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Childcare & Early Education MomsRising Social & Emotional Development

09/12/18

Without these skills, children are at a higher risk for mental, behavioral and developmental disorders. The latest statistics from the CDC show that 1 in 7 children (ages 2-8-years old) have a mental, behavioral or developmental disorder. What it looks like in school while they are mastering these skills...

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Lina Acosta Sandaal

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Maternal Justice

09/11/18

“Exhausted from labor, I had no idea what to even say or ask. I never ended up receiving an overview of the process, nor any information on what I should expect or do post-partum. I was in the hospital for four days post op. Four days of excruciating pain due to being undermedicated. Four days of...

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Tasmiha Khan

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MomsVote

09/11/18

Use the #CantWait2Vote button and take part in a wave of cultural change to get the word out about the issues that matter to you, and about the importance of voting.

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Dorie Klein

Health Care

09/11/18

In case you missed it, there have been significant changes in states throughout our country affecting health care. Arkansas has been the first state to implement work requirements, causing more than 4,600 individuals to lose health coverage through Medicaid. Under these rules, recipients must...

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Tasmiha Khan

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

09/10/18

What teenagers look like they're doing and what they're actually doing can be two totally different things -- especially when it comes to social media. A bored-looking ninth-grader could be majorly bonding with her new BFF on Snapchat . A 10th-grade gamer may complain loudly when you cut off his...

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Caroline Knorr

MomsVote

09/10/18

Welcome to the MomsVote Brigade! We welcome moms, dads, and everyone who has a belly button to help register voters and get out the vote! Below are actions you can take to help register voters and get out the vote. And if you'd like to enter our sweepstakes and be entered into drawings to win...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Maternal Justice

09/10/18

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends an ideal C-section rate of 10 to 15 percent of all births or less. The current rate in the US is 31.5 percent, about one in three babies. Black women are more likely to have medically unnecessary C-sections and have a higher rate of maternal mortality...

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Tasmiha Khan

MomsVote

09/07/18

It's September, meaning we're less than two months away from Election Day! It's time to fire up our super parent jet packs! Because voting is one of the most important things we can do to demand the brighter world we seek for our children, families and communities. To help, this week's #5Actions...

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Karen Showalter

Childcare & Early Education

09/07/18

“There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues – the most dominating virtues of human society – are created, strengthened and maintained.” Joseph Miles is 51 years old, but says he spends a lot of time today thinking about this quote by Winston Churchill...

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Marian Wright Edelman

We Are MomsRising!

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsRising Near You Social & Emotional Development

09/06/18

In today’s installment of We Are MomsRising, we talked to Te’Jal in Ohio about what it is like to be a mom in 2018. Read her story below. To learn more about the We Are MomsRising campaign, check out this blog post . We didn't have any [high-quality early learning] programs that met our standards...

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