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.


112 Pieces

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The goal of childhood is to prepare kids to live successfully in a world full of bumps and scrapes.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:31
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For the remainder of the flight, that parent felt as if she had an ally. She knew someone really saw and valued her family.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:26
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We seem to carry our fathers’ opinions of us throughout our lives.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:36
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The baby of the family has a different sort of existence from the very beginning.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:44
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Ann Patchett's bestselling novel "State of Wonder" tells the story of medical researchers studying an Amazonian tribe in which woman routinely bear...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2014
  • Length: 02:43
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From our first breath, we seek connection.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:38
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A dad of three little boys recently blogged about his frustration with middle-aged people telling him he should “cherish this time” with his kids, ...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2013
  • Length: 02:32
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A new baby monitor has more bells and whistles than ever before. This monitor maintains information on everything about a baby: the temperature i...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 02:20
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The human family provides a great laboratory for learning about what works—and what doesn’t—in relationships.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2013
  • Length: 02:25
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Time drags for kids who don’t have awareness of the passing days. While seasons rush by in a blur for busy adults, young children may feel that wi...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2013
  • Length: 02:11
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A dad of three little boys recently blogged about his frustration with middle-aged people telling him he should “cherish this time” with his kids, ...

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A recent family gathering came on the heels of a large appliance purchase. During an evening of conversation and play, The Box which had contained ...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2013
  • Length: 02:11
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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