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Smartphone technology gives parents the opportunity to keep track of their kids like never before, but what about when those kids become adults?
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Mother's Milk Bank of Iowa Director Jean Drulis and UnityPoint Pediatrician Dr. Katie Halyko join the conversation. Then, Charity Nebbe talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks about her latest novel, Horse.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds and U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson met yesterday with parents from the Linn-Mar school district to discuss school vouchers. Hinson’s opponent in the November election is criticizing the meeting.
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An Iowa organization will bring culturally-specific training for the first time to Latino service providers in the state. Organizers said it’s a way to prevent cases of childhood trauma and domestic violence.
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Hard conversations about the COVID-19 pandemic and dives into great pieces of literature: host Charity Nebbe walks through some of her recent favorite episodes of Talk of Iowa.
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Charity Nebbe speaks with two experts in surveillance and family relations about the risks and rewards of parents monitoring their child's location or activity via smartphone technology. IPR listeners and parents also share their stories.
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The author of Nightbitch discusses the uneasy transformation of motherhood and her protagonist, who suspects she is turning into a dog.
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For many people, becoming a parent is the single biggest moment of their life. It’s a period full of joy, love and anxiety in the best of times. Becoming a parent or caring for a small child in a pandemic brings with it a whole new set of stressors and fears.
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For many people, becoming a parent is the single biggest moment of their life. It’s a period full of joy, love and anxiety in the best of times. Becoming a parent or caring for a small child in a pandemic brings with it a whole new set of stressors and fears.
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On this episode of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe is joined by pediatrician Dr. Jennifer Groos for a look at how sedentary behaviors may be exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and sedentary behaviors specialist Lucas Carr offers tools to decrease the amount of time spent sitting while working from home.