
Kids
Childhood, from the 19th century to today
Guests: Jon Grinspan, Lenore Skenazy Childhood today is often carefully choreographed. Structure, safety and cont ...
Air Date: June 30, 2014
ListenIs it time to bring back home ec classes?
Guests: Ruth Graham and Carol Werhan With a country hooked on processed and fast foods, a difficult economy for ...
Air Date: June 26, 2014
ListenGuests: Julia Preston, Leslie E. Vélez, and Peter Spiro Over the past few months, there has been an explosion of ...
Air Date: June 24, 2014
ListenHour 2 Guest: Alfie Kohn [From the Radio Times Archive] Some peop ...
Air Date: June 20, 2014
ListenPro and con: Is football too dangerous for kids?
When you think of football, do you think about the concussions, crippling diseases or even the Alezimer's disease that your child can develop just from playing?
11 years ago
Kids spend too much time with technology
Children today spend most of their time using technology without even realizing the effects of this issue. Kids must stop spending their ...
11 years ago
Television has a negative influence on kids and should be limited
Do you want to ruin your child by putting them in front of the television? Recent studies from all over the world show how badly televisi ...
11 years ago
Students should have good grades to play sports
The issue today is that many students who play sports are not academically excelling. This incongruence can ruin their chance of going to ...
11 years ago
Ron Suskind’s “Life, Animated”
Guest: Ron Suskind When Owen Suskind was 2 ½, he lost his words and seemed to disappear into himself. His parent ...
Air Date: June 2, 2014
ListenFree and affordable summer camps in Philly
Finding camp opportunities for your soon-to-be-sprung student doesn’t have to break the bank. There are several free or low-cost pr ...
11 years ago
E-books, schools and reading online
Guests: Naomi Baron, Benjamin Herold and Heather Schugar School districts locally and around the country a ...
Air Date: May 21, 2014
ListenHour 1 Guest: Alfie Kohn Some people complain that children today are too coddled, too in ...
Air Date: May 16, 2014
ListenThe Common Core– how it all started and where we are now
Guests: Claudio Sanchez, Jim Douglas, and Dennis Van Roekel Forty-five states, including Pennsylvania, New Jerse ...
Air Date: April 30, 2014
ListenThe teenage brain: What’s going on in there?
Guest: Daniel Siegel Remember those painful teenage years – the emotional rollercoaster, the physical changes? ...
Air Date: April 29, 2014
ListenThe rise in college costs and debt; How to pay for higher ed
Guests: Mark Huelsman and Reyna Gobel The cost of college and the rise of student debt has skyrocketed. Today, th ...
Air Date: April 28, 2014
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