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Contributors

As Famous Literary Characters Prove, Parents Don’t Always “Know Best”

As Famous Literary Characters Prove, Parents Don’t Always “Know Best”

By Rosanna Patruno I want to tell you a story; it’s a little sad, funny, and (spoilers) it has a happy ending. I want to tell you about how one […]

Family Life

5 Sources Of Help And Support For Parents Whose Kids Have Autism 

5 Sources Of Help And Support For Parents Whose Kids Have Autism 

About one in 44 children in the US has autism, a neurological disorder characterized by social interaction and communication challenges.  For many parents with autistic children, the challenges are enormous. […]

Family Life

Parenting A Child With Autism & Becoming The Support They Need

Parenting A Child With Autism & Becoming The Support They Need

As a parent, receiving the news that your child has autism is processed in different ways among different people. If you know someone who is on the spectrum, depending on […]

Sports

It’s Not Just Women, We Need To See More Girls Playing Sports Through Puberty

It’s Not Just Women, We Need To See More Girls Playing Sports Through Puberty

By Cassie Brewer As young children, girls and boys are encouraged to get out and play sports. No one is excluded, Everyone has a chance to show their stuff on […]

Contributors, Family Life

Pink For Girls & Blue For Boys – Why We Need To Change Gender Stereotyping From Birth

Pink For Girls & Blue For Boys – Why We Need To Change Gender Stereotyping From Birth

By Monica Lowry Parents want what’s best for their children, and really that’s one of the most beautiful truths of the human race. But the assumption that we’re all doing […]

Interviews

Our Interview With ‘Everyone Is Gay’ Founder Dannielle Owens-Reid Will Make You A Better LGBTQ Ally

Our Interview With ‘Everyone Is Gay’ Founder Dannielle Owens-Reid Will Make You A Better LGBTQ Ally

In 2014 we started an event series called ‘The F Word Event’ held in Los Angeles in conjunction with Sarah Moshman, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker of The Empowerment Project. We teamed […]

Boys We Like, Family Life

Swedish Photographer Shows Compelling Reasons For Paternity Leave In This Photo Series

Swedish Photographer Shows Compelling Reasons For Paternity Leave In This Photo Series

Given that America is the only industrialized nation in the world that does not have any form of government mandated parental leave (despite numerous studies showing it is greatly beneficial […]

Family Life, Fashion & Beauty, Working Women

14-Year Old Designer Combats Bullying With Creativity

14-Year Old Designer Combats Bullying With Creativity

When we think of our 14 year old selves, most of us don’t imagine being famous designers getting ready for fashion week, right? Well that’s not the case for Ludovika […]

Family Life

Are Disney Princesses Damaging Our Daughters’ Ideas of Women?

Are Disney Princesses Damaging Our Daughters’ Ideas of Women?

According to photographer Jaime C Moore, yes. The Texan photographer embarked on a very interesting project with her 5 year old daughter. She wanted to do a creative photoshoot with […]

Entertainment, Family Life

Disney Gives Brave’s Tomboy Princess Merida A Controversial Sexy Makeover

Disney Gives Brave’s Tomboy Princess Merida A Controversial Sexy Makeover

If you haven’t yet seen the 2012 Disney/Pixar film ‘Brave’ then please do yourselves a favor and watch it. You don’t need to be into animation or Disney to appreciate […]

Girl on a Mission

CNN Hero Of The Year: Nepalese Woman With A Heart For Children Of Imprisoned Parents.

CNN Hero Of The Year: Nepalese Woman With A Heart For Children Of Imprisoned Parents.

Every year CNN holds their ‘Heroes Awards’ and every year they find the most incredible people doing wonderful things in the world. It does make me wonder why these stories […]