#Kids

Eric's high school science teacher recalls all his answers on tests came in the form of comic strips. His drama teacher says "all these characters would manifest out of him
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As so many people have warned and predicted for so long, transphobic activists are making the incredibly short journey from spreading fear and suspicion about trans people to spreading fear
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As @Miss_Snuffy said on the Filling The Pail podcast, nobody goes into teaching because they want to control kids and make them obedient, they go into teaching because they want
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Stop glossing over how dangerous childbirth is. Women having kids in Nigeria are like soldiers going to war.In 2015, 58,000 women died from childbirthing.Nigerian women are 500 times more likely
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As an insurance broker and financial planner, I work with families a lot and I always encourage them to teach their kids about money.The reason being, if they get this
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People are so quick to discount entire genre's or even mediums of storytelling for the pettiest of reasons.Blowing off sitcoms as fluff because of a laugh track, like ALL IN
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Did you know that at 3 mo, babies look more at faces that match the race of their caregivers? That children as young as 2 use race to make sense
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I constantly get asked how to discuss sex ed/periods/pregnancy/birth/etc with kids - what age, what language, etc? My answer? It should always just be normal convos. A thread...1/? If they
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“Stop giving children irreversible hormone treatments!”Children aren’t given hormones, they’re given hormone blockers to *prevent* the irreversible effects of cis hormones.Blockers buy time for kids to ensure the right hormones
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Thread: Today is the end of an era. No, not talking Trump. My ex finished his 20 years in the Army. 6 deployments, 3 kids, numerous moves, burying friends, losing
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On my daily runs out with the dog I’ve now met 4 parents overwhelmed with home learning expectations. Kids hate live lessons and crying. DfE need to suspend the national
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More out of Iceland = game over. Big random n & genomic analysis so no guessing at direction. “This 40,000-person study found that children under 15 were about half as
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Social media is weird. You’re always interacting with people younger than you which isn’t inherently bad BUT isn’t it odd to think how our parents/grandparents aged with their friends and
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I would love to see participants in “make kids read the classics” vs “assign more diverse works” debate try cite one (1) piece of relevant research to support either position
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THREAD: The neighborhood was quiet this morning. It was supposed to be full of the excited chatter of young kids gathering at the bus stop with their new backpacks, while
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I couldn't agree more with EJ here. Want to know why we are where we are? Education is the biggest thing to blame for sure. You send your kids to
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