KLRU-TV, Austin PBS » Parents http://www.klru.org Inspiring Austin Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:59:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Jumping Into Action with Maya & Miguel http://www.klru.org/blog/2010/09/jumping-into-action-with-maya-miguel/ http://www.klru.org/blog/2010/09/jumping-into-action-with-maya-miguel/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:11:13 +0000 maappleman http://www.klru.org/?p=2089 more →]]> May and Miguel playing soccerMAYA & MIGUEL are Pumped Up to Get Kids Moving!

Weekdays at 2 pm
Monday, September 20th – Tuesday, September 28th

As national spokes-kids for First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign against childhood obesity, our twin-tastic spitfires can’t wait to energize kids EVERYWHERE to start eating and playing healthy.

]]> http://www.klru.org/blog/2010/09/jumping-into-action-with-maya-miguel/feed/ 0 WordGirl's Season Premiere http://www.klru.org/blog/2010/08/wordgirls-season-premiere/ http://www.klru.org/blog/2010/08/wordgirls-season-premiere/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:57:30 +0000 maappleman http://www.klru.org/?p=1897 more →]]> Word Girl and her sidekick HuggyA STUPENDOUS new season of WordGirl kicks off with the back-to-school special episode “Bummertime/The Home Run King,” premiering Monday, August 23rd at 3:30pm on KLRU.
(repeats: Tuesday, September 7 at 3:30pm)

Becky just wants to read a book on the last day of summer but Tobey and his latest robot creation are AGGRAVATING her. Can WordGirl figure out how to stop crime and PROLONG her last day of vacation?

Then, when TJ foils a crime during his baseball game with an EXTRAORDINARY home run, he becomes “the Home Run King,” the city’s latest superhero. FORTUNATELY, WordGirl steps in to save the day when he gets in over his head fighting real crimes.

Six new episodes will broadcast throughout the fall beginning September 13th.

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As families prepare for a new school year, parents can ease the transition by initiating some conversations and trying new routines.

http://www.pbs.org/parents/goingtoschool/starting_school.html

]]> http://www.klru.org/blog/2010/08/going-to-school/feed/ 0 PBS KIDS Photo Factory App http://www.klru.org/blog/2010/07/1891/ http://www.klru.org/blog/2010/07/1891/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:48:00 +0000 maappleman http://www.klru.org/?p=1891 PBS KIDS Photo Factory App on iTunesDownload the free PBS KIDS Photo Factory App on iTunes or visit PBSPARENTS.org

For games, podcasts, wallpapers, ringtones and more….

Visit PBSKIDS.org/mobile

]]> http://www.klru.org/blog/2010/07/1891/feed/ 0 The Charlie Rose Brain Series http://www.klru.org/blog/2010/07/the-charlie-rose-brain-series/ http://www.klru.org/blog/2010/07/the-charlie-rose-brain-series/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:29:31 +0000 maappleman http://www.klru.org/?p=1869 more →]]> Cross image of a human brainThe Charlie Rose Brain Series explores one of sciences final frontiers, the study of the human brain.

Charlie will interview the most knowledgeable scientists and researchers in hopes of illuminating a new topic of study. Each monthly episode will examine different subjects of the brain, including perception, social interaction, aging and creativity.

We will also look at scientific discovery and advances in technology, in the hope that someday terrible illnesses such as depression, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s will be history.

Our special colleague on this journey is Dr. Eric Kandel.
He is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist and professor at Columbia University. He’s also affiliated with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

He received the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 2000 for his research into the biological mechanisms of learning and memory.

Topics:

  1. The Great Mysteries of the Human Brain
  2. The Perceiving Brain
  3. The Acting Brain
  4. The Social Brain
  5. The Developing Brain (great program for parents)
  6. The Aging Brain
  7. The Emotional Brain
  8. The Anxious Brain
  9. The Mentally Ill Brain

Programs may be viewed online or check out the broadcast schedule on KLRU.

Upcoming Shows:

July 20: The Disordered Brain

September 28: The Deciding Brain

October: The Artistic Brain

November: The New Science of the Mind

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