
Kids
Kids can spend more time outdoors when provided with shade, study finds
Researchers say shade can increase outdoor activities by an average of 14 minutes.
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Listen 1:17Wilmington’s Cool Spring Park introduces new amphitheater and outdoor classroom
The Delaware park has seen significant changes over the past year, including new bilingual signs along its trails.
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In Philly, only 1 qualified psychiatrist is available per 1,000 potentially at-risk children
The mental health crisis is moving faster than providers can catch up, says one CHOP doctor.
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Fatal drownings among young children nationally rose 12% from 2020 to 2021, according to a new federal report.
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Listen 1:58Jersey Shore cops, pols want to hold parents responsible for kids’ rowdy actions after melees
Police chiefs and Republican lawmakers say parents should be held responsible for the actions of their children that create disturbances or damage in public places.
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Research has found that giftedness can look a lot like different types of neurodivergence in the brain.
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Listen 20:28Gov. Josh Shapiro has proposed increasing taxpayer money for child care, but advocates say the ultimate cost needs to be far higher.
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Delaware families are still grappling with infant formula shortages, price hikes
Pa. Sen. Bob Casey is pushing legislation to add more competition to the baby formula market after shortages caused prices to spike.
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Listen 3:39North Wildwood strengthens juvenile curfew laws ahead of summer season in New Jersey
Parents who knowingly allow a minor to break the curfew could be punished.
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Delaware’s oldest child care center gets federal funds to support $7 million reconstruction
Since 1890, St. Michael's School and Nursery has been serving families in Wilmington. Now the historic facility is undergoing major renovations.
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Listen 1:16Montgomery County announces strongest paid parental leave policy in Pennsylvania
Full-time county employees are eligible for 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and up to 16 in case of medical complications.
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Listen 1:08Leaders hope to avoid the “summer slide” with more than 30,000 slots available for youth entertainment and education.
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A lot of kids got to see the last total eclipse. What they remember may surprise you
"I remember mostly everybody went crazy when it got dark," says 8th-grader Kaylee Tress. "It was such a bizarre feeling."
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A top official acknowledges Delaware has “traditionally underfunded” child care in a state where K-12 students struggle with academic proficiency.
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Listen 2:00A Trenton nonprofit is helping elementary school students improve their reading skills
The Community Schools Reading Intervention program was developed by elementary school officials and Mercer Street Friends during the pandemic.
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