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The Flint Water Crisis is a Feminist Issue

A note from the National Women's Law Center: This post previously appeared on NWLC's blog . We thought it was appropriate for this blog carnival since, as the post mentions, the Flint water crisis is an issue that disproportionately impacts poor women of color, particularly black women, and thus is...

Getting the Wiggles Out: part of a healthy school day

My six-year old son is in kindergarten. He's a bright and active boy who loves Star Wars, dinosaurs, raptors, and space. Try to sit him down for an extended period of time to learn about any of those things? Good luck. His teachers are saints. And my son isn't alone. Kids have energy. They need to...

Self-care is not about self improvement

I was lying in bed Sunday morning reading from author Anne Lamott’s beautiful little book Small Victories . In one of her stories about parenting, she shares with a little self-deprecation, but mostly tenderness, how she doesn’t bake for PTA fund raisers, is often disorganized and sometimes forgets...

#MilitaryMonday: Drowning in Child Care Costs? Here’s Your Lifesaver!

Child care can give military families a huge sticker shock. Luckily there are programs, like Child Care Aware, that can help!