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Xiomara Diaz and her daughter Genesis Diaz leave William Hunter School in Kensington with free meals because of the coronavirus shutdown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Radio Times
Education

Parenting during the pandemic

We talk to Philadelphia School District Superintendent William Hite about how the district is supporting students and get tips for parents on coping during this trying time.

Air Date: March 24, 2020 10:00 am

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Free Library of Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

Virtual field trips: A guide to Philly area online offerings for kids

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, several organizations are putting out a schedule of live, streaming content. Many update offerings daily.

6 years ago

(Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Community
Billy Penn

Foster kids left in limbo during Philly’s coronavirus lockdown

Courts aren’t holding key hearings, which means everything from safety to family reunification is up in the air.

6 years ago

The YWCA York closed its child care center operations and has not applied for a waiver from the state. (Ed Mahon / PA Post)
Community
PA Post

Pa. child care providers dealing with ‘a lot of really, really sleepless nights and hard decisions’

Child care providers across Pa. face a choice in response to the state’s efforts to halt the spread of the coronavirus: Close their doors, or seek permission to stay open.

6 years ago

Bowie Moon Porter drew this rainbow for other kids on the rainbow hunt through Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

Finding fun in quarantined Philly: Neighborhoods band together to create ‘rainbow hunts’ for kids

The bright window drawings are popping up all over the city.

6 years ago

Anna Barsanti, 5, and her brother, Pierce Barsanti, 7, plant seeds to put under the four foot long grow lamp in the basement of their family home in Mt. Airy. Those seedlings can be transplanted to the garden later in the spring. (Courtesy of Erin Mooney)
Community

Parents keep kids busy during pandemic with theme days, couch-to-5k plans, and Play-Doh

Parents across the Philadelphia region who've been ordered to work from home now have to be employees and caregivers, so they’re getting creative.

6 years ago

Al Madinah Learning Center in South Philadelphia is closed amid coronavirus shutdowns. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

After mixed messages, Pa. and Philly agree to shutter day care centers for coronavirus

Parents and day care providers in Philadelphia described receiving mixed messages Monday on whether day care providers could remain open during the shutdown.

6 years ago

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Lifestyle
Billy Penn

Parent guide: Resources to keep kids busy (and learning!) during Philly’s COVID shutdown

From TV to podcasts to online quizzes.

6 years ago

(LGreen/BigStock)
Health

Why are so many more children nearsighted these days?

One in three Americans now have myopia. Kids who spend lots of time indoors are five times more at risk of developing it, research shows.

6 years ago

A YouTube compilation of skull breaker challenge videos. This is not the video involved in the New Jersey case. (YouTube)
Courts & Law

N.J. middle schoolers charged with assault in TikTok ‘skull breaker challenge’

Footage of the viral “challenge” has circulated widely on TikTok and resulted in reports of serious injury around the world.

6 years ago

The latest lawsuits allege that new video evidence shows the driver restraining more children with tape, or threatening to do so, on at least 9 occasions. (Courtesy of Penn Center for Mental Health)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Four more parents sue in incidents of children duct-taped in preschool van

The latest lawsuits allege that new video evidence shows the driver restraining more children with tape, or threatening to do so, on at least 9 occasions.

6 years ago

Nashville teacher Riki Rattner uses expandable balls to help students visualize their breathing. (William DeShazer/WLPN)
NPR
Education

Schools are embracing mindfulness, but practice doesn’t always make perfect

One in 5 American children struggle with anxiety. To help students cope, more and more schools are turning to mindfulness — but the interest has some researchers cautious.

6 years ago

Matt Denn discusses how to influence fellow legislators with first-term Sen. Laura Sturgeon. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Some heavy hitters aim to increase funding for Del. programs helping at-risk kids

One leader is former Attorney General Matt Denn, who said the idea is to generate a grassroots movement to influence lawmakers.

6 years ago

The latest lawsuits allege that new video evidence shows the driver restraining more children with tape, or threatening to do so, on at least 9 occasions. (Courtesy of Penn Center for Mental Health)
PlanPhilly
Health

‘How could they do that to my kid?’: Parents sue state-funded van service after preschoolers tied up with duct tape

Cases pending in Philadelphia courts allege children were tied up with duct tape by a driver paid for by the state to take them to preschool.

6 years ago

Listen 2:30
Walking in a Real Men Speak show is a big deal. (Erin Blewett for Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

In Fairhill, boys strut the catwalk to become men

A former model uses fashion to teach life lessons in the after-school program Real Men Speak.

6 years ago

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