children

Making Homes Safe For Kids

Beth Lipoff and Elizabeth Alex — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:34:11 +0000

When you’ve put child locks on all the cabinets and plugged all the electrical outlets, what’s left to child-proof your home?

Poetry With Caroline Kennedy

Beth Lipoff and Steve Kraske — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000

Though she’s famous for her family name, Caroline Kennedy has made a name for herself in other ways, too.

Race & Gender In The Elections: How Children Are Affected

Stephen Steigman, Matthew Long-Middleton and Claire McInerny — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:51:12 +0000

It may be hard to remember, but the 2008 election broke racial and gender norms for politics. With President Obama, Sarah Palin and Hilary Clinton among the presidential and vice-presidential candidates in both major parties, the idea of race and gender was a common discussion. But what did that election mean to those who didn’t, and couldn’t vote?

Financial Advice: Kids And Money

Andrea Silenzi and Jabulani Leffall — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:14:09 +0000

There comes a time when every parents needs to sit their kid down for the talk. Because your kids have questions like -- "How much money do you make?" "Is this a recession?" "Are we poor?" On this Monday's Central Standard, a look at how best to teach your kids about money and saving.

Summer Reading For Children & Youth

Stephen Steigman and Steve Kraske — Wed, 23 May 2012 22:18:02 +0000

School’s out for summer, so keep your kids' brains busy, and develop that summer reading list.

Thursday on Up to Date, Steve Kraske welcomes Johnson County Library staffers Kate McNair, Debbie McLeod (ret.) and Bradley Debrick to share their favorite picks, from No Sleep for the Sheep to The ABCs of Baseball.

New Trends In Clowning

Andrea Silenzi, Jabulani Leffall and Charlie Upchurch — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:39:31 +0000

In the second half of this Wednesday's Central Standard, we send in a clown.

Spotting Dyslexia May Be Possible Even Before Kids Learn To Read

Nancy Shute — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:19:00 +0000

For people with dyslexia, problems recognizing words can make life difficult. Children usually aren't diagnosed until elementary school, when it becomes clear they're struggling with reading. But scientists say it could be possible to diagnose and help kids much earlier by identifying problems with visual attention — long before they learn to read.

Scientists have argued for decades about why 10 percent of the world's population has dyslexia.

The Reading Promise

Stephen Steigman and Steve Kraske — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:41:25 +0000

They called it "The Streak."

Father and daughter, together, with a book, Dad reading the words. At first, the idea was to read aloud together for 100 consecutive nights. When they reached that goal, they celebrated over pancakes. Then they decided to keep it going, and they did -- for 3,218 consecutive nights.

That's 8.8 years, a streak broken only when Alice Ozma went off to college.

Best Children & Youth Books Of 2011

Stephen Steigman and Steve Kraske — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0000

It’s hard enough to keep your kids away from the Xbox on a normal weekday… it must be even tougher when they’re home for winter vacation. But technology might just help this time around: perhaps you can even convince your child to turn off the video game and pick up a Kindle...or a Nook… an iPad or even (yes!) paper…and dig deep into a great story.

Halloween Frankenfun Dractacular

Andrea Silenzi — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Today on the show, the art slash kids show Whoop Dee Doo returns to take another stab at making radio. They’ve created a spooky Halloween Frankenfun Dractacular to debut live on today’s show.

The Troubadours Poetry Club

Ashley Ferguson — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Kansas City’s own Turner High School is carrying on the tradition of the Troubadours of old. Teachers Marlee Stempleman and Jessica Kendall have fashioned a poetry project called the Troubadours Poetry Club where students express themselves by writing and reading their own works. This morning on Central Standard, Marlee Stempleman and two club members stop in to share their craft.

Here are a few poems written by young Turner Troubadours:

I Remember
By Anna Stark

Whoop De Doo Does Radio

Ashley Ferguson — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Did you ever as a child sit down in front of the TV and laugh or sing along to those variety shows aired on public access television?