Social & Emotional Development

Health Care Social & Emotional Development

April 26, 2018

I don’t know about you, but I can tell when my kids haven’t had enough physical activity during the school day. It shows up in ways like bouncing off the walls because they have energy to burn, difficulty focusing because they haven’t moved enough, or being cranky or tired because they had to try...

Beth Messersmith

Families & The Federal Budget Gun Safety Social & Emotional Development

April 20, 2018

Happy Friday! We're back with our top #5Actions of the week, making it easy for you to quickly catch up on our most urgent campaigns. Today is the #NationalSchoolWalkOut, and students across the country are speaking out about the need for gun safety. Please join us in sending them a note of...

Karen Showalter

Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

April 4, 2018

I first heard Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speak in person on April 19, 1960 at Spelman College’s Sisters Chapel during my senior year in college. Dr. King was just 31 but he had already gained a national reputation during the successful Montgomery Bus Boycott five years earlier. The profound impact...

Marian Wright Edelman

Social & Emotional Development

March 30, 2018

Not even one month has passed since Academy Awards were handed out for films like "Get Out" (Best Original Screenplay), "A Fantasic Woman" (Best Foreign Film), and "The Silent Child" (Best Live-Action Short). Each one of these films, and many of the other nominees, are showing Hollywood that...

Justine Hebron

Gun Safety Social & Emotional Development

March 27, 2018

I have lost track of how many times I have cried and simultaneously been inspired due to the events at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, FL. The school is close to home. I live in Miami. That morning I knew that many parents would be reaching out to me wondering how to best help...

Lina Acosta Sandaal

Childcare & Early Education Gun Safety Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

March 15, 2018

From sexting to cyberbullying to FOMO , social media sure has its share of negatives. But, if it's all bad, how did 2,000 students protest their school system's budget cuts ? How are teens leading the charge against cyberbullying? How did they organize a national school walkout day to protest gun...

Caroline Knorr

Tips and Tricks!

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

March 12, 2018

A first time drop off to childcare or pre-k can be rough for everyone involved, from kids and parents, to caregivers and educators. Last month, we sat down with Lina Acosta Sandaal, mom and Stop Parenting Alone early childhood mental health specialist , to talk about why this is a struggle, how...

Abbie Gately

Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

March 2, 2018

“In 1968, the Kerner Commission concluded that America was heading toward ‘two societies, one black, one white—separate and unequal.’ Today, America’s communities are experiencing increasing racial tensions and inequality, working-class resentment over the unfulfilled American Dream, white...

Marian Wright Edelman

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsRising Near You Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

February 28, 2018

Those of us who live in the DC area know what a struggle it can be to find high-quality yet affordable early learning options, like childcare and pre-k, for our little learners. That’s why we were so thrilled this past fall when Senator Patty Murray (WA) and Representative Bobby Scott (VA)...

Abbie Gately

Childcare & Early Education Gun Safety Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

February 23, 2018

One of the toughest jobs of parenting is talking to your kids about difficult subjects. It's hard enough to explain when Mr. Teddy Bear gets eaten by the washing machine. Or how their bike got stolen at school. It feels impossible to put into words the really big issues, such as violence, racism,...

Caroline Knorr