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04/19/16

Hello! We hope you're having a great week. In this edition of the Good Food Force Update, we're talking about the importance of physical activity in schools. Research shows kids need an hour of physical activity every day. But are they getting that? You'd be surprised by the answer. Find out more...

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Karen Showalter

Health Care

04/19/16

I was once at a workshop with mindfulness teacher Tara Brach where she shared a line about a son who sends his mother a telegram that reads, “Start worrying. Reasons to follow shortly.” I love this! Have you ever found yourself in an endless cycle of worry, fear, irritation or frustration about how...

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Renee Trudeau

Blog Carnivals Childcare & Early Education

04/19/16

Many parents are concerned about their child’s anxieties. All children have anxieties, yet sometimes they seem excessive. Parents can best help their when they understand the nature of their child’s inner experience, and are able to see the world through their eyes. What is anxiety?: We are...

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The Lucy Daniels Center

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Blog Carnivals Childcare & Early Education

04/19/16

It’s not news to moms that kids who are struggling socially or who feel unsafe are unlikely to enjoy and thrive in school. But there is increasing evidence that children who lack social and emotional skills are less likely to thrive as adults too. A recent 20-year study found that children who were...

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Donna Norton

Blog Carnivals Childcare & Early Education

04/19/16

There is a certain intimacy that comes with sharing a heritage language with someone you love. This is not a value statement. It’s no more or less intimate, just an additional layer in an intricately woven tapestry. With intimacy comes connection. With connection comes empathy and a deep sense of...

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Yalda Modabber

Podcast

04/18/16

On this show we cover the growing momentum to end mass incarceration and move forward criminal justice reform; then we move on to discuss the recent debates and who said what and how. The next segments covers the top things to eliminate from your diet to be healthier and how to build a culture of...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Families & The Federal Budget

04/18/16

This Tax Day, we need YOU to reach out to Congress and tell them tax breaks for working families, not just wealthy corporations!

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Elyssa Schmier

Immigration

04/18/16

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in the challenge to President Obama’s expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the new Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Legal Permanent Residents (DAPA) programs. At issue is whether President Obama’s actions exceeded his...

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Miriam Yeung

Blog Carnivals Childcare & Early Education

04/18/16

“Who helps the helper?” In a new documentary, Portraits of Professional Caregivers: Their Passion and their Pain , this poignant question is posed by an early childhood educator. Over the last decade a plethora of research has emerged demonstrating that exposure to trauma and violence in early...

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Leslie Lieberman

Blog Carnivals Childcare & Early Education

04/18/16

Community networks organized around ACEs and resilience, like those participating in MARC, provide a ready vehicle for concerned moms (and non-moms) to join the movement to end childhood trauma and to create a just, healthy and resilient world.

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