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Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

10/11/17

*** Want more information on raising multilingual children? Visit MomsRising's bilingual parenting resource site: http://action.momsrising.org/survey/bilingual_baby/?source=blog We are a bilingual family and proud of it. Spanish and English are spoken equally in our home and we knew when we had our...

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Heather Barradas

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

10/10/17

We have a children’s health emergency! As all the attention was on saving the Affordable Care Act, Congress allowed the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to expire on September 30th, putting 9 million children’s health care at risk! Yikes. Right now, some of your members of Congress are...

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Felicia Burnett

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

10/10/17

The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ensures that we always give our kids a winning hand of lifelong health! Republicans and Democrats created this critically important program in 1997 because it was a low-cost, sound investment in our children's health and future—and they were right !...

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Isabella Higgins

Health Care

10/09/17

While your child might not have his/her permanent teeth, it’s never too early to start thinking about dental health. The foundation for proper pediatric dental care begins well before your child’s first tooth erupts or with the loss of his/her first tooth. Whether you’re new or experienced parents...

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Dr. Sheila Harris

10/09/17

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Isabella Higgins

MomsRising Politics & Policy

10/06/17

Earlier today, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued new guidance allowing individuals and businesses to act in the name of “religious freedom” and discriminate against LGBTQ people, without fear of government reprisal. The order allows individuals to act or abstain from action according to...

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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

10/06/17

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Isabella Higgins

Health Care Politics & Policy

10/06/17

Dr. Lanre Falusi knows firsthand the anxiety families face when the future of their child’s health insurance is in jeopardy. A pediatrician at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Dr. Falusi recently had a routine visit from a seven-year-old patient with asthma. For the last few...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Health Care

10/06/17

Being able to determine how many children to have and when to have them is a key part of women’s freedom and economic prosperity. To undermine coverage for birth control for millions of women, as the rules released today do, is to do nothing short of undermining women’s freedom. Make no mistake,...

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Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

10/06/17

I wear two hats. I’m a parent and I’m an advocate for high quality early childhood education that prepares children for success in school and, ultimately, life. As a parent, I’ve experienced the anguish that all parents feel when trying to choose the first education experience for their young child...

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