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Start cleaning your home more sustainably with these tips

Swapping out some basic supplies can help you explore eco-friendly cleaning. Swedish dishcloths, reusable cloths, detergent sheets, hand soap tablets and reusable bottles for mixing your own solutions are good building blocks for a green cleaning routine. Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR hide caption

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Start cleaning your home more sustainably with these tips

Environmentally-friendly living isn't an all-or-nothing equation: think of it as a spectrum of greens. Wherever you fall on that spectrum, green cleaning is one easy way to dip your toe into the green living waters. These tips will help you get started.

Start cleaning your home more sustainably with these tips

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Thursday

Family

Encore: Like Kit's planning for the end of a life

Talking about death makes many of us uncomfortable. NPR's Life Kit offers tips for starting an advance directive to prepare for a good death. (Story aired on All Things Considered on July, 12, 2020.)

Encore: Like Kit's planning for the end of a life

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Monday

Culture

Encore from NPR's 'Life Kit': The secret to a clean room is mastering the basics

If you're noticing the dust on the bookshelf or the crumbs on the floor, here are tips and tricks from NPR's Life Kit for how to clean better, starting with your bedroom.

Encore from NPR's 'Life Kit': The secret to a clean room is mastering the basics

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Tuesday

There's A Shortage Of Home Health Aides For The Elderly, And It's Getting Worse

Students at a training program, Cooperative Home Care Associates in New York, practice basic skills like a bed-bath on each other. Home health aides, provide basic, day-to-day support for elderly and disabled people, allowing them to age at home. Kavitha Cardoza hide caption

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National

There's A Shortage Of Home Health Aides For The Elderly, And It's Getting Worse

Advocates have been calling for changes in the field. They say these jobs are exhausting, with low wages, little respect and little career growth. "We need a complete transformation," one expert says.

There's A Shortage Of Home Health Aides For The Elderly, And It's Getting Worse

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Thursday

The Key To Stepparenting: Be Patient, It Takes Time
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Life Kit

The Key To Stepparenting: Be Patient, It Takes Time

Becoming a parent is challenging, and the same is true for those becoming stepparents. In this episode, we talk to experts — some of whom are stepparents themselves — about how you can navigate the process. They share their do's: let the biological parent deal with discipline — and their don'ts: don't say anything to the child that you wouldn't want them to repeat to the other parent.

The Key To Stepparenting: Be Patient, It Takes Time

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Sunday

Health Care

Home Health Aides, Who Help Elderly And Disabled People, Are In Short Supply

Home health aides work for low wages, but they're critical for elderly and disabled people. A proposal to inject billions of dollars in federal funding may be an opportunity for sweeping change.

Home Health Aides, Who Help Elderly And Disabled People, Are In Short Supply

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Monday

Millions of teens experience abusive relationships. Here's how adults can help
Kim Ryu for NPR

Life Kit

Millions of teens experience abusive relationships. Here's how adults can help

Teens face dating violence at alarming rates — but don't always have the experience to know what to do. Adults play a critical role in supporting them by talking frankly about relationships and taking action when a teen needs help.

Millions of teens experience abusive relationships. Here's how adults can help

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Monday

The Importance Of Mourning Losses (Even When They Seem Small)
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Life Kit

The Importance Of Mourning Losses (Even When They Seem Small)

It's normal to grieve when someone close to you dies. But what about the feelings that come with the loss of a job, or a long-awaited milestone? That's grief too, experts say — and it's normal.

The Importance Of Mourning Losses (Even When They Seem Small)

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Monday

'We Need To Be Nurtured, Too': Many Teachers Say They're Reaching A Breaking Point
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The Coronavirus Crisis

'We Need To Be Nurtured, Too': Many Teachers Say They're Reaching A Breaking Point

Educators tell NPR that the stress of teaching through the pandemic has affected their health and their personal lives. "It's like nothing I've experienced before," one teachers says.

'We Need To Be Nurtured, Too': Many Teachers Say They're Reaching A Breaking Point

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Tuesday

Abusive relationships are disturbingly common. Here's how to support a loved one
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Life Kit

Abusive relationships are disturbingly common. Here's how to support a loved one

Intimate partner violence is widespread and traumatic. Here's how you can help a friend or loved one in an abusive relationship.

Abusive relationships are disturbingly common. Here's how to support a loved one

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Sunday

Thursday

Undocumented Students Face Big Challenges With Remote Learning
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Undocumented Students Face Big Challenges With Remote Learning

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Undocumented students are among the most vulnerable children. Many struggle with the aftermath of traumatic experiences, yet the pandemic has made it much harder for educators to help.

Undocumented Students Face Big Challenges With Remote Learning

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Wednesday

Millions Of Kids Learn English At School. Teaching Them Remotely Hasn't Been Easy
Andrea D'Aquino for NPR

The Coronavirus Crisis

Millions Of Kids Learn English At School. Teaching Them Remotely Hasn't Been Easy

For children learning English, speaking the language can be a way to fit in. But teachers worry that remote learning means some students aren't hearing even casual English outside their classes.

Millions Of Kids Learn English At School. Teaching Them Remotely Hasn't Been Easy

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Sunday

Education

Pandemic Leaves Undocumented Students More Vulnerable

Many undocumented students struggle to deal with the traumatic events from their journey to the U.S. or since arriving. Amid the pandemic it's become harder for schools to help these students cope.

Pandemic Leaves Undocumented Students More Vulnerable

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Thursday

Monday

How to help your kids reframe their anxiety — and reclaim their superpowers
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Life Kit

How to help your kids reframe their anxiety — and reclaim their superpowers

Kids have anxiety — but it's not always a bad thing. Renee Jain and Dr. Shefali Tsabary have some ideas about how to help children use those feelings to their advantage.

How to help your kids reframe their anxiety — and reclaim their superpowers

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Thursday

How to cope with SAD or seasonal affective disorder
Annelise Capossela for NPR

Life Kit

How to cope with SAD or seasonal affective disorder

It's getting darker and colder, and there's still a pandemic. Oh, and then there's seasonal affective disorder. Here's how to spot it and what you can do.

How to cope with SAD or seasonal affective disorder

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Friday

As Students With Disabilities Return To Loudoun Schools, Some Parents Feel Left Out

Eli Daniluk, 4, looks out from his school bus on the first day that special education students were returning to in-person education in Loudoun County. He goes to Cool Springs Elementary in Leesburg, Virginia. Tyrone Turner/DCist/WAMU hide caption

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As Students With Disabilities Return To Loudoun Schools, Some Parents Feel Left Out

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While some families outside the district see Loudoun County as a model, some local parents of students with disabilities say the reality is more complicated.

As Students With Disabilities Return To Loudoun Schools, Some Parents Feel Left Out

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Wednesday

Advocates Make Final Push To Involve Hard-To-Count D.C. Areas In The Census

Advocates like ANC commissioner Olivia Henderson are working hard to get people to fill out the census. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption

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Advocates Make Final Push To Involve Hard-To-Count D.C. Areas In The Census

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Amid a pandemic and climate of social unrest, advocates are getting creative to encourage traditionally undercounted populations to fill out the census ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline.

Advocates Make Final Push To Involve Hard-To-Count D.C. Areas In The Census

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Tuesday

With Schools Still Closed, Children With Disabilities Are Falling Further Behind

Nico Rosenblatt, who is 8, has a developmental disability that requires a dedicated aide in the classroom. But since schools closed because of the pandemic in the spring, his parents say he is falling behind and acting out. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption

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With Schools Still Closed, Children With Disabilities Are Falling Further Behind

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Schools in the Washington region have started the academic year virtually, a reality that is weighing heavily on children with disabilities who often need dedicated help in the classroom.

With Schools Still Closed, Children With Disabilities Are Falling Further Behind

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Monday

Researchers Warn Nearly Half Of U.S. Child Care Centers Could Be Lost To Pandemic
Sam Rowe for NPR

The Coronavirus Crisis

Researchers Warn Nearly Half Of U.S. Child Care Centers Could Be Lost To Pandemic

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Child care centers are struggling to keep their doors open during the pandemic. Many say they're facing the double challenges of losing customers and new safety regulations.

Researchers Warn Nearly Half Of U.S. Child Care Centers Could Be Lost To Pandemic

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Wednesday

As International Students Look Beyond U.S., The D.C. Region Could See An Economic Hit

Nikita Chinchwade says she's enjoyed her experience as an international student at the University of Maryland, but understands the challenges other students have faced — some of which have prompted them to look to other countries as places to study. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption

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As International Students Look Beyond U.S., The D.C. Region Could See An Economic Hit

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A decline in the number of international students coming to the U.S. is expected to have an outsized impact in the Washington region, which has tens of thousands of scholars from abroad.

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Sunday

Health

Life Kit: Planning For The End Of A Life

Talking about death makes many of us uncomfortable, so we don't plan for it. NPR's Life Kit offers tips for starting an advanced directive to prepare for a good death.

Life Kit: Planning For The End Of A Life

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