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Quan Barry mixes Vietnam with magical realism
Poet Quan Barry makes the leap to fiction with her debut novel "She Weeps Each Time You're Born." -
'Big Fat Surprise' author: Dietary guidelines based on 'weak science'
Nina Teicholz, author of "The Big Fat Surprise" discussed the changes and why she thinks the guidelines are based on weak science. -
What does meaningful tax reform look like?
On MPR News with Kerri Miller, two experts discussed what type of reform can reasonably happen and what that would mean for American individuals and businesses. -
RT @KerriMPR: Want to be there when writers & pals Sherman Alexie & Jess Walter hang out at the Fitz? ow.ly/JwYAkby On MPR News via twitter 2/24/2015 7:14:07 PM
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Today's guest, Quan Barry, will be at Club Book: shar.es/1WYKWOby On MPR News via twitter 2/24/2015 7:14:26 PM
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For parents, happiness is a very high bar
The parenting section of the bookstore is overwhelming—it's "a giant, candy-colored monument to our collective panic," as writer Jennifer Senior puts it. Why is parenthood filled with so much anxiety? Because the goal of modern, middle-class parents—to raise happy children—is so elusive. In this honest talk, she offers some kinder and more achievable aims. -
Listen back to Jennifer Senior's appearance on MPR News last year to discuss her book, "All Joy and No Fun".
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As a parent, I'm willing to let my kids walk to school or roam at will once they turn 5 or 6. I know my son could handle it, but I'm more concerned about the accusations of neglect from other parents and the possibility of DHS getting involved rather negligible chance of any sort of kidnapping or crime.
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Mentioned on air: SC mom's arrest for leaving 9-year-old at park raises child care debate | fxn.ws/1rwtvFIby On MPR News via twitter 2/25/2015 3:30:31 PM
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Kids' solo playtime unleashes 'free-range' parenting debate mprnews.org/story/2015/02/… via @mprnewsby On MPR News via twitter 2/25/2015 3:33:51 PM
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There is a real class bias to what folks are considering "proper parenting." Not every family can afford the kind of parenting (helicopter and isolationist) that is approved of today. I started working with my mother at 10 years old cleaning houses. At 11, I was working on my own, with my mother's permission, to help support the family. I went to work on my own and came home on my own. My mother taught me how to be smart and safe. Now, I am a Professor of sociology with a Ph.D. I think I turned out okay.
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Here is a link to the column about socio-economic levels and parenting:
These are parents who are living on the brink of poverty and have little, if any, support to raise children safely. They may have left their young children alone at home under the watch of a next-door neighbor while they worked the night shift. Or in the company of someone at a homeless shelter while they went out for food. These aren’t parents who have the luxury to decide whether their kids get to be free-range.Novelist Quan Barry joined Kerri Miller today to talk about her new novel:
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Here's a link to a story about Sesame Street being dangerous to kids:
Thrillingly, the early episodes of Sesame Street have just been released on DVD, but be warned - those shows are dangerous! Slapped across the front of the case is the message, "These early Sesame Street episodes are intended for grown-ups, and may not suit the needs of today's preschool child." And looking at the wobbly sets and be-stringed puppets, they probably are better suited to sentimental adults than kids raised on Pixar. But this sticker is an expression of concern. -
Now: we're talking about "free-range parenting" - a phenomenon that has both adamant supporters who feel kids today are overprotected and opponents who feel the practice endangers children.
How do you feel about a more hands-off approach to child-rearing? Would you let your own child walk home alone from school or a park?
Guests: Dr. Alan Kazdin, director of the Yale Parenting Center and Jennifer Senior, journalist and the author of "All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenting". -
Now: Listen to what life is like in Manchuria: live.mprnews.org/Event/onmprnews http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-s32vdXIAAb7DY.jpg
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Last weekend we dropped our daughter off for a college visit and let her tour the school alone. She has to like it there, not us, she has to live there, not us and its her decision. What good would micromanaging the process do? We trust her to make her own decisions. The admissions department thought it was totally inappropriate for us not to be there, that was how she realized that was not the school for her. A few days later, different school, different attitude from the admissions department and she fell in love with the school. She didn't need us to tell her what to do...we trust her. Let your kids make their own decisions, on their own.
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WI Right-to-work fight moves to Senate after abrupt vote: jsonline.com/news/statepoli…by On MPR News via twitter 2/25/2015 5:10:12 PM
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Right To Work Voted Through By Labor Committee Republicans Amid Uproar
Wisconsin Public RadioRepublicans cut a public committee hearing on right-to-work legislation short on Tuesday night before voting to send the bill to the Senate floor, causing pandemonium among the dozens of people who had been waiting hours to speak. -
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Should videos from body cameras be made public? Listen or comment here: live.mprnews.org/Event/onmprnewsby On MPR News via twitter 2/25/2015 5:21:05 PM
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Our guest for our segment on body cameras, videos and privacy was Bill McGeveran, Professor of Law, University of Minnesota.
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Here is the wolf photo that @webertom1 mentioned to Jim Brandenburg: http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-tUu6gW4AEJt_h.jpg
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Author Michael Meyer on life 'In Manchuria'
In his new book, Michael Meyer describes the three years he spent living in Wasteland, a town in northeast China. -
If science doesn't thrill you--Michio Kaku will! Let's fill the Fitz with science-lovers! March 21. ow.ly/JBPh9 Be there.by Kerri Miller via twitter 2/25/2015 6:15:32 PM
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Photographer Jim Brandenburg captures daily one-minute views of nature
I'm thinking little projects like this can make a difference," he said. "Maybe someone that never gets into nature will see something and feel something." -
RT @laurazabel: The qualified 'miracle' of Minneapolis strib.mn/1FqbTC8by On MPR News via twitter 2/25/2015 6:43:07 PM
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Did 2015 Oscars work as TV entertainment?
For Screen Time this week, Kerri and Stephanie chat about the Oscars. -
MN photographer @JimBrandenburg captures daily one-minute views of nature: mprnews.org/story/2015/02/… http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-toOyoUMAApiXJ.jpg
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Free-range parenting: How much freedom should kids have?
Two parenting experts talk about the controversy surrounding free-range parenting, and the idea that parents should allow their children more freedom. -
Rewind: Wednesday, Feb. 23
9 a.m. When does "free-range parenting" become neglect?
9:45 a.m. Author Michael Meyer on life 'In Manchuria'
10 a.m. Oliver Sacks: The science of visual perception
11 a.m. What's next in the Wis. right-to-work debate?
11:15 a.m. Should body camera footage be public?
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Don't miss our convo on free-range parenting. Wow--phones & Twitter on fire! ow.ly/JE4Pkby Kerri Miller via twitter 2/25/2015 8:55:26 PM
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Toronto police not sure why that tunnel is there or who built it: npr.org/blogs/thetwo-w… http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-vQOHMUEAE6Qhn.jpg
by Tom Weber via twitter 2/26/2015 2:53:52 AM