The Parent Report With Doug Cope

The Pre-K Education

WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with Steve Barnett, President of the ...

WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with Steve Barnett, President of the National Institute for Early Education Research, about how Pre-K programs are improving.

Kids In Cars

WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with Kate Bullock, Coordinator of Family ...

WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with Kate Bullock, Coordinator of Family Support at the Children's Trust, about the importance of never leaving your small children in the car alone.

Laundry Pods

WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with Doctor Gary Smith at Nationwide ...

WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with Doctor Gary Smith at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, about how more than 700 children under age 6 were hospitalized in the last two years after ingesting laundry pods, which can look like large pieces of candy.

Movie Ratings

WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with Dan Romer from the Annenberg ...

WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with Dan Romer from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania about how the Journal Pediatrics found the more parents watched violent movies the more they felt it was okay for younger teenagers to view those movies.

More Sleep

WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with Doctor Jyoti Krishna at the ...

WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with Doctor Jyoti Krishna at the Cleveland Clinic about how important sleep is for growing kids and how one of the main reasons why kids aren't getting enough sleep is because parents aren't enforcing the sleep rules.

Top Baby Names

WBZ's Doug Cope reveals today's top baby names.

My Ideal School

WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with a few of the 9th ...

WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with a few of the 9th annual "My Ideal School" contest winners.

Teen Drug Use Survey

WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with Wilson Compton at the National ...

WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with Wilson Compton at the National Institute on Drug Abuse about their recent survey of drug use by high school students and how electronic cigarettes are becoming more popular among the young.

Fortified Cereals

WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with dietician Samantha Heller about how ...

WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with dietician Samantha Heller about how those fortified cereals your kids eat may not be good for them.

Sleeping Baby

WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with Carrie Shapiro-Mendoza, a senior scientist ...

WBZ's Doug Cope speaks with Carrie Shapiro-Mendoza, a senior scientist at the Centers for Disease Control's Maternal and Infant Health Branch, about how more than half of the infants in the U.S. are still placed to sleep with bedding that can be harmful.