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Explaining police brutality to kids

By Lindsay Curren | November 22, 2011

Pepper cop cherubs

What a quandary we find ourselves in. As parents, we want to uplift and encourage our children, to have them believe with hope and admiration in the founding documents of our nation —the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights. The last thing anyone wants is to foster in our kids an early cynicism that unmasks the betrayals in our system, its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Spirit Tagged With: activism, Occupy Wall Street, parenting, plutocracy

Occupy parenting

By Lindsay Curren | November 15, 2011

Mother and child

I can identify with what's said about dying soldiers-that in their last moments they call out for their mothers, seeking, perhaps instinctively, that all encompassing comfort that mothers can give. My mom died quite unexpectedly ten years ago. Late on a Halloween, she simply went to sleep and never woke up again. And though we were very different, and the relationship was more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting, Spirit Tagged With: activism, communication, community organizing, families, homesteading, Occupy Wall Street, parenting, Transition

Raising children in changing times

By Dianne Monroe | June 22, 2011

Monarch Boy

The generations growing up today will inhabit a very different world from the one we've known. Less energy, climate change and economic crisis will shift expectations and possibilities greatly, delivering both challenges and new opportunities. How can we nurture children so they can grow into adults who are able to survive, thrive and contribute to new ways of being with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, creativity, gardening, youth

Screen-Free Week

By Lindsay Curren | April 18, 2011

Bike Tube

Last week I took a staycation retreat with my husband. We wanted an environment that was not our own to focus on our business goals for the coming six months. So we got a room at the lovely Stonewall Jackson Hotel just a few blocks from our house. While we did get a lot of work done, in some ways I'm amazed that we did. The biggest obstacle? That shiny box of electronic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: activism, communication, DIY, health, plutocracy

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