Tag Archives: Parenting
Are gender-reveal parties necessarily retrograde?
TweetSo, people are talking about gender reveal parties. Have you heard of these? They are almost exactly what they sound like: parties where the sex — not gender, despite the name — of a forthcoming baby is revealed, often to the expecting mother or couple at the same time it is made known to guests. [...]
Non-marital parenting could equal child abuse in WI
TweetAdd this one to the long-growing “what the eff” archives of 2012. A bill proposed by Wisconsin state Senator Bill Grothman would require the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board to add “non-marital parenting” as a contributing factor to child abuse and neglect. One of the bill’s provisions reads (emphasis added): Section 1. 48.982 (2) (g) 2. of the [...]
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Santorum picks on kids with gay parents, is wrong
TweetEveryone’s abuzz about thought leader Rick Santorum’s latest inflammatory comment. If you’re not sure which one I’m talking about, it may be because he’s been making a lot of them lately. But this time, I’m not talking about his nonsensical metaphors on gay marriage, or his unpopular views on banning contraception. Nope, the Santorum comment [...]
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New investigation reveals family separation common in immigration crackdown
TweetA new investigation from the Applied Research Center and Colorlines.com reveals a scary new trend: children placed in the foster care system, or even up for adoption, when their parents are detained or deported because of immigration violations. According to over 100 child welfare caseworkers and attorneys we interviewed around the country, as rates of [...]
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Map: Does your state actually care about working parents?