Category: Children
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Homeschool: More Popular Than Ever
By Dakota Moore In the aftermath of the Covid 19 pandemic, the purported increase in school shootings, the lapsing trust in public school education, and the flexibility and control homeschooling offers inspired an unprecedented rise in homeschoolers. As we enter the month of August, many more parents consider it one of the schooling options available,…
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A Safe Haven
By Adrianna La Tortue Growing up is not easy, especially when you’re a military kid. My dad was in the Army. People always call us Army (military) brats, but I never understood that because I don’t see how being a military kid would make me a brat. On the contrary, I started to figure out…
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Father’s Day Without A Father: Neither Alone nor Forgotten
By Akosua Frempong, Ph.D. Today, many women celebrate Father’s Day, some without their fathers. Their fathers may not have been present in their lives physically, emotionally, spiritually, or in other important ways, though they are alive. For those women and girls whose fathers were not present in their lives, helping, supporting, encouraging, affirming, and showing…
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Us and Them, Uvalde School Shooting
By Tess Lopez After the initial wave of shock and grief subsided following the tragic eventsthat unfolded in Texas on May 24, 2022, the messages on my social media began tochange. Posts had now pivoted from graduation ceremonies and celebrations toangry retweets and finger-pointing over which politician, group, lawmaker,etc., were to blame for the shooting.…