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Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

10/11/17

*** Want more information on raising multilingual children? Visit MomsRising's bilingual parenting resource site: http://action.momsrising.org/survey/bilingual_baby/?source=blog We are a bilingual family and proud of it. Spanish and English are spoken equally in our home and we knew when we had our...

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Heather Barradas

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

10/10/17

We have a children’s health emergency! As all the attention was on saving the Affordable Care Act, Congress allowed the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to expire on September 30th, putting 9 million children’s health care at risk! Yikes. Right now, some of your members of Congress are...

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Felicia Burnett

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care

10/10/17

The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ensures that we always give our kids a winning hand of lifelong health! Republicans and Democrats created this critically important program in 1997 because it was a low-cost, sound investment in our children's health and future—and they were right !...

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Isabella Higgins

Health Care

10/09/17

While your child might not have his/her permanent teeth, it’s never too early to start thinking about dental health. The foundation for proper pediatric dental care begins well before your child’s first tooth erupts or with the loss of his/her first tooth. Whether you’re new or experienced parents...

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Dr. Sheila Harris

10/09/17

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Isabella Higgins

Childcare & Early Education Social & Emotional Development

10/06/17

I wear two hats. I’m a parent and I’m an advocate for high quality early childhood education that prepares children for success in school and, ultimately, life. As a parent, I’ve experienced the anguish that all parents feel when trying to choose the first education experience for their young child...

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Stephanie Miller

Food! Gun Safety Health Care

10/06/17

It's been another heavy week, with the tragedy in Las Vegas and the ongoing crisis in Puerto Rico weighing heavily on our hearts and minds. But… don’t give up! Never doubt that groups of committed people like us have had - and will continue to have - an impact on issues like these. Sometimes change...

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Karen Showalter

Immigration

10/06/17

Yesterday, California Governor Jerry Brown made his state safer and stronger by signing SB54, the California Values Act, into law. This bill will shield some Californians from some of the Trump administration’s heartless deportation policies, protecting families, improving public safety and...

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Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration MomsRising Politics & Policy

10/06/17

Last week, Congressional Republicans let the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) expire and voted in favor of gutting Medicaid which would result in millions more uninsured children. This week, the Trump administration rolled back access to birth control and the House passed a 20 week...

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Felicia Burnett

MomsRising Politics & Policy

10/06/17

Earlier today, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued new guidance allowing individuals and businesses to act in the name of “religious freedom” and discriminate against LGBTQ people, without fear of government reprisal. The order allows individuals to act or abstain from action according to...

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