child development

Charity Nebbe speaks with author Richard Louv about his 2019 book, Our Wild Calling.

Tablets, smartphones, televisions and other screens inundate the lives of young children. A team of computer science researchers is developing a new approach to technology when it comes to preschool-aged activities.

Johnson County and Iowa City are putting American Rescue Plan dollars to work on the child care crisis by paying workers more.

Many children from toddlers to teens are dealing with social and emotional challenges because the pandemic. This hour we’ll talk about how kids have been affected and how kids, parents, teachers and caregivers are coping.

This year, the state expanded the number of children a daycare worker can oversee at a given time. The idea was to give more flexibility for providers and add more child care slots for towns in need. But that additional capacity doesn’t appear to have solved the labor side of the equation.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds called solving the child care shortage a priority in last year's Condition of the State address. What's being done to add more slots for families?

Host Charity Nebbe talks with the authors of the children's book "Katy has Two Grandpas"

MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center announced Thursday it will discontinue its obstetrics services.

A new report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation found the Iowa economy loses close to a billion dollars annually due to childcare issues.According…

For Carol Bodensteiner, growing up on an Iowa farm meant hard work and connection to the family unit. She felt her work was valued even when she was very…