Family

Sharon Gwinn holds a picture of her husband, who had Lewy body dementia toward the end of his life. Reckless financial behavior was one of the first signs of the disease. "It's what attacked his brain first," Gwinn says.

A loved one's dementia will break your heart. Don't let it wreck your finances

8:25am June 13, 2023

by Sarah Boden

Families can get blindsided by risky behavior with money, sometimes even before a diagnosis. Having tough conversations and setting up guardrails in advance can help prevent disaster.

How to respond to the question, 'Why don't you want to have kids?'

6:22pm June 10, 2023

by Marielle Segarra

Deciding to be child-free can be met with lots of unwanted questions that are nosey and intrusive. Life Kit reports on how to respond to some of the comments and judgments of other people.

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Trans-rights supporters filled a meeting of Florida's medical boards on Feb. 10, 2023 in Tallahassee. The boards voted to approve rules banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth, rules later codified by the state legislature.

Florida families face confusion after gender-affirming care ban temporarily blocked

4:55pm June 09, 2023

by Melissa Block

This week, a judge temporarily blocked Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for kids. It's seen as a win for trans rights but a chilling effect has left some providers and families confused on care.

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National

A woman remembers visiting her grandmother, a member of the Shoshone Nation in Utah

7:52am June 09, 2023

by Jo Corona

Growing up in the 1950s, Gwen Timbimboo Davis, a Native American, spent most summers visiting the reservation where her grandmother lived. She talks to her daughter about her memories.

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The Boppy Newborn Lounger has now been linked to at least 10 babies' deaths since 2015 — including two that were reported after the 2021 recall, according to federal authorities.

2 more infants die using Boppy loungers after a product recall was issued in 2021

3:39pm June 06, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

The loungers were sold in stores such as Amazon, Pottery Barn Kids, Target and Walmart from January 2004 to September 2021. A total of 10 deaths have been linked to the product.

A scene from the popular Ethiopian soap opera Yegna, which sends messages about health and well-being to its teen viewers. Topics range from child marriage to menstrual pads.

She writes for a hit Ethiopian soap opera. This year, the plot turns on child marriage

3:35pm June 04, 2023

by Veronique Mistiaen

The show is Yegna. Its goal (besides entertainment) is to tackle issues affecting teen girls (and boys, too), from a lack of menstrual pads to why betting is unwise. We talk to one of the writers.

Science

The power of lullabies

5:37pm June 03, 2023

We think of lullabies as a sweet way of easing children into sleep. But the power of a lullaby can go further — to comfort, and to heal, even under the most difficult circumstances.

A new NPR/Ipsos poll reveals Americans support teachers, and believe they are paid unfairly.

Poll: Americans say teachers are underpaid, about half of Republicans oppose book bans

12:05pm June 02, 2023

by Cory Turner

Are parents, teachers and the public feeling as divided as the headlines make it seem? A pair of new NPR/Ipsos polls reveals division, to be sure, but also surprising consensus.

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