Parenting

Students pay 'rent' or lose their desks at this elementary school

Kent School District officials are looking into a money-management curriculum at a Covington elementary school that requires students to “rent” their desks and “buy” bathroom passes using classroom currency.

Hotel stays, out-of-state placements put pressure on lawmakers to increase foster care funding

In the woods near Olympia’s Capitol Forest, there’s a brown two-story house with unpainted plywood walls in the entryway that tell a story.

SoundQs

Gates Foundation, heralded for long parental leave, cuts program by half

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will cut its paid parental leave program by half to help the nonprofit run more smoothly.

Hidden Brain

Radio Replay: Bringing Up Baby

This week we focus on the behavior of the youngest members of the human race. We try to translate the mysterious language of babies. And we ask, when should we step back and just let our children be? For more information about the research in this episode, visit https://n.pr/2TuxEz3.

How Will Best Starts For Kids Help King County?

Kim Malcolm talks to Sheila Capestany about the King County program Best Starts For Kids. Capestany is in charge of overseeing the implementation of...

Daycare Babies Must Be Vaccinated. No One Knows If They Actually Are

Under Washington state law, children are supposed to be fully immunized to attend daycare or preschool. But no one knows how many kids in child care...

Closing Seattle Streets To Let Kids Play

In old movies and photographs, you sometimes see kids playing in the street, even in big cities. Today, cars and bikes have taken over the streets. But...

Proceed With Caution When Introducing Peanuts To Kids

Marcie Sillman talks to Dr. David Jeong, a pediatric allergist at Virginia Mason Medical Center, about the Seattle Food Allergy Consortium's

Outdoor Preschools Are Coming To Seattle, Rain Or Shine

Seattle is beginning to experiment with an unorthodox concept – outdoor preschool. All day, all year round. Three- and 4-year-old kids would learn...