Children

Free Dr. Seuss!

Free Dr. Seuss! Free Dr. Seuss!

Corporate ownership of his classic works shouldn’t prevent us from having a grown-up conversation about racism and children’s literature.

Apr 7, 2021 / Column / Jeet Heer

Six Dr. Seuss Books To Stop Being Printed For Insensitive Imagery

Dr. Seuss’s Mistakes Are the Least of Our Troubles Dr. Seuss’s Mistakes Are the Least of Our Troubles

If we insist on holding cultural history to contemporary standards, what will we have left?

Apr 1, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt

fifteen year old foster girl who just arrived sits on the swing at the Paul Miller Home

How Covid-19 Supercharged a Foster System Crisis How Covid-19 Supercharged a Foster System Crisis

Parents are losing their kids as they struggle to navigate bureaucracies upended by the pandemic.

Mar 15, 2021 / Michelle Chen

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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

Kids participate in a D.C. Black Lives Matter protest

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

David M. Perry leans in to get a kiss on the cheek from his son.

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

foster care during the pandemic

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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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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