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Tag: kids

Houston Matters

Child Care Centers Struggle Amid Social Distancing Requirements

Brenda Valdivia

Posted on March 23, 2020 · Melanie Johnson of the Collaborative for Children says day cares face financial challenges while providing a service some families have no choice but to rely on.

Tags child care child care providers children Collaborative for Children COVID-19 day care day care centers kids Melanie Johnson

Mockingbird & Armadillo

WATCH: Halloween Grosstopia | Mockingbird And Armadillo

Ernie Manouse

Posted on October 30, 2019 · How to make a gross and slimy Halloween complete!

Tags Center for Houston's Future children Children's Museum costumes education ernie manouse Goop greater houston partnership HAA halloween houston Houston Arts Alliance Houston First interactive fun kids Monsters museum Museum District scary science Scream Scream Queens Skeletons Slime spooky Spooky Scary Skeletons Visit Houston

News

Kids In Exchange For Deportation: Detained Migrants Say They Were Told They Could Get Kids Back On Way Out Of U.S.

JAY ROOT, Texas Tribune / Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 25, 2018 · In a detention center near Houston, an asylum seeker from Honduras said he agreed to sign a voluntary removal order from the U.S. after federal officials promised to reunite him with his 6-year-old daughter.

Tags border children family separation immigration kids

Press

Winners of 2018 Houston Public Media PBS KIDS Writers Contest

HPM Staff

Posted on May 21, 2018 · Four local children in grades K-3 from Houston and Sugar Land win first place.

Tags hpm kids kids Writers Contest

News

Military Seeks To Limit Congress On Fixing Child Sex Assault

REESE DUNKLIN, AP

Posted on May 7, 2018 · Reports of sexual violence among kids on U.S. military bases and at Pentagon-run schools are getting lost in a dead zone of justice

Tags congress kids Sex Assault US Military

News

How To Find A School Your Kids Will Love (And That You Will, Too)

ELISSA NADWORNY, NPR

Posted on March 16, 2018 · As a parent, how can you tell if a school is good? An education expert, known for his wildly popular TED talk, is out with a new book that helps parents navigate the choices

Tags kids new school parents school students

News

UPDATE: More Than One Gunman Involved In Shooting That Left Two Children Wounded, HPD Says

Associated Press / HPM Digital Team

Posted on March 2, 2018 · Mayor Turner urges the public to help investigators and assures these incidents will not be the "new normal" in Houston

Tags children houston police kids shooting shot Southeast Houston third ward

Houston Matters

‘Commander Mark’ Still Teaching Kids To Draw

Abner Fletcher

Posted on February 27, 2018 · Mark Kistler of Tomball taught kids how to draw in 3D on his public television series The Secret City, and he's still at it today.

Tags art Drawing kids Mark Kistler Michael Hagerty television The Secret City

Technology

WATCH: Facebook Launches Parent-Controlled Messenger App For Kids

BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP

Posted on December 4, 2017 · Facebook is rolling out a brand new chat app that lets kids communicate with friends and family in a safe environment

Tags facebook kids Messenger Kids safe environment

News

YouTube Faces Increased Criticism That It’s Unsafe For Kids

Laurel Wamsley, NPR

Posted on November 27, 2017 · Many videos on the site feature popular characters in upsetting and violent situations, and some videos of children have attracted pedophilic comments. YouTube says it is toughening its approach

Tags kids youtube

Features

Deciding At What Age To Give A Kid A Smartphone

CLAIRE MCINERNY/KUT

Posted on November 23, 2017 · A nonprofit focused on kids and technology, says rather than considering the age of a child, focus on maturity

Tags kids smartphone

News

New Study Finds That 4.2 Million Kids Experience Homelessness Each Year

LEILA FADEL, NPR / ARIANA FIGUEROA, NPR

Posted on November 15, 2017 · Those numbers are growing: About half of the youth who dealt with homelessness, experienced it for the first time, according to the study. Schools are often at the front line of this issue

Tags homelessness kids unaccompanied homelessness

News

How Harvey-Affected Kids In Jail Or On Probation Are Getting Help In Houston

Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune

Posted on October 26, 2017 · Dozens of minors in jail or on probation in Harris County are facing new hurdles after Hurricane Harvey. A local nonprofit is expanding to help youth in the criminal justice system who've lost everything in the storm.

Tags harvey jail kids probation

Education News

One Katrina Survivor Shares Coping Advice For Harvey’s Youngest Survivors

Laura Isensee

Posted on September 22, 2017 · "Be in it for the long haul."

Tags Communities in Schools harvey kids recovery trauma

Houston Matters

Leveling the Educational Playing Field for Disadvantaged Kids

Michael Hagerty

Posted on October 4, 2016 · We learn about Making It Better, a Houston non-profit organization that tries to “level the playing field” for disadvantaged children who lack educational support at home. We hear from the organization’s executive director Jacque Daughtry.

Tags achievement gap children disadvantaged education Jacque Daughtry kids learning

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