We often ask ourselves, as women and mothers, what we can do to improve society. Those of us with young children rightly feel overwhelmed by the prospect of any more responsibilities beyond our everyday struggles. For those of us with older children, however, the timing could be right for making our voices heard outside or our own homes. And, while social action is important, … [Read more...] about The Voices of Mothers Matter
Making Change
Strong Gun Laws Save Lives
According to Brady United, 97% of Americans want expanded background checks for gun owners. In fact, firearm deaths are significantly lower in states with stricter gun control legislation. Gun violence cannot be correlated with mental illness, stress, drug use, unemployment, or inequality but with poverty, dominance of working class jobs, and with the rates of high school … [Read more...] about Strong Gun Laws Save Lives
How To Help Asylum Families
According to the nonprofit, "Freedom for Immigrants," 45,000 children and adults languish in immigrant jails and prisons. Few have access to a court-appointed attorney, a telephone call, or a speedy trial. Two thirds of people in US immigration detention are in private prisons and the rest are locked up in county and city jails. Many of those detained are subjected to … [Read more...] about How To Help Asylum Families
Food Insecurity Hurts Learning
Imagine a world in which millions of young American children don’t live with food insecurity. They’d be more ready for school, better able to count and know their alphabet letters. They’d find it easier to sit still, pay attention and finish a task. They’d probably be better at making friends and more eager to learn. Our study suggests that millions of young American childre … [Read more...] about Food Insecurity Hurts Learning
The Lives Of Student Parents
I was nearly 42 years old with five children at home when I decided I wanted to pursue an undergraduate degree at our local university. Initially, I wondered how I could do it, as I was homeschooling my children, and my spouse was working outside the home. However, with his encouragement and my own burning desire, I applied, was accepted, and began my studies. It took me six … [Read more...] about The Lives Of Student Parents
How To Support Our Farmers
It’s time for a revolution in the food system—both young and new farmers need more support to nourish future generations. Farmers, businesses, policymakers, and educators need to promote agriculture as an intellectually stimulating and economically sustainable career, and to make jobs in agriculture and the food system “cool” for young people all over the world. Agriculture m … [Read more...] about How To Support Our Farmers
Cannabis for Chronic Pain
Cannabis has been used for hundreds of years to treat pain and other afflictions, but only recently have we begun to unlock the wonders of the cannabis compound, cannabidiol, or CBD. Unlike THC, CBD doesn’t cause a high, which means it can provide therapeutic benefits without any psychoactive effects. As more medical research emerges supporting the use of cannabidiol for c … [Read more...] about Cannabis for Chronic Pain
Screen-Free Week
Screen-Free Week is an international celebration hosted by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC). It takes place April 29 through May 5, 2019. Schools, libraries, families, and communities around the world will organize events designed to help children turn off screens in order to connect with family, friends, nature, and their own creativity. According to CCFC's … [Read more...] about Screen-Free Week
US Family Policy & Family Fun Pack
As the 2020 election gets closer, we will be hearing more about family policy, particularly affordable childcare and paid family leave. Family policy continues to be controversial in the United States even though every other industrialized country offers generous financial supports to families. Only 9% of the federal budget is spent on children in the US and that share is … [Read more...] about US Family Policy & Family Fun Pack
How to Detox Youth Sports
For many kids, organized sports aren’t much fun anymore. Overbearing parents, over-the-top coaches and overzealous competition are frequent images associated with youth-athletic leagues today. Though playing ball previously embodied the enjoyment of being a kid, the experience for many youngsters is too serious and stressful—and ultimately not worth it. One study revealed 70% … [Read more...] about How to Detox Youth Sports