo Espinar, (left), and his son, Jason, 11, wait at their chosen campsite in the main square of Tapanatepec, Mexico, on Oct. 28, 2018. His plan is to request asylum rather than cross the U.S. border illegally.
Politics & Policy

‘We have to keep going:’ A day with the migrant caravan

"The only way to get ahead is to make sacrifices," said Joel Eduardo Espinar, on the 15th day of their journey.

7 years ago

Security guard Donald Mee stands near the entrance of Congregation Adath Jeshurun, in Elkins Park, on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

Parents balance fear, faith as Jewish preschools amplify security measures

Saturday's shooting at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh has increased anxiety within the Jewish community, including the 40-some preschools in the Philadelphia area.

7 years ago

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Lifestyle

Philly’s family-friendly Halloween happenings

Do you like to be scared? I don’t!

7 years ago

Teddy bear covering eyes. (Photo Courtesy/BigStock)
Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

Good grief

When I was five years old, my pet guinea pig died.

7 years ago

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