Kids And Parenting

Education

Lack of affordable child care costs WA $2 billion per year, report says

Paige Browning talks with child care advocate Ryan Pricco about how a shortage of affordable child care in Washington is affecting the state's economy.

Business

Parenting in the age of Alexa? It’s complicated

This week’s episode of Prime(d) talks about the relationship between children and Alexa, Amazon’s AI-powered virtual assistant. Kids love to ask Alexa questions. And Alexa is listening.

If you're a mom on the night shift, where do your kids sleep?

It’s dinner time, and Tiffany Montgomery will head to work soon. But first, she drops her five kids off at child care, where they’ll spend the night.

Goodnight, Seattle. A story in pictures

At night in Seattle, There was a high-rise janitor. And a karaoke party with a night Lyft driver.

Health

Flavored vaping banned for four months in Washington state

The Wash. state Board of Health voted Wednesday afternoon to temporarily ban flavored vaping products, including flavored THC. The decision comes after more than a thousand people have come down with a vaping-related lung illness.

Education

Do phones belong in the classroom? Seattle Public Schools weighs K-8 student cell phone ban

Now that most middle-school students have cell phones, some teachers are embracing the technology for schoolwork and to communicate with kids. Others say it's the

Health

After three teen deaths, local schools warn families about illicit pills

After three student overdose deaths in the Seattle area, school administrators and public-health officials are warning parents to talk with their children about drugs.