Kids
Can you hear it? Sonic devices play high-pitched noises to repel teens
Despite the backlash, new Mosquito devices are being installed at city playgrounds as part of major renovation projects.
5 years ago
How NaturePHL is prescribing kids (and adults) to get outside
Collaborative program aims to lower childhood obesity rates, stress and more with time outdoors.
5 years ago
Battle over immigrant youth center is bigger than Philly
VisionQuest wants to open a center that would house 60 unaccompanied immigrant teen boys. Why Philadelphia, immigrant advocates, and its own staff are pushing back.
Air Date: July 10, 2019
Listen 13:32‘Dear Akeem’ highlights activities and job opportunities for Philly youth
In the first “Dear Akeem” video from the Broke in Philly collaboration, Akeem Dixon outlines summer activities and job opportunities for young people in the city.
5 years ago
Kindness Vs. Cruelty: Helping Kids Hear The Better Angels Of Their Nature
Kindness is about more than sensing someone else's pain. It's also about wanting to do something about it — and then actually being helpful.
5 years ago
North Philly center for immigrant minors stalled by Pa. appeals judge
A Pennsylvania appeals court has stayed the opening of a contested immigrant youth facility in North Philadelphia.
5 years ago
‘They must really hate teens’: Backlash grows against Mosquito devices in Philly parks
Councilmember Helen Gym is on a mission to get the “sonic weapons” taken down.
5 years ago
At your wits’ end with a screen-obsessed kid? Read this
Technology overuse ranked as the No. 1 fear of parents of teenagers in a national survey last year.
5 years ago
N.J. looks at allowing spending campaign dollars on child care
A bill in New Jersey would allow political candidates and elected officials to use campaign money to pay for child care.
5 years ago
Young and undocumented in Philly: How teens are finding support and community
Being in a new country, learning a new culture and language — it’s a lot to digest. At three Philly schools, students approach things as a group.
5 years ago
Listen 4:55Philly pools are open for summer — with many offerings for kids
Parks and Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell talks about the important role public pools play in Philadelphia’s neighborhoods.
5 years ago
Listen 4:38‘Sculpture Zoo in Logan Circle’ brings public art to life
This weekend, the Swann Fountain will serve as inspiration as Philadelphia-based artists put on animal sculpture demonstrations for young artists.
5 years ago
30 Philly parks contain sonic devices that target teenagers with terrible sounds
Intended to prevent loitering and vandalism, “The Mosquito" has been banned in several cities around the globe.
5 years ago
Listen 3:29For children in the city, how loud is too loud?
Being aware of noise in your child’s environment is important for hearing and cognitive development, studies show. Apps can help identify quiet spaces.
5 years ago
Listen 4:00What’s going on in the ear when your child hears a loud noise?
In the same way your voice is louder in a smaller room, sounds are amplified in a child’s smaller ear, says a Children’s Hospital audiologist.
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