Social & Emotional Development

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

September 5, 2017

*** Want more information on raising multilingual children? Visit MomsRising's bilingual parenting resource site: http://action.momsrising.org/survey/bilingual_baby/?source=blog As the daughter of Cuban immigrants, I can say with confidence that few things have helped my professional and personal...

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Jeannina Perez

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

September 5, 2017

Como hija de inmigrantes cubanos, puedo decir con confianza que pocas cosas me han ayudado más en mi desarrollo profesional y personal que ser bilingüe. La capacidad de hablar inglés y español fortaleció mis lazos familiares porque me permitió hablar con mis abuelos, me ayudó a ser más sociable al...

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Jeannina Perez

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

September 1, 2017

If you have been following CommuniKids on social media, you are probably aware that we were recently selected by the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) to become a provider of free pre-kindergarten to 3 and 4 year-old children in the District of Columbia. We are proud of...

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Raul Echeverria

Environmental Health Social & Emotional Development

August 31, 2017

The natural world is communicating with us all the time, if we would just listen with the softest part of our ear and an open heart. Here’s a meditation to feel that deep and constant connection.

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Anita Sanchez, Ph.D.

Social & Emotional Development

August 19, 2017

Last weekend as a state of emergency was being declared in Charlottesville, I decided to call an emergency family meeting in my home. The kids rolled their eyes and put up a fuss in normal kid fashion but as parents, my husband and I are not ones to shy away from tough issues or current events. As...

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Sonia Smith-Kang

Breastfeeding Immigration Maternal Justice Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

August 18, 2017

There's a LOT of political news filling the airwaves, so we want to make sure these other important actions aren't missed! THANK YOU for sticking with us and for taking action during these tumultuous times. We must #KeepMarching! As always, please act and share. Together we're making a difference...

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Felicia Burnett

Politics & Policy Social & Emotional Development

August 18, 2017

“I remember: it happened yesterday, or eternities ago. A young Jewish boy discovered the Kingdom of Night. I remember his bewilderment, I remember his anguish. It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our people and the...

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Marian Wright Edelman

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

August 17, 2017

My mother told me “Anita, if you want to get an A, then you answer the way they want you to answer out there. But know that you can always come home and we can talk about the truth.” The erasing of indigenous wisdom from our history books plays an insidious role in the subjugation of Native Americans.

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Anita Sanchez, Ph.D.

Social & Emotional Development

August 16, 2017

Resources on anti-semitism for parents and children alike.

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Elyssa Schmier

Immigration Social & Emotional Development

August 11, 2017

I am called Anita Louise Theresa Medina Sanchez. My name means ‘graceful warrior’. Sometimes I am full of grace and at other times I have a lot to be forgiven. I was born a mestiza —a mix of Mexican-Spanish blood and indigenous Aztec blood and I quickly learnt that the color of my skin could be a...

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Anita Sanchez, Ph.D.