Gender-Free Toys
Do you remember Barbie? She appeared with designer clothes in toy stores and children’s lives in 1959. Handsome Ken showed up in 1961. To me, it seemed like …
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Nurturing Young Entrepreneurs
Children are natural-born entrepreneurs. When they’re toddlers, they make homemade mud pies and “sell” them to Mom or Dad. As they get older, …
Breastfeeding Mom Apps
When I see new mothers as a lactation consultant, these are the questions they ask me: “Am I doing it right?’ ‘Do I have enough milk?’ ‘Why does …
What You Need to Know about Asylum
It is perfectly legal to come to the United States without papers and request asylum. Federal law says that anyone who comes to the US without legal status, …
What You Need to Know about Immigration
I am haunted by the sounds I heard on the news Monday night of immigrant children convulsivly sobbing in deep distress and calling for “Papa.” They …
The Voices of Mothers
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 …
Parental Leave For Dads
“When I was on parental leave, I took care of cleaning, shopping, cooking, all the basic work.” Pekka, a 37-year-old Finnish journalist, is talking …
Video Games and Violence
“Active Shooter,” the video game that simulates a school shooting, has been pulled from its June 6, 2018 release date following the outrage of parents, …
Mother’s Day for Peace
Appalachian mother, Ann Jarvis, founded Mothers Work Day in 1858 to help mothers learn how to prepare food properly and clean their homes. Only four of her 11 …
Screen-Free Week
Screen-Free Week is an international celebration hosted by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC). It takes place April 30 through May 6, 2018. …