Let's Talk Kids
Series produced by NPR Illinois
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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His greatest desire is to beat his dad, and most of the time he succeeds.
- Added: Oct 29, 2013
- Length: 02:17
During the vulnerable seasons of our lives—early childhood, illness and old age—we depend on the help of caregivers.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:29
But for toddlers, the tipping point is always just within reach.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:36
Maria Trozzi’s book Talking with Children about Loss describes how children understand death at different ages.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:41
A child learning to separate from his parents at daycare or preschool will awaken from a dream in which he’s abandoned.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:14
Conscientious parents prepare all the time. They plan ahead to make the path smooth to ensure their kids’ success.
- Added: Aug 30, 2013
- Length: 02:28
Parenting has never been and will never be a one-size-fits-all proposition.
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:27
We feed them healthy food, teach them discipline, and support them in their academic learning. But sometimes, we busy parents forget one crucial t...
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:25
Many parents feel sorry for their children when they face challenges and treat them as “vulnerable children” for years to come, compounding their d...
- Added: Oct 28, 2013
- Length: 02:24
All sorts of magical things occur when parent and child curl up together with a good book.
- Added: Oct 29, 2013
- Length: 02:27
By now many of us have already made New Year’s Resolutions.
- Added: Oct 29, 2013
- Length: 02:24
Moms and dads capture the history of their children’s lives with photographs.
- Added: Oct 29, 2013
- Length: 02:35
Keep Calm and Carry On was penned on a propaganda poster produced in England during the beginning of World War II. These words were intended to en...
- Added: Nov 04, 2013
- Length: 02:14
In our youth, our knees don’t creak. Our sleep is largely undisturbed. Our energy is boundless. And most importantly, a universe of possibility awa...
- Added: Nov 04, 2013
- Length: 02:27
When Sarah glanced in the backseat from her car’s rearview mirror, she saw a sight that amazed her. Her two preschool-aged children, so often enga...
- Added: Nov 04, 2013
- Length: 02:33
The stereo blares “76 Trombones” as the marchers step in line. Is it the annual Independence Day Parade? Nope. It’s your own family marching dow...
- Added: Nov 04, 2013
- Length: 02:23
While I adore family trips and the love that they rekindle among parents and their kids, there is also a time for a trip for mom and dad. Alone. ...
- Added: Nov 04, 2013
- Length: 02:13
Human beings operate most confidently when we know the limits. Suffering from a fear of heights, I can only enjoy a mountainous scenic overlook whe...
- Added: Nov 04, 2013
- Length: 02:15
Six-month-old granddaughter Emmy has alot to say, but most people around her would never know it.
- Added: Nov 04, 2013
- Length: 02:19
A new baby monitor has more bells and whistles than ever before. This monitor maintains information on everything about a baby:
- Added: May 06, 2013
- Length: 02:20
