Childhood Matters & Nuestros Ninos

The radio shows for parents
and all who care about kids

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Facts & Figures

Between 2001 and 2007, California’s rates of childhood asthma have increased from 14% to 16%.

The factors that predict mental health problems can be identified before children enter kindergarten.

One million, or roughly 12% of California’s children, are obese or overweight.

 

An estimated 137,000 positions are available within the afterschool workforce in California. While mostly part-time and seasonal employees, the number of afterschool workers comprise nearly 75% of the elementary teacher workforce or more than all police and firefighters in California combined.

California is home to approximately 3.2 million or 13% of the nation’s zero-to-five population.

Poor children are more likely to experience lapses in health coverage.

California’s teen birth rate is 40 per 1,000, up from 39 per 1,000 in just one year.

Every child should have a reliable source of preventive medical care. Yet more than 800,000 children do not have a usual place to go when they are sick or in need of health advice.

One million students have entered the state’s public schools over the last 15 years.

1.7 million California children do not have dental insurance.

 

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Policy Priorities

Improve kindergarten readiness by identifying and addressing the needs of struggling students earlier through developmentally-appropriate assessments in early learning settings and kindergarten, and adopt a statewide kindergarten readiness assessment.

Create a comprehensive system that enables early detection of mental health needs and delivers those services in a timely and age-appropriate manner.

Implement a comprehensive and balanced package of K-12 reforms and investments that includes an equitable and transparent finance system for all schools; policies that support the recruitment, retention and equitable distribution of high-quality staff; and additional resources to ensure all students succeed and learn in safe, well-equipped instructional settings.

 

Improve children’s access to oral health services, including the important steps of providing adequate funding for dental care and streamlining Denti-Cal.

 

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Reports & Research

California’s Early Learning & Development System, 2010

Recruiting Teachers to High-Need Schools: A Career Pathway that Builds on California’s Afterschool Infrastructure, 2010

California Report Card, 2010

 

The Impact of Industry Self-Regulation on the Nutritional Quality of Foods Advertised on Television to Children, 2009

Healthier Kids, Stronger Families & A Better Future for California, 2009

Afterschool Workforce Development Strategies: From Recruitment to Career Pathways, 2009

Kindergarten Readiness Data: Improving Children’s Success in School, 2009

California County Scorecard of Children’s Well-Being, 2008

California County Data Book, 2007

 

Childhood Matters is a live one-hour weekly call-in radio show on 98.1 KISS-FM in the San Francisco Bay Area, 105.1 KOCN-FM in Monterey and Santa Cruz, La Nuestra KBBF 89.1 FM in the North Bay, 1480 KGOE-AM in Eureka, and can be heard anytime online at www.childhoodmatters.org. Presented by Interactive Parenting Media, whose mission is to inform and inspire parents and all who care about children so that every child may be happy, healthy, and thrive, Childhood Matters and its Spanish-language counterpart, Nuestros Niños, provide respectful, inclusive public forums through interactive radio.

Featured programs by Childhood Issue Area

Early Learning & Development

April 18, 2009
The Need for Preschool
Listen [ 55 mb, mp3 ]

January 6, 2008
How Children Learn Language
Listen [ 27 mb, mp3 ]

Children’s Oral Health

February 21, 2009
Good Oral Health
Listen [ 28 mb, mp3 ]

Childhood Obesity

March 7, 2009
Health and Nutrition
Listen [ 28 mb, mp3 ]

K-12 Education/Education Reform

October 18, 2009
Closing the Achievement Gap Through Parent Involvement
Listen [ 52 mb, mp3 ]

October 4, 2009
Raising a Child Who Loves to Read
Listen [ 52 mb, mp3 ]

Complete archive of Childhood Matters programs

Programas segun el
area tematica

Programas para las Horas Despues de la Escuela

5 de octubre de 2008
Las Horas Después de la Escuela Pueden Ser Provechosas o Peligrosas para Nuestros Niños
Escuche [ 28 mb, mp3 ]

Salud Oral Infantil

1 de febrero de 2009
Salud Oral Infantil: Nuestros Niños Sonríen con
Bocas y Dientes Sanos
Escuche [ 28 mb, mp3 ]

Obesidad Infantil

9 de noviembre 2008
La Obesidad y la Diabetes Amenazan a Nuestros Niños y Familias: Prevención e Intervención
Escuche [ 28 mb, mp3 ]

Nuestros Niños es un programa de radio semanal con participación de los radioescuchas, el cual se transmite en vivo desde La Kalle 100.7 y 105.7 FM, La Nuestra KBBF 89.1 FM, Tricolor KLOK 99.5 FM, Jose KSES 107.1 FM y KMBX-AM 700. La misión de Interactive Parenting Media es informar e inspirar a los padres de familia y a todos a quienes les importan los niños, para que todo niño sea feliz, sano, y pueda prosperar. Nosotros ofrecemos un foro público inclusivo y respetuoso a través de nuestros programas de radio interactivos-Childhood Matters y Nuestros Niños-y otros medios de comunicación en inglés y español. Está dirigido a los padres de familia y a todos los interesados en el bienestar de nuestros niños. La audiencia de este programa, padres de familia, familiares, maestros, otros quienes tienen niños a su cuidado, cruza todas las divisiones políticas, étnicas, y económicas de nuestra sociedad. La audiencia es todo aquel quien esté interesado en ayudar a nuestros niños a crecer y convertirse en adultos saludables y productivos.

Un archivo completo del programa de radio Nuestros Niños