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Parenting in Exile From Egypt: The Choices I Made for My Daughters Parenting in Exile From Egypt: The Choices I Made for My Daughters
Even though I know what the dictatorship would do to me if I returned to Egypt, I am consumed with guilt for abandoning my family.
Mar 11, 2021 / Parenting as a Radical Act of Love / Muhammad Kamal
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Parenting Through Sickness, Health, and Covid-19 Parenting Through Sickness, Health, and Covid-19
To avoid replicating this awful moment, our failures must become the source of our children’s political possibilities.
Mar 10, 2021 / Feature / Imani Perry
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Meet the Climate Kids Who Are Mobilizing a Generation of Parents Meet the Climate Kids Who Are Mobilizing a Generation of Parents
Across the country and the world, children are waking moms and dads to the urgent need to take climate action.
Mar 10, 2021 / Feature / Angely Mercado
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My Son Is His Own Person, and I’m Glad to Know Him My Son Is His Own Person, and I’m Glad to Know Him
Eventually, our kids realize they’re free to become who they are. Our job is to let them.
Mar 10, 2021 / Feature / Carvell Wallace
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I Shouldn’t Have to Dehumanize My Son to Get Him Support I Shouldn’t Have to Dehumanize My Son to Get Him Support
Instead of focusing on the challenges facing disabled people, we should emphasize goals.
Mar 9, 2021 / Feature / David M. Perry
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How Covid Made Life Even More Unpredictable for Kids in Foster Care How Covid Made Life Even More Unpredictable for Kids in Foster Care
Everything from reunification to social worker visits to permanent placements got derailed.
Mar 9, 2021 / Feature / Nefertiti Austin
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We Should All Be Able to Have Babies Like White People We Should All Be Able to Have Babies Like White People
Fertility treatments should not just be a luxury for a privileged class.
Mar 9, 2021 / Feature / Andre M. Perry
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What Black Schools Mean to Black Kids What Black Schools Mean to Black Kids
Being in the racial majority at school can make all the difference for Black children.
Mar 9, 2021 / Feature / Jamilah Lemieux
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From Raising Anti-Racist Kids to Being an Anti-Racist Family From Raising Anti-Racist Kids to Being an Anti-Racist Family
We need to do more than prevent bias in our kids—we need to live our values here and now.
Mar 9, 2021 / Feature / Courtney E. Martin
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The Long Shadow of Family Separation The Long Shadow of Family Separation
For families separated at the border, the trauma remains even after being reunited.
Mar 8, 2021 / Feature / Maritza Lizeth Félix