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Toddler Thursday: Shoe Tie Practice Board

August 30, 2012
Welcome to Toddler Thursdays! Join us every Thursday on the MomsRising blog for crafts and recipes for toddlers and preschoolers, as well as news and tips on childcare and early education. Sometimes I feel like we are the A-Team around here! Did you ever watch the A-Team ? It was one of my favorite...
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Caroline Urdaneta

Hangout With The #FoodRevolution Today!

August 30, 2012
Following the success of Jamie’s first ever Google+ Hangout on Food Revolution Day we’re excited to announce our community hangout plans, starting today! On Food Revolution Day on May 19, we hosted our very first Food Revolution Hangout where Jamie was joined by revolutionaries across the world to...
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Jamie Oliver

Ann Romney, A Mother Just Like You

August 30, 2012
“ It’s the moms who always have to work a little harder to make everything right.” Ann Romney , GOP Convention, August 28, 2012 Of course, Mrs. Romney is exactly right about that and we appreciate the shout-out. But it’s going to take a whole lot more than a stronger economy to do right by moms...
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Valerie Young
Environmental Health

Patients Over Politics Bus Tour: Bringing the Hippocratic Oath to Advocacy

August 29, 2012
Ninety-eight percent of American medical students swear an oath on completion of their studies, most likely a variation of the Hippocratic Oath , which dates back to the fifth century BC. The Hippocratic Oath commits physicians and other healthcare professionals to practice medicine ethically and...
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Gloria Pan
Health Care Food!

#WellnessWeds: Top 5 Back to School Family Fitness Tips

August 29, 2012
The new school year is a great time to start new healthy habits. And those habits can have some pretty impressive academic rewards: Did you know that kids who are physically active get better grades? Not only that, but regular physical activity for kids is also linked to a lower risk of obesity and...
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Claire Moshenberg
Paid Sick Days Open Flexible Work

For Parents Without Paid Sick Days, Back-to-School Season Brings Stress and Uncertainty

August 29, 2012
Back to school means a lot of things. In some families, it means shopping for school supplies, helping kids become reacquainted with their alarm clocks, and learning new school bus schedules. But for the millions of employed parents in jobs that don’t let them earn paid sick days, it means another...
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Debra L. Ness
Environmental Health

Tips Tuesday: Top 5 Nontoxic Back to School Shopping Tips

August 28, 2012
Back to school season is in full swing! There are lunches to pack, first day of school pictures to take, and usually some pesky last minute back to school shopping. Whether you’re just starting your shopping, or only need a few forgotten items, one way to start the school year off right is to take...
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Claire Moshenberg

The New Girls’ Network: The Science of Office Politics

August 28, 2012
Advice literature for women is a crowded field and a predictable one. Most advice falls into one of two camps. Man up! The most common advice assumes that women’s problem is that they need to act more like men. Men tend to negotiate harder, act more confident, and go after plum assignments that...
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Joan C. Williams
Childcare & Early Education

Memoirs of a Wimpy Kid: Why Buying Books For Our Kids Matters. A Lot.

August 27, 2012
“So how do I make my little boy as clever as you are?” The question came out of nowhere. We were teenage waitresses in a Wimpy hamburger joint in a working-class town in England, taking our break squeezed together in a little red naugahyde booth, chowing down on the greasy burgers the management...
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Annette Laing
Immigration

Women Riders on the “Undocubus” Show the Power of Courage

August 24, 2012
A small bus is making waves as it rolls across the country, showing us all what is possible when communities that are being pushed into the shadows come out and reclaim their human rights and dignity. The riders of the “Undocubus: No Papers, No Fear Ride for Justice” are mothers, students, and...
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Lisa Moore

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