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Do Teenagers Have Medical Privacy Rights?

A single mom to three kids recently raised this excellent question to the Mamasource newsletter in Berkeley: Okay so here is the question. I have a 16 year old daughter that is a run away. I get a note...

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Sad Thread on Male Caregivers

I am always saddened to read stories and blog threads questioning the fitness of male caregivers. I mean, if we want truly egalitarian parenting and society as a whole — shouldn’t that include men in...

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Should Parents Be Allowed to Pick Their Children’s Teachers?

I don’t think they should and my feelings were confirmed by this Associated Press story: After doing some research, including sitting in on classrooms, Valerie Gilbert thought she knew which...

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Two More Compelling Reasons for Maternity Leave

Two new studies by the University of California in Berkeley suggest that maternity leave has health benefits for both mother and baby. From the website MedicalNewsToday.com: One study found that women...

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Weekly Parenting News Roundup

Cross-posted at Daily Kos. Don’t forget to recommend us! Good morning fellow moms, dads and caregivers! How are you? I am back with your weekly parenting news update. Here is what we recently discussed...

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Berkeley Teachers Fight Proposed Charter School

At least in Berkeley, California where I live, some public school teachers and charter schools are at odds. An activist group that includes an organizing middle school teacher in Berkeley is viciously...

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American Taliban Book Signing

(Photo by Cal Schrotenboer: Markos speaks to a packed room at Books Inc. in Berkeley.) (Photo by Cal Schrotenboer: Eli and I enjoy Papi’s talk at Books Inc. in Berkeley.) As I am sure you have all...

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Discussing Race With a Young Child

Berkeley, California is a complicated place in terms of its history and diverse populations. The neighborhood I live in south Berkeley is traditionally African-American, but has gotten more white over...

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TGIF! Gratuitous Kid Picture Edition

Balancing raising children while holding down a job is a challenge even from home, but I am so grateful for the flexibility. After participating in a live tweet chat with the White House for my work,...

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Four Good Reasons to Encourage Less Soda Consumption

BERKELEY, Calif. — This past weekend MomsRising.org co-sponsored an educational panel on soda. Berkeley and San Francisco, California, each have ballot initiatives to tax soda as a way to curb...

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