#Parents
Parents should get letter jackets, just like US high school kids.
Then we can sew on patches with our achievements, like:
- baby finally has all its teeth, we’re still sane
- survived the kid’s first three years
- Got the kid through long enough to send them to school
etc.
And then, I’ll put my giant patch for “organized 50 goddamn kids’ birthday parties” right on the back.
All over Britain today, students are boarding coaches & trains for the start the new #university term. For some, this journey means leaving home for the first time.
There's a mix of excitement and nervousness. And returning #students might also be #anxious about this new year. 'I hope I do as well as last year / I hope I do better than last year. '
And from the #tears I just saw one mother wiping away as she waved off her daughter, spare a thought for the #parents too.
Best wishes to you all!
#Parents of Mastodon, do you use any app for tracking your todo list and chores? If so, which one?
I'm looking for something that is easy for the kids to understand as well.
It’s becoming more and more obvious that many in #American don’t really like it care about #Children even many of these #Parents from #GunViolence to #TIKTOK challenges even some American parents have been arrested for child abuse because of #socialmedia post #ChildAbuse #Childendangerment #Children #MandatedReporter #Bullying #Parenting #USA #NEWS https://vocal.media/families/the-american-government-hates-children-you-can-shoot-them-in-schools-and-abuse-them-on-tik-tok-and-social-media
Wanted to share this with the #Mastodon community. Found this from a friend of a friend on #Facebook. They're looking for guests for their 3rd season #podcast. Calling all #parents. https://www.facebook.com/perinatalwellbeingontario @bmoore123
J'ai acheté de nouvelles histoires pour la lunii. Je suis la meilleure maman du monde. #TeamDaron #Parents #Daronnie
If you had the chance to trade one or both of your parents for new ones, would you?
#CriticalQuestions #Quiz #PubQuiz #Trade #Parents #Replacement #StayHome #StaySafe #StayHomeStaySafe
At the #VotePrayStand #Summit, #Christian #Parents and Their “#Rights” #Take #CenterStage.
The #Fascist #movement that helped end #Roe is embracing a #political #strategy that #wraps the #demonization of #trans #people in the #innocuous-#sounding #catchphrase “#parentalrights.”
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/vote-pray-stand-summit/
Judge’s rejection of CRA’s expense denial is sweet music to taxpayer’s ears | Ottawa Citizen https://bit.ly/3LW75Qb #CanadianCourts #CRA #TaxCourt #Expenses #Parents #cdnpoli @cdnpoli
During a solar eclipse, crickets have been heard chirping as if it were nighttime.
How do solar eclipses effect life on earth?
A NASA-funded #CitizenScience project wants you to help find out!
An excellent learning opportunity for #K12 classrooms and makes for a fun public library event as well.
https://eclipsesoundscapes.org
#science #education
#animals #FediScience #ScienceMastodon #teachers #parents #librarians #LifelongLearning
«Identité de #genre: Legault comprend l'inquiétude des parents, mais appelle au calme. Soucieux de protéger les minorités, il "comprend" toutefois les #parents et citoyens inquiets face à la transexualité. Le premier ministre n’exclut pas des changements aux #droits des personnes #trans et #nonbinaires, au terme des travaux d’un comité de sages sur le sujet.» Quelle ordure. Il «comprend» assurément l'inquiétude de certains parents, mais pas celle des parents des #enfants non binaires et trans.
#école #québec #polqc #montréal
https://www.journaldequebec.com/2023/09/21/identite-de-genre-legault-lance-un-appel-au-calme
#CryptoFail firm #FTX #Bankruptcy proceedings include filing #lawsuit vs #Stanford faculty member family of #incarcerated financial whiz kid #SBF for enriching themselves at trough of his #criminal #Creepto enterprise . #Lawsuit seeks to recover million$ for #victims from #parents who personally benefitted from son's particularly potent #Ponzi #Fraud
Au Québec, près d’un enfant québécois sur cinq est signalé à la DPJ, un sur dix est pris en charge par les services sociaux et un sur vingt est placé hors de son milieu familial
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/dpj/un-enfant-sur-cinq-signale-au-cours-de-sa-vie/2023-09-21/une-etude-sans-precedent.php
#Canadsa #Québec #société #enfant #DPJ #sécurité #protection #parents #CAQ @francoislegault #QS #PQ #PLQ #PCQ
A #heartwarming #photo of a #boy in a #dress has given the #internet a case of the #awws! Now, that's good #parenting.
And like any good parent, #JaymeBean included a #warning that “if any person says anything to him other than ‘#Iloveyourdress’ or ‘#youlooksopretty,’ I will metaphorically #burn the whole #system to the #ground.”
#Women #Nonbinary #GenderNonconforming #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Parents #Allies
5 Documents That Helped Us Understand How #Columbia Protected a Predator
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For decades, Columbia obstetrician Robert Hadden was abusing #patients.
Here’s some of the #evidence ProPublica reporter Bianca Fortis used to investigate how the #university allowed it to happen.
#SexualAssault #Education #Hospitals #Doctors #Parents #Moms #Pregnancy #News #NewYork #NYC
Harcèlement: face aux parents, l’Éducation nationale en flagrant délit de défiance
Alors que le scandale enfle autour de la réponse faite par le rectorat de Versailles à la famille du jeune Nicolas, se pose la question du crédit que l’Éducation nationale accorde à la parole des #parents. Comme de la place qu’elle leur laisse à l’école.
“Gender Queer is a #comic, and in #fullcolor, but that doesn’t mean it’s for #children,” Kobabe said. “I originally #wrote it for my #parents, and then for older #teens who were already asking these #questions about themselves. I don’t #recommend this #book for #kids!”
#Parents of #trans #kids urge #Senate to #oppose #online #safety #bill that could #harm #LGBTQ+ #youth
More than 100 #parents signed an #openletter asking #lawmakers to support #alternatives to #KOSA.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #Parents #Parents #Allies #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
My Mum used to say "want a cuppa?"
Me: "ohh yeah. Lovely. Yes please."
Mum makes a cup of tea.
I watch a nano drop of milk plop into the tea.
Mum: "Is that enough milk for you?"
Me: "There's milk in this?"
Proceed to top up tea with milk.
Mum"Hey, hey, hey hey go steady with that milk. "
I've recently started enjoying a cuppa with precisely the Mum measurement of milk.
We all become our parents in the end.
#tea #parents #life #memories
Changes to #WIC Benefits Would Cut #Food Access for Millions of #Parents
https://civileats.com/2023/09/12/low-income-moms-could-lose-access-to-food-and-formula-benefits/
#gettingby #poverty #wages #foodstamps
After spending a week with my elderly mother, then a few days with my elderly Father-in-law, the first thing I do when I walk back into my house is .... Start decluttering!
Reading the Swedish Death Cleaning book really brings home the question: Who is going to unload three households of crap???
BTW, the answer is not our son.
Objects hold zero sentimental value for that kiddo. 🤷♀️
Sep 16: Today is #Working #Parents Day! http://www.cute-calendar.com/41759 #WorkingParentsDay #holiday #event #observance
The ideal distance for young adult children to go away to college/live is ~2hrs driving. Too far for them to come home all the time but close enough to visit, or get to them when they are sick. #parents
School Board culture war turmoil hits the Bay Area in the little Pleasanton exurb of #Sunol. "In the hours leading up to the meeting, parents like Souza, the Fremont filmmaker, warned that the flag resolution was likely to turn a small elementary school into a political battlefield between #parents". https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/09/12/sunol-school-board-meeting-devolves-into-chaos-audience-thrown-out-as-pride-flag-banned/
"Over the summer, state #libraries in #Montana, #Missouri and #Texas announced that they were severing ties with the ALA, imperiling their libraries’ access to funding and training...
Conservative legislators in at least nine additional states are urging their state libraries to follow suit and disaffiliate."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/09/15/american-library-association-book-bans/
#Books #Education #Parents #Children #Politics #USPol #USA #News
Here’s why your #teen #overshares #online, and why that could be good
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #GayKids #Parents #Allies #Representation #Culture
https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/09/15/teens-overshare-social-media/
#Christian #homeschooling is the definition of the blind leading the blind. What makes functionally #ignorant, Christian #parents believe they are qualified and capable of providing a comprehensive #K12 #education to their #children? These are people who believe the #Earth is 6000 years old; that #dinosaurs lived alongside Man; that #evolution is a lie; that women are inferior to men. These are objectively stupid people who aren't qualified to educate anyone.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/students-leaving-texas-public-schools-in-record-numbers.html
Pink News: Jersey to improve legal rights for same-sex parents: ‘Recognising families as equal’ https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/15/jersey-same-sex-parents-legal-rights-surrogacy/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #islandofJersey #samesexparents #LGBTparents #surrogacy #parents #Europe #jersey #News #Law
Politicians pushing so-called parental "rights": "Don't worry, conservative #parents, we've got your back. If your child's a #queer, we'll make sure their #school tells you." #children #trans #nonbinary #education
Why these #Irish #mammies spend their #weekends #protesting on the streets for #trans #youth.
“As #parents ourselves, we said: ‘Who’s going to stand up for them if it’s not us’,” says #ClaireFlynn, a #founder of #MammiesforTransRights.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Ireland #Parents #Allies #Activism #Representation #Culture
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/14/irish-mammies-for-trans-rights/
#LGBTQ+ #Students Feel the Weight of a #Conservative #Push for #fascism #disguised as #parentsrights
#Farright #Hategroups such as #MomsForLiberty #criticize #schools when they don’t #disclose #changes to students’ #genderidentities to their #parents.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #TransKids #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
'Our #Kids’ Lives Are at Stake:' 100 #Parents of #Trans Kids Beg #Lawmakers to Kill #KidsOnlineSafetyAct
https://gizmodo.com/100-parents-trans-kids-say-kill-kids-online-safety-act-1850827173
#Alabama #Parents of #Trans #Kids Seek #EnBanc #11thCircuit Review
#Panel #ruling on #Alabama's #trans #healthcare #ban #conflicts with their #parentsrights and established #LegalPrecedent on #sex-based #discrimination.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Alabama #Courts #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
How Columbia Ignored Women, Undermined Prosecutors and Protected a Predator For More Than 20 Years
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For decades, patients warned #Columbia about the behavior of obstetrician Robert Hadden.
One even called 911 and had him arrested.
Columbia let him keep working.
#SexualAssault #Rape #Doctors #Patients #Hospitals #Privacy #Transparency #OBGYN #Parents #Mothers #Women #News #Crime #CriminalJustice #NewYork #NYC
Shout out to all the baby/toddler parents out there who are just rediscovering their sex life but are acutely aware that each time you get down to it, you better get it done fast cos that window could close at any moment.
Canada’s fascist #conservative party, lacking any other useful ideas, vows to improve the #economy by banning and demonizing the tiny minority of #trans people who are scaring the shit out of idiot #parents who think that by not talking about #sex their kids will magically be immune to any sort of divergence from profitable heterosexual consumerism.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-policy-convention-transgender-1.6961991
I appreciate that my timeline has a number of #parents with children of different ages talking about them. Feels good somehow?
Studying birds is an easy way to get elementary and middle school students to notice and care about their environment and the plants and animals all around them. From #CitizenScience opportunities to free lesson plans Cornell U #ornithology Lab has a wonderful variety of activities to captivate #K12 learners.
https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/get-started/
#STEM #K12 #education #science #FediScience #ScienceMastodon #EarthScience #ecology
#teachers #parents
Everything you need to know about what’s happening to #lesbian #Mothers in #Italy right now.
#DIVA takes you through the #Fascist #decisions which have led to #lesbian #parents being #removed from their child's #birthcertificates
#Women #Lesbians #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Italy #Fascism #Religion #SameSexMarriage #Surrogacy #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews
https://diva-magazine.com/2023/09/07/italy-lesbian-mothers-explainer/
Not entirely sure how I feel about this...
#Starfield #Bethesda #PC #Parents #GamePass #Xbox #Microsoft
Tonight’s #genealogy toot is a tale of two #sisters, both born over 100 years ago. Florence, the elder, was #married six times to five different men and had one #child (with husband 1-2). Elsie, the younger, was married to one man for 65 years, had 3 daughters, and was frequently mentioned in the local #newspaper for her #community involvement & service. Though their #parents lived like a married couple, they didn’t actually wed until Florence was 14 and Elsie, 8. #geneadons #familyhistory
My son's first day of school. Why do schools in Jersey start so early?
Parents: We need more #teachers and our #school yards are empty squares of concrete.
The #Brussels 🇧🇪 gov: Cool let's invest in a giant #database with all students' performances and their personal data and let's give the gov broad access to it but not #parents[1]. 🤷♂️
Sources: http://www.enseignement.be/index.php?page=28609&navi=4935
http://www.enseignement.be/download.php?do.id=18029
[1] Parents apparently have to fill in and sign a paper form to request access to data because why not.
#bruxelles #dacce #cfwb #pacteenseignement #privacy #dataprotection
Question for #Parents - my daughter is 5 so obviously I've put #Linux on my old computer for her. So far she likes SuperTux, TuxCart, TuxRacer, the OLPC Sugar activities, the Untitled Goose Game (via Wine), ClassicCube (a lite Minecraft clone), and painting in Krita.
She is just learning to read, any recommendations? #Kids #AskFedi
Why do #parents still let #kids play #football?
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/28/health/cte-younger-athletes/index.html
A study based on a very small, albeit "diverse" sample of parents in Florida... but nonetheless with some compelling findings:
Research by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law and Clark University finds "40% of #Florida #parents surveyed said they would like to move out of Florida—20% very much so and 19% somewhat—because of the state’s #DontSayGay law."
One in ten said they were "very likely to move in the next two years."
More stats:
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/views-fl-hb1557-press-release/
Blessed are the #FaceMask wearers & the Vaxxers🟢https://mindly.social/@B2/110740139875101016
📌 Let the “cool” be “cool” and the mocked? Calmly carry on🔴https://rb.gy/2r4vk
#COVID19 #Public #Health #Security #EG5 #Variant #Risk #USA #Healthcare #Maskup #BlackMastodon #WearAMask #Education #Fediverse #Science #GOP #GetVaccinated #Europe #Medical #Parents #Africa #COVID #Wisdom #Politics #News #Coronavirus #MAGA #History▼
"Denying your child’s feelings can start to alienate this person with whom you want a loving, life-long relationship, this person whose happiness you really care about. Changing your reaction might feel counter-intuitive, but all of us feel better when our experience is acknowledged and not argued with, and children are no exception. Realize that your child is only telling you what they feel and use this as an opportunity to connect with them, to talk about their feelings rather than pushing them away.
Denying unhappiness doesn’t make it go away, it just digs it in a layer deeper. Let us go back to our example.
CHILD We never go out.
ADULT You sound bored and fed up.
CHILD Yeah, we’ve been indoors all day.
ADULT That’s true, we have. What would you like to do?
CHILD I’d like to go back to Legoland again.
ADULT That was fun, wasn’t it?
CHILD Yeah.
The child is more likely to feel satisfied with this conversation, and it’s less likely to escalate into an argument. Your child isn’t daft – they know they can’t be in Legoland every day – but they need their parent to know they want to be with them and to feel this with them. It’s about soothing their feelings as they learn the unpleasant lesson that life does not always go their way.
This is true for everyone, child and adult. When we feel bad, we don’t need to be fixed. We want to be felt with rather than dealt with. We want someone else to understand how we feel so we do not feel lonely with that feeling.
My daughter, Flo, now an adult, told me the other day, ‘I feel so ashamed for failing my driving test.’ No one likes to see their child in pain and it’s easy to make the mistake of rushing in to try to fix it. ‘You don’t need to feel ashamed,’ I said, desperately trying to fix her. ‘No,’ she replied. ‘I just need a hug.’
We all slip up, like I still do, but if we do feeling-with rather than trying to push the feeling away enough, the child will know what they need and be able to ask for it.
You do not have to wait until your child can talk to validate their feelings and take them seriously. You can do it by reading the situation, how you think the child is feeling, and putting that into words. Even when a child can talk they may not be able to articulate a feeling as well as you can, which is why, in the example above, the child describes how they feel as ‘We never go out’ rather than the reality of ‘I feel restless, cooped up and at a loss to know what to do with myself.’ The parent puts into words the feelings they observe the child having, which resonates with the child and leads to a moment of connection, when they reply, ‘Yeah …’"
-- Philippa Perry: The Book You Wish Your #Parents Had Read (and Your #Children Will Be Glad That You Did)
For Those Who Have No Idea What To Do ...
Mefi member gentlyepigrams posted "My Parents Are Dead: What Now?", a resource with useful advice and links for folks who are working through one of the awful parts of adult life.
https://www.metafilter.com/200360/It-happens-to-all-of-us-unless-we-go-first
#death #financial #funeral #legal #parents #planning #probate #will
On a related note: now that we all do #banking online in Europe, how do #parents introduce their #children to banking? When I was about six years old I could just walked to a very nearby bank branch and deposit and withdraw money there. I guess we could do introduce the kids to that, but then I'm not sure if that even makes sense today.
An Experiment to Fight Pandemic-Era Learning Loss Launches in #Richmond
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After intense opposition and skepticism, two elementary #schools opened 20 days early to help #students make up for what they missed during the time of #RemoteLearning.
The first question: Would kids show up in the middle of #summer for extra schooling?
#School #Kids #Teachers #Education #Virginia #Pandemic #COVID #LearningLoss #Parents
Calling all #parents with small(ish) kids, or just kids who have a lot of plush cuddlies: how many do you reckon you can get in a 8.5kg washing machine at one time? *
* assuming they’re around a standard 6” teddy size
California school district forces teachers to out trans kids to their parents. The state tried to warn them that the new rule is illegal.
#CaliforniaSchoolDistrict #TransKids #Teachers #Parents #IllegalRule #StateWarning #Politics #News
Book I just came across: "Horizontal #Parenting: How to Entertain Your Kid While Lying Down"
Could be useful for #parents with conditions causing #orthostaticintolerance (intolerance to being upright)
Some reviews
https://www.mamasfacingforward.com/2022/12/03/book-review-horizontal-parenting-how-to-entertain-your-kid-while-lying-down/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Horizontal-Parenting-Entertain-While-Lying/dp/179721134X
@mecfs @spoonies @parenting #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME #MyalgicE #chronicillness
#chroniclife #Spoonielife
#hiddenillness #invisibleillness #pots @pots @chronicillness
Years After Being Ticketed at School for a Theft She Said Never Happened, Former Student Prevails in Court
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Amara Harris declined plea deals and ultimately won a legal fight that dates back to 2019.
#Illinois #CriminalJustice #Naperville #Airpods #Schools #Students #Police #Crime #Courts #Teachers #News #Verdict #Teens #Parents
#parents: any good resources for parents who need to have the first #sexeducation discussion with their child? Ideally covering things like cameras on everything / sexting. Particularly resources with #bodypositive, #inclusive, and #science based ideas? My undergrad was in #biology so the nuts and bolts parts I can address. What I don’t know is if there is a particularly successful method to #sexed that addresses the #smartphone and #socialmedia problems that didn’t exist when I was a kid.
Notice to #parents: if you ever say "I've never been any good at #maths," or "I've always hated maths," or "I've never seen the point in maths" or anything of the sort out loud, don't you *dare* ask your child's maths #teacher why your child isn't doing better in maths.
If their uncle, aunt, grandparent, godparent, family friend or complete stranger says anything of the kind even potentially within earshot of your child and you don't call them out on it, don't you *dare* ask your child's maths teacher why your child isn't doing better in maths.
If you make no attempt to engage with maths on any level with your child, or avoid opportunities to encourage them to be exposed to and think about mathematics outside school, don't you *dare* ask your child's maths teacher why your child isn't doing better in maths.
Notes:
1) The above was originally posted as a thread elsewhere (by me, see https://mathstodon.xyz/@TeaKayB/110836080892058358 ).
2) For any parents who'd like some more productive pointers on how to support their children's maths learning journey, there are worse places to start than here: https://tommaths.blogspot.com/2023/02/how-can-i-support-my-children-learning.html
#Parenting question for #parents of #teenagers: Do you spy on your kid with tracking apps? And is the paid version of Life 360 worth it? My 16yo just drove off for the first time on his own and I am freaking out.
#parents: the best gift you can give your kid(s) is a living will, a directive, and an actual will. do it today.
#Kids, #teachers and #parents everywhere: check out the new @gcompris@mastodon.social video channel!:
Follow and learn with fun activities and #educational games added over the next weeks!
For more educational software and ideas go to
8 ways you can #support your #LGBTQ+ #children's #wellbeing and #mentalhealth
#Psychologist Dr. #HughLoveJr. shares #advice for #parents of #young #people who are #LGBTQ+.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #GayKids #Parents #Allies
When I was a single mom, August was a marathon month. Between two birthdays (my eldest & youngest), back to school fees, supplies, and sports exams, I barely made it through, financially. Sometimes I didn’t. It was then that mysterious envelopes arrived in the mail w/gift cards tucked inside. If you know a single parent who is squeaking by, be that mystery giver. It will change their life (& yours).
🍎📚💵🏫✏️🎒💙🎁
Assessing infant growth curves can be confusing, especially for #parents who have a child who is not growing in the normal range, or a clinician treating them. Digging into the data & #stats behind growth curves reveals how to improve their quality & use.
https://www.americanscientist.org/article/building-better-growth-curves
#pediatrics #IBCLC #healthcare #mother #publichealth #statistics #babies #breastfeeding
[Video] #NewJersey #Governor. #PhilMurphy says #transgender #issues have become a "complete #culturewar".
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's administration is suing three #schooldistricts that require #teachers to #tell #parents if their #child is showing signs of #changing their #GenderIdentity. Murphy tells "#FacetheNation" that "it's the right thing to do" and the issue has turned into a "complete culture war."
Being poor with disabled children is not unfit #parenting!
Judge rules #Florida's ongoing institutionalization of #disabled #children with complex #medical needs in nursing homes and other children at serious risk of unnecessary institutionalization is illegal. #ADA
The suit claimed that many #parents wanted their children to live at home, but were left with few options by the state other than Florida taking them away.
Florida has been ordered to fix the issue
https://www.wcpo.com/judge-rules-florida-illegally-institutionalizes-disabled-children
How School Board Meetings Became Flashpoints for Anger and Chaos Across the Country
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In the first wide-ranging analysis of school board unrest, ProPublica found nearly 60 incidents that led to arrests or criminal charges. Almost all were in suburban districts, and nearly every participant was white.
#Education #Schools #SchoolBoards #Violence #Arrests #Protests #Parents #Teachers #News
Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Battle Nation’s #Stillbirth Crisis
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After legislation fell short of passage last year, a bipartisan group of lawmakers hope to advance a new bill to fund stillbirth prevention, and they credit ProPublica for its reporting.
#Parents #Children #Kids #Pregnancy #Politics #News #Families
Do you believe in #strict #parenting or #gentle #parents ?
#poll
Nikki Haley embraces “terrorist” mantle at Moms for Liberty event. #M4L is run by vicious political operatives who routinely terrorize #teachers, #librarians, #children & #parents.
Their allies the Proud Boys call M4L "Gestapo with Vaginas."
How One New Jersey School Board Flipped to a Conservative Majority
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An angry parent confronted a #NewJersey school board president, accelerating a chain of events that pushed the board to the right.
#Schools #Students #Teachers #NJ #SchoolBoard #Education #Parents #Kids #Children
# Parents take on struggle for transgender rights for their kids and others in conservative Poland
The article is about a group of #parents in #Poland who are fighting for the #rights and #acceptance of their #transgender #children and other #LGBTQ+ people in a #conservative and #Catholic society. The parents offer #FreeHugs at #Warsaw's #Pride #celebration, #share their #stories online and in videos, and #challenge the #antiLGBTQ+ #rhetoric of the #ruling #party leader and some #church #officials. They also #support each other and provide a #SafeSpace for #trans #youth who face #rejection, #depression and #suicide risk. The article #highlights the #personal #experiences of some of the parents and their children, as well as the #political and #social context of Poland's LGBTQ+ #rights #movement.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/parents-take-on-struggle-for-transgender-rights-for-their-kids-and-others-in-conservative-poland
The Supreme Court Upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act. The Long Struggle to Implement the Law Continues.
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A recent ProPublica investigation showed how #ICWA was being unevenly applied in some states, breaking up #NativeAmerican #families that should have received additional protections under the law. There’s still room for improvement, advocates say.
New, by @lussenpop
Can America’s Students Recover What They Lost During the Pandemic?
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Disastrous test scores increasingly show how steep a toll the COVID-19 era exacted on students, particularly minorities.
Schools are grappling with how to catch up, and the experience of one city shows how intractable the obstacles are.
#Schools #Students #Kids #Children #Teachers #COVID #Pandemic #Education #Richmond #Virginia #Parents #Families
#AMC #Theatres Is #Hosting an #AntiTrans #Documentary During #PrideMonth
The #film’s #director says she is “the #mother of a “#trans-identified #child,” which is #phrasing often used by #parents who do not want to #concede that their #children are indeed #transgender
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Business #Movies #Hate #Bigotry #Transphobia #Pride #PrideMonth
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