For 75 years, Highlights’ magazine has received thousands of letters and email from kids every year, and we answer every single one. ‘Dear Highlights’ has always served as a way to help ease children’s concerns and help encourage them to become their best selves. In so doing, we’ve sustained an ongoing, authentic dialogue with kids that has deepened our understanding of their worries and fears, as well as their hopes and dreams. Our goal of the’ Dear Highlights’ podcast is is to elevate the voices of children from these letters and help parents raise kids to be curious, creative, caring, and confident.
A special conversation with Christine French Cully
Dear Highlights host Christine French Cully is celebrating her 30-year anniversary of working at Highlights. In this special episode, CEO Kent Johnson interviews her on her career, mission and purpose, and her insights on children.
7/31/2024 • 23 minutes, 28 seconds
War in Ukraine and Kids (Rebroadcast)
Amanda Morgan from Save the Children joins the podcast to share what the past few weeks have been like for the children of Ukraine, what Save the Children is doing to help children impacted by war and how we can help kids here in the US who are frightened by the war and its possible impacts for the world. Listen in to hear:
● The long-term effects of displacement and war on kids
● What we can do when our kids are worried about the threat of nuclear war
● How kids around the world can support the children of Ukraine
To support Save the Children’s work in the Ukraine, visit https://www.savethechildren.org/us/where-we-work/ukraine.
10/11/2022 • 27 minutes, 14 seconds
Suicidal Thoughts (Rebroadcast)
It may be hard to fathom, but children as young as age 8 can have suicidal thoughts, and many parents don’t know when their children are in crisis. In this week’s Dear Highlights podcast and in honor of Mental Health Awareness month, our host Christine French Cully, talks with Dr. John Ackerman, a child clinical psychologist and the Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the Center for Suicide Prevention and Research (CSPR) at Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH) in Columbus, Ohio, about risk factors and treatments for mood disorders and suicide in children, and how to tell if your child is at risk.
9/27/2022 • 32 minutes, 27 seconds
Sharing Climate Change Hope with Kids
Many of today’s kids are worried about climate change. Climate scientist and expert communicator Dr. Katherine Hayhoe joins the podcast for a hope-filled conversation about how we can inspire children to see a future of climate change solutions — and how listening to kids can inspire adults, too. Listen in as Dr. Hayhoe shares: Why it’s important to talk to kids about climate changeHow to describe climate change to kids in just one minuteWhat gives her hope that we can still tackle the challenges a changing earth will bringRecommended resources:http://www.globalweirdingseries.comhttps://sciencemoms.com/https://vimeo.com/151923918https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Saving-Us/Katharine-Hayhoe/9781982143831https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/623543/the-future-we-choose-by-christiana-figueres-and-tom-rivett-carnac/
