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From zero tolerance to zero harm: steps for mending shattered migrant families

July 25, 2018

By Esther Calzada

By Catherine LaBrenz, John Sullivan and Esther Calzada We’ve all seen the excitement in a child’s eyes when they play with their parents in the park, or the calm that…

Little Girls Are Busting Gender Norms in a Year That Hasn’t Been Super Kind to Women

November 2, 2016

By Fred McKissack Jr.

Photo credit: Aberdeen Proving Ground via Flickr Creative Commons Originally published on The Huffington Post.   In our Fort Wayne neighborhood, Halloween is a serious candy free-for-all. We bought 12…

Home Alone: A Single Mother Tries to Navigate Missoula’s Child Care Crisis

September 29, 2016

By Stephanie Land

Photo Credits to Brian Hart. Originally published by the Missoula Independent. My life as a single mother has often meant looking up, helpless, waving goodbye like Wile E. Coyote, after…

Announcing, my forthcoming memoir: MAID: A Single Mother’s Journey from Cleaning House to Finding Home

September 8, 2016

By Stephanie Land

On June 16th, I celebrated my youngest daughter Coraline’s second birthday. While she opened presents, I relished the memory of her entering my life. She was born a month after…

Free-Range Parenting Is A Privilege For The White And Affluent

August 9, 2016

By Stephanie Land

Photo credits to Ryan Dickey.  Originally published in The Establishment.  At first glance, my 9-year-old daughter doesn’t look “poor.” She meticulously chooses her outfits for school, often sleeping in them—even…

It Is Easier to Have a ‘Spirited’ Child When You Are a White Parent

November 10, 2015

By Stephanie Land

Originally published on The Guardian.  I have what’s known as a “spirited” child. Mia has run me ragged since she knew how to walk. She’d run across soccer fields as…

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