Category: Modern Parenting,

Schoolwork, advocacy place strain on student activists at Brown University

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“There are people breaking down, dropping out of classes and failing classes because of the activism work they are taking on,” said David.

Schoolwork, advocacy place strain on student activists

An article more sympathetic to the students.

…Which I am. I just think they need to learn how to balance out work and passion to succeed in either. …And that isn’t a point of view that seems to pervade higher education right now. I think the students are missing out on some life skills and perspective which might enable them to accomplish more and that is shame.

I understand the need to want to follow your heart but there is nothing dishonorable in getting more mundane things done as well.

Students at Brown Failing Classes Due To The Stress of Activism 

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…And these are the Ivy League kids.

Brown Students Failing Classes Due To Activism, Details

<facepalm on the original title>

It is wonderful that they want to change the world. IT’s wonderful that they care but it seems like they are missing a does of perspective to balance out their passions. How do these student expect accomplish change and balance in the world around them if they can’t maintain balance in their own lives? It seems like keeping your own shit together would better enable you to have more energy to put into the cause. What’s the phrase, live to fight another day?

Early Behavior Therapy Found to Aid Children With A.D.H.D. – The New York Times

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Experts said this approach could possibly change standard medical practice, which favors drugs like Adderall and Ritalin as first-line treatments.

Source: Early Behavior Therapy Found to Aid Children With A.D.H.D. – The New York Times

this sounds less like behavioral therapy for the kids and more like  (this shit should be obvious) training in better parenting for adults. Either way you want to describe it, it sounds more promising than drugging 4 million kids.

Obama Cuts Abstinence-Only Sex Education | Teen Vogue

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There is no evidence these programs ever worked.

It’s official: Obama has cut all abstinence-only education from the 2017 federal budget. In his proposed budget for 2017, Obama has eliminated a $10 million-a-year grant from the Department of Health and Human Services that funds these programs. Over the past 25 years, Congress has spent over $1.5 billion on abstinence-only-until-marriage programs, despite there being no study in a professional peer-reviewed journal that has found this method effective. Again, there is no evidence that supports abstinence-only sex education.

Obama Cuts Abstinence-Only Sex Education | Teen Vogue

nice!

Dumb-ass stuff we need to stop saying to Dads

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“Is Daddy on babysitting duty today?”

“Nope, he’s not a baby sitter.
He’s a parent. Y’know, like a Mum, except with a penis.”

*****

Sure, there are plenty of deadbeat Dads in the world. Believe me, I know this for certain. Equally, there are plenty of deadbeat Mums.

But the good Dads need to be part of our language of parenting.

*****

We only have to look at the smiling faces of mothers with children in magazines, movies, advertising and online to see where the media thinks the parenting-pendulum swings.

Dumb-ass stuff we need to stop saying to Dads. | Rosie Writes

Right the fuck on. Absolutely. I loved every word of this.

Is there a viewpoint that is more feminist that the one that holds that Dads can and should be equal participants in parenthood? I think not.

If I could wave a big magic wand over society I would make us stop categorizing each other based on our own preconceptions instead of the person standing right in front of us.

Parity can not be achieved unless we move towards treating one another as people and away from preconceptions. Relying on general labels rather than the actual context of a situation really limits what one can see and share.

Babies have no choice: Violence spills into young minds

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President Barack Obama wants schools to have more mental health professionals and resource officers in order to better prevent violence. He also wants to provide training to teachers to recognize when young people need help and know how to refer those students to the right mental health services. 

Babies have no choice: Violence spills into young minds — Shed light on violence — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine

hmmmm

Francisco Rivera Ordóñez, Spanish Bullfighter, Criticized For Holding Baby Daughter While Fighting Bull

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Famous Spanish bullfighter, Francisco Rivera Ordóñez, has been criticized on social media after he posted a picture of him training with a bull while holding his baby daughter.

Francisco Rivera Ordóñez, Spanish Bullfighter, Criticized For Holding Baby Daughter While Fighting Bull

Honestly, I think it is cool that he doesn’t differentiate between his experience as a young boy and the experience of his daughters. I would have assumed that bullfighters were way more all about the machismo than that.

Australians Will Lose Welfare Payments If They Don’t Vaccinate Their Children 

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From the beginning of next year in Australia, if you don’t vaccinate your children, you will have your child benefits stopped. The “no jab, no pay” policy has been on the cards for a while, but this week saw it sail through parliament with cross party support.

Australians Will Lose Welfare Payments If They Don’t Vaccinate Their Children | IFLScience

I’m OK with this.