April 8, 2019 Have you heard the term “snowplow parents?” They’re the moms and dads who swoop in and fix everything before their sons and daughters even know there’s an obstacle ahead. But studies show young people with overly-involved parents deal with anxiety and depression more than those who handle adversity on their own. On today’s show I spoke with a parenting expert and a psychologist about this parenting style and how to build a healthy relationship with our kids as they enter adulthood. You can join a conversation on the topic in our parenting Facebook group. Tune in tomorrow when I’ll be talking with NPR’s Noel King about how journalists should cover difficult topics. ~ Angela Davis, MPR News host | Forecast
This is your reminder that it's never safe to put away the snowblowers and shovels until at least June. The storm core moves in Wednesday night and Thursday. Snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour, lightning, thunder and wind gusts over 40 mph may create blizzard conditions in southern Minnesota.
In a statement, the White House said Randolph "Tex" Alles "has done a great job at the agency" and would be replaced by James M. Murray, a career Secret Service member, who will start in May.
DFL leaders say the tax increase would hit big businesses that got a windfall in the federal tax plan. Senate Republicans said the proposal is unworkable and that they will fight it.
The "Desperate Housewives" star and the other parents will admit to charges in the scheme, which authorities say involved rigging standardized test scores and bribing coaches at such prestigious schools as Yale and Georgetown.
