“Our data show families in financial trouble are working hard, playing by the rules — and the game is stacked against them.”-Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Tyagi, The Two Income Trap. How is the “game” stacked against families in this country? One of the major ways is the lack of affordable, high-quality child care. 68% of [...]
Does this supermarket scene sound familiar? I’ve got a shopping list in my hand, an empty fridge back home, and a wailing toddler at my side whose having a full blown supermarket meltdown. I don’t have time to meander in the aisles: I have dinner to make, a toddler to soothe, and five minutes before [...]
We Are! A few weeks ago, all U.S. children under the age of five grew to amazing heights. Ok, so babies didn’t physically grow to ten feet tall (thank goodness, think of the diapers!), but all young children were raised up to the national stage when President Obama announced his plan for preschool and high [...]
Yesterday, the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced July was the hottest month ever recorded for the United States.[1] If you have asthma, then you know how heat can be a major trigger for asthma attacks. [2] For the nearly one in 10 U.S. kids who have asthma, this has been one bummer [...]
Olympic crafts are fun, easy and everywhere. Simple (but medal worthy) crafts are a great way to spread the Olympic spirit. You can hear all about these Olympic crafts, as well as listen to Olympians, and sports experts on MomsRising Radio with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner. Find the podcast here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/moms-rising-radio/id533519537 Here are the two crafts we [...]
Imagine for a moment if antibiotics didn’t work. Unimaginable, right? Unfortunately, it’s starting to happen–and it’s even highlighted in today’s Washington Post. According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately two million people acquire bacterial infections in U.S. hospitals each year. [2] About 70 percent of those infections are resistant to at least one antibiotic. [...]
Right now moms and kids are in D.C. urging Congress to protect our families by supporting comprehensive chemicals reform to keep our kids safe from toxics, and they need your help! *Can you back them up? Tell Congress to be on the lookout for moms today–and urge them to support comprehensive chemicals reform to protect [...]
Early Saturday morning, the Washington State Senate passed a budget that slashes early learning, child care, education and other key programs that Washington children depend on.[1] But the budget battle isn’t over yet! Both the State House and the State Senate have less than a week to agree on a final State Budget. The final [...]
Unbelievable! Clean air standards are under attack, again. A corporate-lobbyist backed amendment to the 2012 Federal Transportation bill would allow boilers to keep dumping toxic pollution into our air. Boilers are the second largest source of mercury air pollution in the nation. This amendment is expected to be voted on in the U.S. Senate within [...]
This might be a face kids put on to make their friends laugh, but it’s never a face parents want to see for real. Respiratory illness is rampant in this country, with more than 7 million kids suffering from asthma. Yet, last week, pediatricians, nurses and families across the country had to stop celebrating the [...]
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