Dec 17 Watch 7:15 An economic divide can be seen in parents’ worries and aspirations By PBS NewsHour Lower-income parents tend to worry that their children might fall victim to violence, while parents with higher incomes worry their kids are burdened by busy schedules. That’s one finding of a major new survey on the ways socioeconomic divides affect… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 3:27 Parents, beware the cost of over-helping your kids By PBS NewsHour Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of “How to Raise an Adult,” shares her essay on why she believes it is important for parents to get over overparenting. Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 7:59 Living with stress for too long may be giving kids asthma By PBS NewsHour The number of Americans diagnosed with asthma has grown dramatically, with high-crime cities being hit especially hard. In a joint report with The Detroit News, special correspondent Indira Lakshmanan examines emerging research that indicates stress, abuse and violence may play… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Most teens think they can multitask while getting screen time. They can’t. By PBS NewsHour Today's teens and tweens are constantly connecting -- to TV, computers, smartphones and tablets. Kids between 8 and 12 report spending an average of 4.5 hours a day in front of a screen, while teenagers spend more than 6.5 hours… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 2:42 Women work or stay at home? Americans want it both ways, says author Jennifer Senior By PBS NewsHour A lot has changed about parenting since the first days of America, including our perceptions of what’s best for our children. Jennifer Senior, author of "All Joy and No Fun," offers her Brief But Spectacular take on the paradoxes of… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 7:48 Transforming Boston’s untapped talent into mini maestros By PBS NewsHour If you take a look at orchestras around the country, you'll find a striking lack of black and Latino players. Changing the face of classical music is the mission of Project STEP, a Boston organization that for more than 30… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 6:22 The secular parent’s guide to talking to kids about faith By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 4:29 Kids with disabilities, behavior problems illegally segregated in Georgia By PBS NewsHour The Department of Justice has concluded that the state of Georgia is illegally segregating students with disabilities and behavioral issues. A two-year investigation found that some of the programs are even housed in dilapidated buildings once used as all black… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 7:53 In Angola, corruption has deadly consequences for children By PBS NewsHour Angola is a country of extreme wealth, thanks to oil and diamonds. Yet, it has the highest child-mortality rate in the world. Rampant corruption accounts for a large part of this contradiction. Nicholas Kristof, an op-ed columnist for The New… Continue watching
May 31 Photos: Children return to school in Nepal following devastating earthquake By News Desk Some schools in areas of Nepal that were hit by two powerful earthquakes on April 25 and May 12 reopened Sunday. Continue reading