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...
View ArticleSad 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...
View ArticleShould 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...
View ArticleTwo 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...
View ArticleWeekly 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...
View ArticleBerkeley 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...
View ArticleAmerican 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...
View ArticleDiscussing 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...
View ArticleTGIF! 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,...
View ArticleFour 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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