December 31, 2019
by Maralee
Comments Off on Teaching Kids to Respect Other Cultures Starts With Understanding Your Own
I remember being about nine years old the first time I realized my family culture was different from the culture I was growing up in. My mom had bought a boxed set of cassette tapes of “The News from Lake … Continue reading
April 24, 2018
by Maralee
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Dear Mom, I read Molly Ringwald’s thoughts about “The Breakfast Club” all these years after those John Hughes movies made her a star. Something about what she was expressing sounded familiar. It sounded like something you would say. She talked … Continue reading
May 11, 2017
by Maralee
Comments Off on Everything My Kids Know About Rape Culture they Learned from Maroon 5 (how to teach kids to thoughtfully engage with media)
People regularly ask me how to start conversations about healthy sexuality with their kids. I know it can seem daunting, but sometimes it’s as easy as just engaging with the culture around you. Some of us grew up in homes … Continue reading
October 10, 2016
by Maralee
Comments Off on Book Review: “Give Your Child The World”
Want your kids to be educated citizens of the world, but feeling overwhelmed about where to start? This is the book. I just finished Jamie C. Martin’s “Give Your Child the World: Raising Globally Minded Kids One Book at a … Continue reading