Children

In this 2018 conversation, Charity Nebbe learns about the value of summer camp by speaking with leaders and counselors from Camp Wapsie in eastern Iowa.

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

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

Most Iowa families with kids will start getting a temporary monthly payment from the federal government next week, and Democratic U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne said Thursday she is working to make that permanent.

The maternal death rate for women in Iowa has been rising and is even higher for women of color. Some health professionals say this could be due to multiple risk factors, like socioeconomic status and even bias. Health care experts in the state are trying to understand and solve the problem.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation's annual Kids Count report ranked Iowa ninth in the nation for well-being, but researchers say Iowa still has work to do for the state's children and families.

The pandemic has affected the mental health of Iowa's children, and some are still concerned two years after the creation of the children's mental health system, services are still falling short.

Host Charity Nebbe speaks with two pediatricians about how COVID-19 impacts children and what eligibility for the Pfizer vaccine among 12 to 15-year-olds means for the future.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine be given to kids as young as 12. Iowa doctors are encouraging parents in the state to vaccinate their children.

In Iowa, it’s always difficult to find enough foster homes to take in children who need them. And it’s even tougher to place Latino and Spanish-speaking children in well-matched homes. There are currently more Latino children in foster care than there are Latino foster parents. And when they don’t get placed in well-matched homes, they can lose touch with their culture.