How to find a playdate for your trans child Worrying about your kid's social life is part of being a parent. And it’s not always easy. Especially if you are raising a transgender child. In this... KUOW Staff
My mom's mental illness told through photos Since 2009, I have been making photographs of my mentally ill, substance-abusing mother. Her diagnoses change frequently – from alcoholism to... Melissa Spitz
Seattle kids ask their teachers, 'Why is Trump so mean?' A little girl went home in tears recently: She had been called "a Trump" at her school in Seattle. A first-grade boy, the son of a KUOW employee, asked... Ann Dornfeld
A few words against ‘parenting’ from a child development researcher The concept of "parenting" has only been around since the 1960s. Child development researcher Alison Gopnik believes our modern views on child raising... John O'Brien
Seattle Children's clinic tackles special health needs of transgender kids Emily Fox talks with Dr. David Breland, medical director of the Gender Clinic at Seattle Children's Hospital. The new clinic will provide mental health... Emily Fox
Got guns? Here's why safe storage could save your life Kim Malcolm talks with Dr. Joseph Simonetti about the public health implications of safe firearm storage. His research finds that adolescents with risk... Kim Malcolm
No more homework, say many Seattle elementary schools Many Seattle elementary schools are doing away with homework this fall, citing a growing body of evidence that take-home assignments tend not to help... Ann Dornfeld
I was homeless and my life was trash. Then this Seattle family took me in This is me and my family. My mom, my dad, brother, and sister. (Not pictured: cats.) Six months ago, they were just strangers. And s ix months ago, I... April Reyes
Marlo Mack on 'How to be a Girl' Bill Radke speaks with local independent podcast producer Marlo Mack about how she came to accept that the child she thought was her son was actually... Bill Radke
My dad's Cinderella story: Finding love in Somalia My dad's life story is kind of like Cinderella’s. My dad, Abdul-Basit Hassan, grew up without a mom, worked for an evil relative and found his princess... Zubeyda Ahmed