The Exchange

As a longtime journalist and the former editor of the New York Times Motherlode blog, KJ Dell'Antonia asked and answered a lot of parenting questions, but the most intriguing: why isn't this more fun? In her new book she identifies ten areas that give parents the most grief, such as mornings, chores, or screentime. She explores why they are hard, and offers specific steps to change what we do about the problem and how we think about parenting.

Over the next several weeks, the N.H. Dept. of Health and Human Services is looking for input from the public on a draft of a new ten-year plan for the state's mental-health system that has been in the works for several months. Among the areas in need of substantial improvement, according to many: children's mental health care. The draft is due by mid-October, with the final version due in November. GUESTS: Dellie Champagne - Community engagement coordinator for the N.H. Children's Behavioral

We take a look at the health of New Hampshire's economy, real estate market, and banks ten years after the recession. We also talk about the importance of migration for growing the state, and the announcement of new jobs at BAE, a Londonderry company leaving the state because of a lack of public rail, and ARMI's plan to be in production by spring.

N.H.'s congressional delegation reacts to the Kavanaugh hearing. Key New Hampshire unions make endorsements in the gubernatorial race. A U.N.H. student is the third person charged with voter fraud. And Dartmouth decides to move racially insensensitive murals to an off-campus storage facility.

We talk with the author of a new biography about Eliza Hamilton, and discover she was more than just Founding Father Alexander Hamilton’s devoted wife. The new biography, "Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton," follows Eliza Hamilton through her early years, to the ups and downs of her married life and the aftermath of Alexander’s tragic death, to her involvement in many projects that cemented her legacy as one of the unsung heroes of our nation’s

As transportation companies continue to roll out autonomous vehicles, new safety concerns, and questions about regulations, provide new challenges. Still - the technology is here and it's growing, so we look at how well it's working and where the problems are.

In July, Governor Sununu's School Safety Preparedness Task Force released a report with more than 50 recommendations addressing school safety, covering such issues as improving school culture by expanding social and emotional learning programs and fortifying school building by installing security cameras and special "Columbine" locks. (Scroll down to read the full report.) When it comes to gun laws, the task force recommended the legislature study such issues as background checks for gun

We get an update on reform efforts at the Manchester VA. A Hampton couple is charged with a felony for allegedly voting in New Hampshire and Massachusetts in 2016. N.H. Senate Democrats have outlined the agenda they will pursue if they gain a majority in the Statehouse. And a dead whale washes up on on Jenness Beach in Rye, offering a chance to learn about the mammals, but moving it proves a challenge.

We follow up on the recent series by NHPR's Morning Edition team, called "Taking A Toll," on the opioid epidemic's affect on kids. The series looked at a range of impacts on children and also talked to a wide array of Granite Staters who are trying to help. GUESTS: Mary McIntyre - NHPR's Morning Edition producer. She produced the recent Taking A Toll series. Peter Evers - CEO of Riverbend Community Mental Health , which provides a variety of services for children and families across that state.

There are 48 New Hampshire peaks over 4000 feet, drawing hikers from all over. The official Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) Four Thousand Footer Club was formed in 1957 to introduce hikers to some of the less known sections of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. For most hikers, it's about the experience and the view, but for some, it's that and more: peak-bagging to complete "the List", or the much tougher "Grid". We explain the terms and hear tales of those drawn to N.H.'s 48.