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10/05/12

Have you ever been taken off guard by a child’s question about weight? Like, “Mom, am I fat?” or “Can I go on a diet?” Many parents hear heartbreaking stories from their children about being teased on the bus or know that their child is worried about changing clothes in front of others for physical...

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Kate Uslan

Childcare & Early Education

10/04/12

A mom arrested for letting her two children play outside? Isn’t that what kids are supposed to do? Yes. you read that right. Tammy Cooper was arrested last week and thrown into jail because her two kids, ages 6 and 9, were playing outside. The youngsters weren’t vandalizing, or causing any kind of...

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MomsVote Politics & Policy

10/04/12

Let's face it: Last night both Governor Romney and President Obama missed a chance to win over women and mom voters. "Missing from the debate: #women #fairpay #childcare #paidsickdays #kids #moderator - #risers #momsvote #Kids2012" We're not alone in feeling this way: The above Tweet that we sent...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

10/04/12

This story originally appeared in the One Union Mom blog. At the height of Occupy last year, I was talking with a dad at my kids' school and he said, "Can you believe that some parents take their kids to PROTESTS?" (He didn't realize he was talking to a union mom whose kids' hands are calloused...

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Jenya Cassidy

10/04/12

Early morning wake-ups, packing lunches, and after school snacks are starting to feel routine once again… but are you approaching this with a green mindset? I encourage you to not only consider what is IN the food, but what the FOOD is in. Packing food for school (or work, if you have “graduated”)...

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Erin Schrode

10/04/12

When it comes to public policy issues of importance to our nation’s children, female policymakers and Moms – not surprisingly – are typically more supportive and active on children’s issues than men, even as we all continue to work hard to enlighten more men so that children’s needs will become a “...

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Bruce Lesley

Health Care MomsVote

10/04/12

We thought this post would be interesting to MomsRising readers, because especially during election season, it's important to get the facts straight about the Affordable Care Act and know how to sort out truth from fiction. For more myth-busting about the ACA, you can go to www...

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Stephani Becker

10/03/12

The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) applauds the USDA’s new nutritional guidelines for school meals. Many Latino children across the nation will be able to enjoy a variety of nutritious options as they enter the new school year this fall. As the number of Latinos in the U.S. grows...

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Jessica Fuentes

MomsVote Politics & Policy

10/03/12

Want to hang out tonight? Throw some popcorn with us! Tonight, at 6pmPST/9pmEST, we're going to be playing a national game of Presidential Debate BINGO with thousands of moms, dads, kids, neighbors, and people across the country as we watch the debate--and we'd love for you to play too! * Get your...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

MomsVote Childcare & Early Education

10/03/12

The U.S. education system is what made this country prosperous in the twentieth century -- but no longer. Perhaps no issue is more urgent than this, yet for all the talk of teacher’s unions and testing, real education programs, ideas that will matter, are nonexistent this election season. Flickr/...

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