Children's Issues

Ada Calhoun, author of <em>Instinctive Parenting,</em> makes the case that children will turn out fine if parents simply trust their gut. But Po Bronson, co-author of <em>NurtureShock,</em> begs to differ — he says instincts may tell parents when something needs to be done, but not how to do it. He maintains experts are still relevant for that.

Health

Mental health, school safety among top parental concerns in new report

Colin Jackson | MPRN

Mental health, school safety, and teacher retention all ranked among the top concerns listed in the final report from the Michigan Parents’ Council.

Health

UM study finds many children with diabetes not getting eye exams

Steve Carmody

A new University of Michigan study finds a large percentage of children with diabetes are not getting necessary vision exams.Dr. Joshua Stein is with the…

Community

Prominent civic organizations in Detroit accept Obama's "My Brother's Keeper Challenge"

Michigan Radio Newsroom

About 50 civic leaders met today in Detroit to develop a plan to improve life outcomes for young men of color.The group is taking up the challenge of…

Health

Medical research needs more kids in studies

Michigan Radio Newsroom

Overall, 44% of parents say they'd allow their child to take part in medical research if the child had the disease being studied.Yet only 5% say their…