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How I'm Teaching My Kids Not To Fear Everything During A Pandemic

A mother in South Africa reflects on raising children at a time of crisis — and how to teach them the value of human connection at a time of disconnectedness.
By
Koketso Moeti

Jun 20, 2020 at 4:01 am NPR
She's A Frontline Doctor. Her Husband Has Lung Cancer. Now, A Simple Hug Is Dangerous

When Laura Jenkins learned a coworker had tested positive for the coronavirus, she did what once would've seemed unthinkable — separating from her two young boys and a husband with stage IV cancer.
By
Tom Dreisbach

Jun 07, 2020 at 4:00 am NPR
KUOW Newsroom

Life with a newborn during the coronavirus pandemic

Melissa Santos is a Seattle journalist and a new mom. She gave birth as the coronavirus began to spread in Washington state.
By
Kate Walters

Alec Cowan

May 04, 2020 at 10:28 am
KUOW Newsroom

Childcare centers struggle to stay afloat as kids stay home

With one-quarter of the state's licensed child care centers closed, providers that remain open struggle with new, stringent safety protocols and dwindling enrollment, raising concerns about the state of child care once the stay-at-home order is lifted.
By
Ann Dornfeld

Apr 17, 2020 at 4:25 pm
Engage

Ep. 2: Are We Going to Be OK? Seattle scholar considers a return to Singapore to escape Covid-19

Author Ruchika Tulshyan weighs the risks of staying in the US as the pandemic spreads while also navigating lockdown with her three-year-old.
By
Kristin Leong

Apr 16, 2020 at 12:00 am
KUOW Newsroom

School investigating additional allegations against Seattle teacher following KUOW report

Following KUOW's investigations into teachers who kept their jobs after documented abusive behavior, students at one Seattle school attempted to report even more complaints.
By
Ann Dornfeld

Angela King

Jan 27, 2020 at 4:22 pm
7 Of Our Most Popular Global Health And Development Stories In 2019

Secrets of Inuit parenting, a Mongolian heavy metal band and a controversial medical center in Uganda were among the topics that drew the most readers.
By
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Dec 20, 2019 at 7:13 am NPR
SoundQs

How is Amazon changing our lives?

Over the last year or so, the SoundQs team has gotten a lot of questions about one Seattle-based company. Amazon. Happily, KUOW's podcast Primed is finding answers to questions about how Amazon is changing our lives. Here's the first episode of their newest season, about Alexa and kids.
By
Deborah Wang

Carolyn Adolph

Joshua McNichols

Alec Cowan

Oct 24, 2019 at 12:04 am
KUOW Newsroom

Washington parents can't opt out of MMR vaccine for philosophical reasons

More kids will need the measles vaccine in order to legally attend public or private schools in Washington this fall. That comes after a recent change to state law.
By
Ann Dornfeld

Aug 20, 2019 at 8:04 am
KUOW Newsroom

The shame we carried

Yvonne described it as a horror movie playing on a loop in her mind.
By
Isolde Raftery

Jul 24, 2019 at 4:42 pm

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