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8 books to teach and inspire kids to become politically engaged

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Reading, Toni Morrison said, is political action in and of itself. By Olivia Watson

March 11, 2021 Books, Culture

How to mother a daughter when you have food issues

Crispy Potato Chips in Row on Yellow Background
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There are few things I take genuine pleasure in, and one of those is eating. But what message does that send my daughter? By Jennifer Furner

December 28, 2020 Culture, Parenting Advice, Parenting Challenges

Perspective | Thank you, Donald Trump, for making my teenager care

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Some lessons about social justice, no matter how terrible, are better learned by living than by lecture. By Francie Arenson Dickman

May 1, 2018 Culture, Family

Raising a black activist in a mother’s white world

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I don’t want to mess this up. I live in fear of being seen as a privileged person with an accessory on my arm. By Jenn O’Connor

March 28, 2018 Culture, Parenting Challenges

How to talk to our sons about guns and aggression

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My son plays Fortnite. I’m not worried he will grow up to be violent because of it; I’m worried how the toxic masculinity it portrays affects us all. By Sharon Holbrook

February 22, 2018 Culture

My obligation to my children when the world is on fire

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I actively chose hope in having a child, and when you choose hope you also choose despair.
By Shannon Lell

September 9, 2017 Culture

Why politics matters to me in the college selection process

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I want my children to be part of a college community that is more in line with the ideologies of #Imwithher than #MAGA.
By Randi Olin

February 14, 2017 Culture, Parenting Challenges

Gen-X moms, it’s time to rise up

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We will fight, my daughters and I. In our black stretch pants and pink pussy hats, we will take our stand.
By Francie Arenson Dickman

January 30, 2017 Culture

Perspective | In the post-Trump world, it’s up to us to raise activist kids

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After this election, if we want our children to be a part of the solution, we need to start modeling activism for them.
By Jody Allard

November 17, 2016 Culture

Parenting my black, immigrant daughter after the election

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One mother’s experience getting through the day, now that she knows Trump is the President of the United States.
By Sara Ackerman

November 9, 2016 Culture

How (not) to talk to someone else’s daughter

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When my daughter smiles, she is not a “beauty queen.” She smiles because she is happy.
By Marina Koestler Ruben

November 7, 2016 Culture

Why you shouldn’t de-friend that Trump supporter

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Without practicing curious, respectful engagement ourselves, we can’t expect to pass it on to our children.
By Sharon Holbrook

May 1, 2016 Culture
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