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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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In this Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, photo, Maria Orbelina Cortez, (right), walks with her 3-year-old son, Julio, (center), and a worker at the Catholic Charities shelter in McAllen, Texas. Orbelina says she decided to flee El Salvador after her husband attacked her and caused a pan of hot oil to fall, scalding Julio and leaving a scar on his head. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
Courts & Law
ProPublica

Over 200 allegations of abuse of migrant children; 1 case of Homeland Security disciplining someone

From 2009 to 2014, at least 214 complaints were filed against federal agents for abusing or mistreating migrant children.

7 years ago

(photo credit, Big Stocks)
Radio Times
Health

Kids and screens

Children spend a lot of time on screens, which worries many parents. We discuss the effects of screens on kids' mental, physical, emotional, and social health

Air Date: May 28, 2019 10:00 am

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Rashan Henry, a veteran child abuse/neglect investigator and now a supervisor, says 'cases never stop because kids are getting abused every day.' (Cris Barrish/WHYY News)
Courts & Law

Caseloads for Delaware child-abuse investigators are double the legal limit

Turnover among Delaware’s child-abuse investigators runs 40% a year. The state doesn’t have enough to meet its legal standard for caseloads.

7 years ago

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Naomi Scott plays Jasmine in the new live-action Aladdin movie. The character was the first official Disney princess of color in the 1992 animated version of the film. (Daniel Smith/Disney Enterprises, Inc.)
NPR
Lifestyle

How Disney princesses influence girls around the world

Disney has made an effort to diversify and empower its princess cast in recent decades, responding to criticisms that the brand is too white and casts women in passive roles.

7 years ago

Three children in 100 have amblyopia or “lazy eye,” a vision-robbing, brain-connected disorder that typically affects just one eye. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Health

Look out for ‘lazy eye,’ a vision problem that worsens as children get older

Amblyopia affects three out of every 100 kids. Age 2 is the ideal time to detect and treat it, vision experts say, but that doesn’t happen often.

7 years ago

Now New Jersey wants to recoup millions that it loaned to agencies pending a fix even though billing troubles — and payment troubles — persist. (Zurijeta/Big Stock)
Health
NJ Spotlight

Providers of key child therapies in N.J. plagued by billing system problems

Now New Jersey wants to recoup millions that it loaned to agencies pending a fix even though billing troubles — and payment troubles — persist.

7 years ago

Rising depression and anxiety for teens worsened significantly in the past two  years.  (Nicole Xu for NPR)
NPR
Health

Suicide rate for girls has been rising faster than for boys, study finds

Researchers examined more than 85,000 youth suicides that occurred between 1975 and 2016.

7 years ago

(Paige Vickers for NPR)
NPR
Health

How to help a kid survive early puberty

From surging hormones and acne to body hair and body odor, puberty can be a rocky transition for any kid.

7 years ago

Voices in the Family

Raising Resilient Kids

The recent college admissions bribery scandal is an extreme example of how far some parents will go to pave their kids’ career path, to ...

Air Date: May 16, 2019

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In 2018, U.S. birthrates fell for nearly all racial and age groups, the CDC says. Here, mothers and babies attend a yoga class in Culver City, Calif., in March. (Jane Ross/Reuters)
NPR
Lifestyle

U.S. births fell to a 32-year low in 2018; CDC says birthrate is in record slump

The U.S. birthrate fell again in 2018, with 3,788,235 births — representing a 2% drop from 2017. It's the lowest number of births in 32 years.

7 years ago

A sign stands outside the Glen Mills Schools in Glen Mills, Pa.
The Why
Education

Why Glen Mills Schools could be closed for good

A lot has happened since a Philadelphia Inquirer investigation uncovered decades of abuse at Glen Mills Schools in Delaware County.

Air Date: May 15, 2019

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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a 2020 presidential candidate, addresses teachers in Philadelphia on Monday, May 12. 2019. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren stumps in Northeast Philly, presents education plan

Promising tuition-free public colleges and retiring student loan debt for millions if she’s elected president in 2020, Sen. Warren met with members of the American Federation

7 years ago

HUD Secretary Ben Carson is portraying the proposed change as a way to help low-income Americans who are in need of housing assistance. (Shannon Finney/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Proposed rule could evict 55,000 children from subsidized housing

Tens of thousands of poor children — all of them American citizens or legal residents — could lose their housing under a new rule proposed Friday by the Trump administration.

7 years ago

This June 28, 1989 file photo shows Fred Rogers as he rehearses the opening of his PBS show
Lifestyle

Mister Rogers’ home state plans day of kindness in his honor

Residents of Fred Rogers' home state of Pennsylvania will be encouraged to exhibit acts of kindness in honor of the beloved PBS children's show host.

7 years ago

Natalie Edman (left), a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania, gives Quintin Whitner, 6 (center), a swimming lesson through We Can Swim on March 23, 2019. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)

For non-swimmers, a chance to jump in the water and learn

A 2017 study found 66% of African-American kids couldn’t swim well enough to be safe in the deep end of a pool. We Can Swim dives in to change that.

7 years ago

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