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07/05/16

When my twin sons, Nick and Jack were born in 2007, I was overwhelmed and thrilled. When Nick started missing his milestones, I was concerned. We took him to pediatricians who sent us to psychologists, occupational therapists and autism specialists who performed evaluations and tests. When Nick was...

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Denise Zavaleta

Family Economic Security Military Families MomsRising Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

07/04/16

Grilling burgers. Family and friends. Watching fireworks. That’s what usually comes to mind when people think about the Fourth of July, when we come together regardless of background or politics and celebrate our nation’s independence. Many of us also think about our brave men and women in uniform...

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Kurt Erickson

Podcast

07/04/16

On the #RADIO show this week we cover the momentum behind gun safety policies; get the inside scoop on the current state of the Presidential race; cover the importance of Jesse Williams’ BET remarks; and talk about the launch of Humanity for Hillary. *Special guests include: Shannon Watts,...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Blog Carnivals Childcare & Early Education MomsRising MomsRising Near You

07/01/16

I remember when my husband and I decided to try for a second child. I wanted to have our children close together – have both in diapers – to power through this phase and be able to get back to work as soon as possible. I got pregnant quickly and breezed through doctor appointments, feeling like a...

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Iara Peng

Blog Carnivals Childcare & Early Education MomsRising

07/01/16

My story begins 17 years ago. I had the most beautiful baby boy. He loved life. He loved people. He had big blue eyes and a big toothless grin and an even bigger heart. He was always the one to make sure you were ok. As he grew, he was excited to go off to school. He loved pre-school and...

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Julie Day

Blog Carnivals Military Families

07/01/16

I will never forget the day I met the man who changed my life. It was a hot July day in Washington DC, and I had been advocating on Capitol Hill for military children with special needs. For days, for meeting after meeting, I shared stories of children who had been repeatedly denied healthcare...

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Susan Reynolds

Blog Carnivals

07/01/16

Mental illness, psychiatric disorders, learning disability. neurotypical, neurodiversity. Crazy, impulsive, paranoid, moron, stupid, lazy, normal, weird. I have ADHD. Undiagnosed (and un-medicated) until my mid-twenties, I had a well-developed arsenal of coping mechanisms that did a decent job of...

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Stephanie Lormand

Politics & Policy

07/01/16

Congressman John Lewis' call to action in the U.S. House of Representatives on June 22nd was the beginning of an extraordinary event in our nation's Capitol.

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Marian Wright Edelman

Environmental Health Health Care

07/01/16

If you read CHN’s latest Human Needs Report , posted earlier this week, you know that Congress continues to squabble over funding for the Zika virus. They left for the fourth of July recess without approving additional funds. And, thanks to an in-depth article that appeared Sunday in the Washington...

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David Elliot

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

06/30/16

On Tuesday, June 21, the House passed by voice vote the Family First Prevention Services Act (H.R. 5456), introduced in the House by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and others. Many advocacy groups were supportive of this bipartisan bill, which would allow states to use federal child welfare dollars to pay for family services to prevent children from needing to enter foster care. These services could include mental health services, substance abuse services (including opioid and heroin abuse services), or in-home parenting skills programs (including individual and family therapy).

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