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Gov. Scott signs foster care bill to give children normalcy
By Joe Lancos on April 17th, 2013 | Last updated: April 17, 2013 at 1:00 pm
Gov. Rick Scott signed the Let Kids Be Kids bill to allow foster parents to make decisions for their children. The bill will take effect July 1 and will give foster children a sense of normalcy.
Same-sex marriage’s effect on children
By Jennifer Mesika on March 29th, 2013 | Last updated: March 29, 2013 at 5:30 pm
The recent debate over same-sex marriage affects more than the rights of adults, but the lives of children as well.
Report challenges weight-loss myths
By Wade Millward on February 1st, 2013 | Last updated: February 1, 2013 at 5:27 pm
A New England Journal of Medicine report challenges popular myths and presumptions about weight loss, dieting and exercise.
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Gainesville couple brings home quintuplets after two months in Shands neonatal intensive care unit
By Stephanie Denardo on January 15th, 2013 | Last updated: January 15, 2013 at 5:43 pm
The first quintuplets born at Shands Hospital for Children are able to go home after spending two months in the neonatal ICU. Parents Kelley and Stacy Dyal are overjoyed to bring their newborns home.
Parents encouraged to monitor their children’s internet usage
By Alexys Martinez on August 16th, 2012 | Last updated: December 7, 2012 at 9:38 pm
Use of the internet is now a given for today’s children. As they explore the internet, they can get more than just the content they’re searching for online. As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Alexys Martinez reports, many of them receive personal messages [...]
How to talk with children about the movie theatre tragedy
By Front Page Edition on July 26th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 1:07 pm
By Blake Alderman – WUFT-FM As the investigation into the Colorado movie theatre shooting continues, many parents may wonder just how much exposure their children should have to the news coverage. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Blake Alderman talked with a child [...]
State officials remind parents about hot cars and kids
By Front Page Edition on July 10th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 1:22 pm
By Stephanie Strasser & Stephanie Denardo - WUFT-FM With rising temperatures and busy summer days, the Department of Children and Families and the Florida Highway Patrol are reminding parents and caregivers not to leave their children unattended in cars. Press Secretary of the Department [...]
Reducing risk factors for SIDS
By Front Page Edition on May 14th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 2:45 pm
By Maria Tridas – WUFT-FM The Back to Sleep Campaign educates parents and caregivers to do just that, place infants on their backs while they sleep to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. While the instances of the SIDS [...]
Local after-school program teaches students life lessons outside of the classroom
By Kelsey Peck on March 6th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 5:51 pm
A local after-school program is helping kids succeed in the classroom. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Kelsey Peck reports, this recently revamped program offers three components to strengthen a child academically and build character.
