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New Report: Parents' Attitudes about Food Marketing to Children #FoodFri

May 1, 2017
Parents play a big role in their children's food habits. This is a given. Yet, children also learn about what they like, and don't like, from television, the radio, new media, and advertisements. Over the course of several years, the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of...
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Migdalia Rivera
Celebrando Mes Nacional del Concientización Bilingüe!
Childcare & Early Education

Porqué debemos hablar el idioma nativo con nuestros niños

April 30, 2017
Para la mayoría de los padres inmigrantes, criar hijos bilingües no es una elección o una decisión, sino más bien una forma de vida. Independientemente de que nuestro idioma nativo sea el español, filipino, coreano, chino o francés, todos queremos que nuestros hijos puedan comunicarse en el idioma...
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Maritere Rodriguez Bellas
Celebrating Bilingual Awareness Month
Childcare & Early Education

New research on dual language learners and how parents can stand up for diversity in the Trump era

April 28, 2017
*** Want more information on raising multilingual children? Visit MomsRising's bilingual parenting resource site: http://action.momsrising.org/survey/bilingual_baby/?source=blog The child of immigrants, my father grew up in San Francisco Chinatown and attended schools that taught him in English...
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Deborah Kong
Food!

What?!! Another Possible Delay on Menu-Labeling?

April 28, 2017
Are we really surprised? The federal rule that would make it mandatory for restaurant, supermarket and convenience store chains to post calorie counts on their menus may be delayed yet again just days before taking effect on May 5, 2017. This process has pushed on for seven years now... As a mother...
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Kimberly Cooper
Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

Medicaid’s Role in Schools Keeps Kids Healthy, Sets Them Up for Success

April 28, 2017
Many children receive Medicaid-covered health care not only at the doctor’s office, but also at school.
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Jessica Schubel
RSVP
Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security

Join this important convo on early learning programs, like preschool and childcare, in Santa Fe!

April 28, 2017
“Preschool helped all three of my children to sit, listen and learn in kindergarten! They learned about the joy of learning and were hungry for more! These programs helped them in their social skills which is another important part of learning! Because of these programs they are and were not afraid...
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Jeannina Perez
Breastfeeding Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration MomsRising Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

Moms On The Front Lines of the Resistance - 1st 100 days!

April 28, 2017
THANK YOU! Through all the political chaos that’s happened since Trump took the White House we’ve been blown away by the impact at the state and federal levels of the over million members, and millions of readers, of MomsRising who have been raising their voices in high impact ways for the last ten...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Health Care Politics & Policy

Moms Group Slams New GOP Health Care Plan

April 28, 2017
According to recent news reports, Republicans in the House of Representatives have resurrected plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act after Rep. Tom MacArthur introduced an amendment to the American Health Care Act that has the support of the House Freedom Caucus. The MacArthur...
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Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

We See That Wolf In Sheep's Clothing!

April 27, 2017
You’ve heard about fake news. How about fake names for bad legislation? Yup, that’s happening too… but together we can stop it. The deceptively named, wolf in sheep's clothing, “Working Families Flexibility Act” (H.R. 1180 / S. 801) was just voted out of committee in Congress. It is now headed for...
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Ruth Martin
Childcare & Early Education

Why full-day free pre-k isn't just compassionate, it's also common sense

April 27, 2017
As the mother of two precious children, I know just how important the first years of life are. Milo, 5 and Elizabella, 2, are like little sponges. Every day they absorb new words, new skills and new ways of navigating this world that will serve them for a lifetime. As an advocate for mothers and...
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Alyssa Milano

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