What Could Gay Marriage Mean for the Kids? (Gabriela Herman) from the New York Times
"When courts consider same-sex unions, they often ask about what life is like for children with gay parents. Here are some answers."
Showing posts with label Children and youth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Children and youth. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Friday, March 20, 2015
PARENTING NUGGET!!
The Case for Free-Range Parenting (Clemins Wergin) from the New York Times
"Most are horrified by the idea that their children might roam around without adult supervision. In Berlin, where we lived in the center of town, our girls would ride the Metro on their own — a no-no in Washington. Or they’d go alone to the playground, or walk a mile to a piano lesson. Here in quiet and traffic-safe suburban Washington, they don’t even find other kids on the street to play with."
"Most are horrified by the idea that their children might roam around without adult supervision. In Berlin, where we lived in the center of town, our girls would ride the Metro on their own — a no-no in Washington. Or they’d go alone to the playground, or walk a mile to a piano lesson. Here in quiet and traffic-safe suburban Washington, they don’t even find other kids on the street to play with."
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
DOCUMENTARY NUGGET!!
Young, Homeless—and Invisible (Terrence Ross) from the Atlantic
"The stories of and interviews with these three Chicago teenagers are the centerpieces of The Homestretch, a recent documentary created by filmmakers Anne de Mare and Kirsten Kelly that aims to challenge stereotypes about youth homelessness. The documentary demonstrates the complexity of the issue—a problem that's often hidden from the public eye."
"The stories of and interviews with these three Chicago teenagers are the centerpieces of The Homestretch, a recent documentary created by filmmakers Anne de Mare and Kirsten Kelly that aims to challenge stereotypes about youth homelessness. The documentary demonstrates the complexity of the issue—a problem that's often hidden from the public eye."
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Forgiving Bad Parents: Perspectives
The Debt (Emily Yoffe) from Slate
"When terrible, abusive parents come crawling back, what do their grown children owe them?"
"When terrible, abusive parents come crawling back, what do their grown children owe them?"
Friday, January 16, 2015
New Measure of Poverty is Depressing ... and No Surprise
More Than Half Of American Schoolchildren Now Live In Poverty from the Huffington Post
"For the first time, more than half of U.S. public school students live in low-income households, according to a new analysis from the Southern Education Foundation. Overall, 51 percent of U.S. schoolchildren came from low-income households in 2013, according to the foundation, which analyzed data from National Center for Education Statistics on students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches."
The "no surprise" piece of this comes from the fact that we have one party that is absolutely, positively committed that poor people will get NOTHING to alleviate their poverty. Indeed, the GOP seems to mark as a seminal victory when they can make the lives of these people worse. -- Nuggetsman
"For the first time, more than half of U.S. public school students live in low-income households, according to a new analysis from the Southern Education Foundation. Overall, 51 percent of U.S. schoolchildren came from low-income households in 2013, according to the foundation, which analyzed data from National Center for Education Statistics on students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches."
The "no surprise" piece of this comes from the fact that we have one party that is absolutely, positively committed that poor people will get NOTHING to alleviate their poverty. Indeed, the GOP seems to mark as a seminal victory when they can make the lives of these people worse. -- Nuggetsman
PARENTING NUGGET!!
Parents investigated for neglect after letting kids walk home alone from the Washington Post
"It was a one-mile walk home from a Silver Spring park on Georgia Avenue on a Saturday afternoon. But what the parents saw as a moment of independence for their 10-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter, they say authorities viewed much differently. ... The Meitivs say they believe in “free-range” parenting, a movement that has been a counterpoint to the hyper-vigilance of “helicopter” parenting, with the idea that children learn self-reliance by being allowed to progressively test limits, make choices and venture out in the world."
"It was a one-mile walk home from a Silver Spring park on Georgia Avenue on a Saturday afternoon. But what the parents saw as a moment of independence for their 10-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter, they say authorities viewed much differently. ... The Meitivs say they believe in “free-range” parenting, a movement that has been a counterpoint to the hyper-vigilance of “helicopter” parenting, with the idea that children learn self-reliance by being allowed to progressively test limits, make choices and venture out in the world."
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Number Of Homeless Children In America Surges
Number Of Homeless Children In America Surges To All-Time High: Report from the Huffington Post
"The number of homeless children in the U.S. has surged in recent years to an all-time high, amounting to one child in every 30, according to a comprehensive state-by-state report that blames the nation's high poverty rate, the lack of affordable housing and the impacts of pervasive domestic violence."
"The number of homeless children in the U.S. has surged in recent years to an all-time high, amounting to one child in every 30, according to a comprehensive state-by-state report that blames the nation's high poverty rate, the lack of affordable housing and the impacts of pervasive domestic violence."
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
LGBT and Young Catholics
Overwhelming 85% Of Young American Catholics Support Gays And Lesbian, Pew Report from the Huffington Post
"While the Vatican vacillates over whether to welcome gays into the church, the new kids in the flock seem to have no qualms about the subject. Close to 85% of self-identified Catholics between the ages of 18 and 29 believe gays and lesbians should be accepted by society, according to a 2014 survey conducted by the Pew Research Center."
"While the Vatican vacillates over whether to welcome gays into the church, the new kids in the flock seem to have no qualms about the subject. Close to 85% of self-identified Catholics between the ages of 18 and 29 believe gays and lesbians should be accepted by society, according to a 2014 survey conducted by the Pew Research Center."
Sunday, October 12, 2014
A father's love, captured in pictures
Child's brush with death inspires his dad to take more photos and the results are stunning from the Daily Mail [of the UK]
"A father has created a stunning photography series of his young son after being inspired to pick up the camera when his child suffered a near death experience."
"A father has created a stunning photography series of his young son after being inspired to pick up the camera when his child suffered a near death experience."
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Voting Age and the Outcome in Scotland
Scotland's Other Winners: Teenage Voters (Francis Barry) from Bloomberg View
"The 16- and 17-year-olds who voted in Scotland’s referendum didn't determine the outcome. The margin of victory for the “yes” vote was larger than their total number of votes. But they did make a strong case to the rest of the world for a lower voting age."
"The 16- and 17-year-olds who voted in Scotland’s referendum didn't determine the outcome. The margin of victory for the “yes” vote was larger than their total number of votes. But they did make a strong case to the rest of the world for a lower voting age."
The Problem of Homeless Children in School
Number Of Homeless Students In America Is Rising Rapidly from the Huffington Post
"The number of homeless students in the United States reached a record high during the 2012-13 school year, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Education. The report released Monday shows that homeless children enrolled in public preschool and grades K-12 jumped 8 percent from the previous school year to hit 1,258,182."
"The number of homeless students in the United States reached a record high during the 2012-13 school year, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Education. The report released Monday shows that homeless children enrolled in public preschool and grades K-12 jumped 8 percent from the previous school year to hit 1,258,182."
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Teens are using less pot, alcohol, and cigarettes
Teens are using less pot, alcohol, and cigarettes (German Lopez) from Vox
"Even as illicit drug use continues to creep up among all Americans, teenagers report less drug use."
"Even as illicit drug use continues to creep up among all Americans, teenagers report less drug use."
Thursday, August 7, 2014
A Parent's Big Gift: Letting Go
Relax, Your Kids will be Fine from the Economist [of London]
"Middle-class parents should give their children more freedom."
"Middle-class parents should give their children more freedom."
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Kids Get Better Health Care During Recessions?!
The Upside of Economic Downturns: Better Childhood Health from Pacific Standard
"Comparing economic trends in the participants’ 10 home countries with self-reports of childhood well-being, the researchers found that kids, on average, grow up healthier in a recessionary environment."
Mark me as a skeptic of these findings.
"Comparing economic trends in the participants’ 10 home countries with self-reports of childhood well-being, the researchers found that kids, on average, grow up healthier in a recessionary environment."
Mark me as a skeptic of these findings.
Thursday, July 3, 2014
TODAY'S BIG NUGGET: The Big Role of Play in Kid's Education
How Finland Keeps Kids Focused Through Free Play (Joan Walsh) from the Atlantic
"An American teacher in Helsinki questions the national practice of giving 15 minute breaks each hour—until he sees the difference it makes in his classroom."
"An American teacher in Helsinki questions the national practice of giving 15 minute breaks each hour—until he sees the difference it makes in his classroom."
Monday, June 23, 2014
RAISING CHILDREN NUGGET!!
Why Free Play Is the Best Summer School from the Atlantic
"The more time children spend in structured, parent-guided activities, the worse their ability to work productively towards self-directed goals."
"The more time children spend in structured, parent-guided activities, the worse their ability to work productively towards self-directed goals."
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Lives Still Collapsing in the "Recovering Economy"
This Is What Barely Making Ends Meet In America Sounds Like from the Huffington Post
"The responses voice the anxiety and exhaustion of living in the space between just getting by and watching your life collapse -- a gap so narrow that bringing toilet paper home from work can help make ends meet, while any unexpected expense can send you over the edge."
"The responses voice the anxiety and exhaustion of living in the space between just getting by and watching your life collapse -- a gap so narrow that bringing toilet paper home from work can help make ends meet, while any unexpected expense can send you over the edge."
Friday, March 21, 2014
PLAYGROUND NUGET!!
The Overprotected Kid (Hannah Rosin) from the Atlantic
"A preoccupation with safety has stripped childhood of independence, risk taking, and discovery—without making it safer. A new kind of playground points to a better solution."
"A preoccupation with safety has stripped childhood of independence, risk taking, and discovery—without making it safer. A new kind of playground points to a better solution."
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