InvestigateTV+: Debate over children sleepovers
(InvestigateTV) — InvestigateTV+ explores concerns behind sleepovers and gets professional insights, plus provides guidance for potential middle ground.
Then, we explain the secret language of some popular emojis and acronyms and give you solutions to navigate a child’s digital word.
A rite of passage or too big a risk?
Parents face a difficult decision when their children are invited to sleepovers, weighing the childhood tradition against safety concerns.
Experts warn that sometimes sleepovers are an opportunity for children to engage in high-risk behaviors while the adults are not looking.
Secret language of emojis
A laughing face with tears of joy, a simple red heart, a thumbs up—for most parents, these are the familiar, harmless emojis that pepper their children’s text messages. They are the shorthand of a digital generation, a quick and fun way to communicate.
But in the rapidly evolving world of online slang, some of these innocent-looking symbols are being used to hide a much darker conversation.
Finding strength after chemotherapy
For Lisa Steinhauser, hair has always been more than appearance. It is her craft, her artistry and her expression. When a routine mammogram in December 2021 changed everything, so did her relationship with it.
“I was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer,” Steinhauser said.
Bootlegging history of Louisiana
An unopened bottle of whiskey in a small-town museum is the key to a fascinating history of rum-running, Prohibition and a legendary train raid.
One of the oldest homes in the southwest Louisiana town of Gueydan is temporarily serving as a museum.
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