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June 1, 2015
"It's traumatic enough to put a child in daycare in the first place: but day after day, to leave this fragile, sweet, innocent baby in a place I hate? I wish I had more options." ~ MomsRising member Andrea, Minnesota It's a national embarrassment that stories like Andrea's are all too common to...
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Lauren Hipp
Politics & Policy

Recognizing Signs of Abuse: A Drama in Three Acts

June 1, 2015
What is it about being a parent that makes you feel like one of those circus performers on a unicycle, teetering on a high wire while holding one of those long balancing sticks? On a daily basis, we parents have to strike just the right balance between work and play, discipline and permissiveness,...
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Allison Wedell Schumacher
Childcare & Early Education

A Focus on Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care

May 29, 2015
Grandma watches the kids while mom works…. Dad drops off his daughter at the neighbor’s so he can go to a doctor’s appointment…. Auntie picks up her niece from day care because mom and dad have to work late…. Scenarios like these are familiar to every parent. Family, friend, and neighbor care (also...
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Jaime Thomas
Childcare & Early Education

Happy 50th Birthday Head Start!

May 29, 2015
Fifty years ago, in May of 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson stood in the White House Rose Garden to announce the creation of Project Head Start, a federal program that would provide comprehensive early childhood education services to children facing poverty. Half a century later, I count myself...
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Sharon Horton
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Food!

Food Marketing Harms Kids. What Can Parents Do to Protect Their Children? #FoodFri #Tweetchat

May 28, 2015
Kids are bombarded by food marketing every single day. The food, beverage, and fast food industry spend almost 2 billion dollars a year marketing to our children. What can parents do to protect their children? Join us on Friday, May 29th from 1 pm to 2 pm Eastern for our #FoodFri tweetchat to chat...
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Migdalia Rivera
Food!

Host a Screening of the Film Cafeteria Man!

May 27, 2015
Hosting a film screening is a great way to get together with friends, have some fun, see a great film, and talk about the issues that matter to you. It’s that easy. We’re sharing some helpful tips below, but feel free to “wing it” and hold a party that works best for you. Information below: Simple...
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Karen Showalter
Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

Dadvocacy!

May 26, 2015
It's a revelation that hits every parent at some point in the Goldfish-cracker and Cheerio years: I cannot protect her from everything. For me, it was in the bathroom of a Greek restaurant in Greenville, South Carolina, when she looked up at me from her toilet perch and began a conversation that...
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Simon Greer
Health Care

Quick signature: Tell NC lawmakers to extend health coverage to uninsured North Carolinians!

May 26, 2015
Lives are on the line, but Governor McCrory and our state lawmakers are playing politics while time is running out for some North Carolinians. Tragically, it’s estimated that over 1,000 North Carolinians will die each year as a result of not having health insurance. Under the Affordable Care Act,...
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Felicia Burnett
Environmental Health

National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum applauds Governor Cuomo's steps to strengthen nail salon worker protections

May 26, 2015
Gov. Cuomo introduced two new pieces of legislation to increase the State’s ability to crack down on unsafe and exploitative working conditions in nail salons and expand access to licensing for nail salon workers, and announced new regulations addressing safety and wage and hour issues in nail...
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Miriam Yeung
Health Care

Covered Through a Parent's Plan? Your Prenatal Services are Covered

May 26, 2015
The Obama Administration gave expectant moms a belated mother’s day gift. Guidance issued recently clarifies that new insurance plans must cover preventive prenatal services without cost sharing for all dependents — including expectant mothers enrolled on a parent’s plan. This is great news for...
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Dania Palanker

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