Kids
Central Bucks says the anonymity of the ACLU complaint makes it impossible to “intervene.” ACLU says the district has ignored and disrespected those students.
3 years ago
Alex Jones ordered to pay $965 million for Sandy Hook lies
The verdict is the second big judgment against the Infowars host for claiming the massacre was staged. It came in a lawsuit filed by the relatives of eight victims.
3 years ago
Philly students really want after-school activities to be safe spaces, but aren’t sure it’s true
The city’s gun violence “makes being a student even more difficult,” one teenager said.
3 years ago
Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia studied how exposure therapy can help kids overcome excessive anxiety related to their food allergies.
3 years ago
Listen 4:03Pennsylvania prisoners are giving their own money to families impacted by gun violence
The “Community Bereavement Fund”, launched by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated men, went live today to offer assistance to families who’ve lost a child to gun violence.
3 years ago
Philly teens’ summer curfew could soon be permanent
The curfew would remain at 9:30 p.m. for those 13 and under and 10 p.m. for those 14 and up if the full council approves the regulation.
3 years ago
Demand soars for kids’ books addressing violence, trauma
Sales of books for young people on violence, grief, and emotions have increased for nine straight years, with nearly six million copies sold in 2021.
4 years ago
Carbon monoxide leak at day care center injures 25 children
Emergency responders went to the center in Allentown, Pa., on reports of an unconscious child.
4 years ago
There’s a spike in respiratory illness among children — and it’s not just COVID
Sick kids are crowding emergency rooms in parts of the country and some pediatric hospitals say they're running out of beds.
4 years ago
A number of circulating viruses are causing rising rates of respiratory infections in kids, with hospitals and ICUs seeing an uptick in admissions.
4 years ago
New Jersey child tax credit signed into law, GOP wants more tax reform
Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-Morris) suggested that lawmakers index tax brackets to account for historic inflation rates.
4 years ago
The Regional Roundup – October 3, 2022
A treatment for Alzheimer’s may be on the horizon. And, the monarch butterfly's migration through South Jersey. Chief Kevin Bethel discusses the Roxborough HS shooting.
Air Date: October 3, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:30Harvard researchers Emily Weinstein and Carrie James on their new book, "Behind Their Screens: What Teens Are Facing (And Adults Are Missing)."
Air Date: September 27, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:29‘We’re in this together’: Delaware expands initiative pairing nurses with new moms
The state-funded program currently serves about 200 new moms who receive or are eligible for Medicaid benefits. A $4 million infusion should aid even more.
4 years ago
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