Childcare & Early Education

January 19, 2017

A number of years ago, I heard a deeply moving story at a Children’s Miracle Network event, a charity that raises money in partnership with children’s hospitals around the country and helps serve sick and injured children in their local communities. A speaker shared this heart-wrenching story of a father and son with the audience and agreed to let me share it with others after I requested a copy.

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Marian Wright Edelman

Childcare & Early Education

January 19, 2017

We speak in Urdu which is the national language of Pakistan in our house, exclusively. We made a decision when our son was born almost three years ago to keep our native language as relevant to him as we could. It is not easy since he goes to full time day care where English is spoken and the...

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Jehanara Haider

Childcare & Early Education

January 18, 2017

Mi esposo y yo nos consideramos bilingües y alfabetizados en dos idiomas. Como ex maestra de lenguaje dual, siempre supe que quería asegurarme que nuestra hija recibiera el regalo del lenguaje. Debido a mi experiencia en educación bilingüe, siempre he analizado en exceso el entorno en nuestro hogar...

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Marysol Perez

Childcare & Early Education Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

January 16, 2017

Welcome to our second post in our four part social justice series! In the age of toxic rhetoric dominating conversations in American politics, it is more important than ever to talk to our families about diversity, inclusion, and equality to help build a better future. Wondering how to get started...

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Abbie Gately

Childcare & Early Education

January 11, 2017

*** Want more information on raising multilingual children? Visit MomsRising's bilingual parenting resource site: http://action.momsrising.org/survey/bilingual_baby/?source=blog My husband and I consider ourselves to be bilingual and biliterate. As former dual language teacher, I always knew that...

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Marysol Perez

Childcare & Early Education Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

January 9, 2017

Our kids are listening. And with all of the toxic rhetoric that seemed to dominate the conversation in 2016 , it is more important than ever to talk to our families about diversity, inclusion, and activism to help build a better future going into 2017. Wondering how to get started? We’ve got you...

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Abbie Gately

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

January 9, 2017

America has become two separate and unequal societies, especially when it comes to opportunities for our children. Yet this can and must be reversed, for hope to be restored, and for America to keep its place in the global economy. These themes were conveyed by Harvard Professor Robert Putnam,...

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Dora Wang, M.D.

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsRising Near You Open Flexible Work

December 13, 2016

Childcare. It’s a topic that is always top of mind for mothers as we want someone to care for our kids like we do. Our questions and concerns never ease up and finding quality, affordable childcare is one of the biggest struggles today for families. It’s a logistical and emotional rollercoaster to...

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Marlene Mejia Weiss

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Family Economic Security Food! Gun Safety Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Politics & Policy

December 9, 2016

How Grassroots Organizing and Popular Protest Defeated NC’s Bathroom Governor As a lifelong North Carolinian, I really appreciated this data-based analysis from Tom Jensen of Public Policy Polling on how the Governor lost his re-election effort (the first to do so in NC history). First, polls show...

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Ruby Sinreich

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

December 7, 2016

As the Holiday season approaches, it is the perfect time to explore other cultures and traditions with your child. How? We’ve got you covered! Below are some book suggestions and fun activities that will help strengthen your child’s social awareness skills. Social awareness is one of the five...

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Abbie Gately