Positive, safe and educational viewing

When you chose WQPT, you're making a positive choice for your children and the young people you care about. WQPT is a safe-haven of quality programming for children. We provide positive, safe and educated viewing alternatives for your family. We're also continuing to explore new ways to serve you better—by helping to create a community that can work together to care for and nurture our children.

Not only is WQPT the region's best resource for quality programming, we are also committed to providing local kids and families with other resources that enhance their lives through and beyond their viewing experience, specifically for this community.

Parents, families and caregivers make a significant and important impact on a child's life—WQPT, whether on-air or on the web, supports your efforts to raise good kids and responsible citizens. You can trust us as a safe harbor for quality programming and an invaluable information resource.

 

PBS Parents You're just a click away from PBS Parents, a site that helps you raise a child who is ready to learn. A 'PBS Parent' is a mom or a dad, a grandma or grandpa, a friend or a caregiver—any adult who helps a child learn and grow. PBS Parents is about together-time—the time you spend playing and learning with your child. Parent Time—the time you spend learning how to be a better parent.

 

Here our Top 10 List of tips for
parents, families and others

1) Every child grows at his/her own pace. Make sure that the activities you provide for your children are "developmentally appropriate" for their age and abilities.

2) A family is a child's first teacher, and a child's home is the first classroom. A warm, nurturing environment and routine is ideal for learning.

3) Children learn by doing and learning. Engage children and encourage them to explore and discover the world around them.

4) Children take pride in learning new things, making friends and developing independence. Help your child develop confidence in a challenging world through positive messages and tasks he/she can accomplish.

5) Early relationships are building blocks. Help your children build trust and confidence in others by surrounding them with secure, nurturing and responsive adults.

6) Children are copycats and learn through the actions of others. Let them "model" your behaviors and grow through kindness, cooperation, generosity and caring for others.

7) Children learn through repetition and variety. Repetition in different forms also increases the chance of reaching kids with different learning styles.

8) Children learn language at different rates and times. Talk with your child, share stories, play games... keep communicating in a variety of ways.

9) Children make sense of new information by fitting it into what they already know. For instance, a child understands better what happens at the post office after he/she receives a letter or postcard.

10) Children's emotional development impacts learning. Help children express their frustrations and failures as they learn patience and persistence.