Let's Talk Kids

Series produced by NPR Illinois

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Claudia Quigg 

In less than four short minutes, Claudia Quigg gives parents a healthy dose of encouragement, as she thoughtfully examines the issues facing today’s families.

Let’s Talk Kids, a regular segment produced in the studios of WUIS, comes from child development specialist, Claudia Quigg. Claudia is the founder and Executive Director of Baby TALK, a non-profit organization designed to positively impact child development and nurture healthy parent/child relationships during the critical early years. She also serves as an adjunct assistant professor at Millikin University and writes a column for the Decatur Herald & Review.


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I’ve recently observed many parents frantically trying one punishment after another as they react to the ornery antics of their little ones. Child...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:55
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This young couple left their doctor’s office with a confirmation of their suspicions that they are to become parents. And suddenly, they know that...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:32
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Instead of recognizing that both children are doing just fine, they’ve fallen into the trap of comparing their children.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:32
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Somewhere between the super bowl and baseball’s opening day, it happens every year. Here we are, right in the thick of flu season.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:26
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Last week I shared with you the first five in my list of “Ten Things I Know for Sure” about raising children, ideas that reflect a combination of c...

  • Added: May 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:37
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My favorite refrigerator magnet reads, “Before I had kids, I had three theories about raising children. Now I have three kids, and no theories.”

  • Added: May 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:32
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It happens to the best of us. Last month, British Prime Minster David Cameron and his wife took their three children to a pub in the English count...

  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 02:25
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It makes sense that a child who gets straight A’s in math and reading will go on to be a CEO at a Fortune 500 company. But what about the straight ...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2009
  • Length: 03:31
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Fun with Dick and Jane was the answer. The question? “What book do you remember from your early childhood?”

  • Added: Nov 09, 2009
  • Length: 03:26
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Halloween is perhaps children’s favorite holiday, second only to the giftbonanza that Christmas has become. Halloween is made for kids, offering in...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2009
  • Length: 03:35
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Just because Tommy can write his name, recognize all his letters, and count to 100 doesn't mean he's ready for kindergarten

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  • Added: Oct 26, 2009
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There are two big questions guaranteed to offend mothers - Don't ask them ...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2009
  • Length: 03:14