Guest Blogger

Guest Blogger
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Recent Posts

Kawasaki Disease: What All Families and Providers Should Know

By Guest Blogger on June 21, 2018

 

On October 2, 2016, my son Myles, then 4 months old, had a fever. His older sister had just been sick, so my husband and I thought Myles had caught a bug from her. Poor little guy. I guess that’s how it goes when you have multiple kids with exposure to a lot of germs in one house.

Topics: Parenting, Health & Safety

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When It Comes To Child Care In America, The Cavalry IS Coming

By Guest Blogger on June 01, 2018

 

Moms-in-Film co-founder and Board President Christy Lamb

Topics: Systems Building, Workforce, Policy & Advocacy

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VIDEO: The Importance of Finding a Child Care Center You Trust

By Guest Blogger on May 11, 2018

Sosha unfortunately had to bounce around from child care to child care due to lack of affordability. But in 2012 - she found the child care center of her dreams!

Topics: Family Stories

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Alabama Family Advocates Make Lasting First Impression With Memorable Child Care Story

By Guest Blogger on May 09, 2018

 

Andy and Tametria Dantzler with Alabama Senator Doug Jones. (Photo courtesy of the Dantzlers.)

Topics: Family Stories

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Poison Prevention in Child Care

By Guest Blogger on March 23, 2018

Children grow rapidly, and their developmental milestones include significant emotional, social, intellectual and physical changes. Naturally, kids are inquisitive and learn by exploring—placing items in their mouths, opening containers and cabinets, and imitating other actions they see in the home or in child care. It is no surprise, then, that children ages six and under are vulnerable to possible exposures to unsafe chemicals and/or poison.

Topics: Health & Safety

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I Can't Have Another Child Because of the Cost of Child Care

By Guest Blogger on March 08, 2018

 

 I have a few more months until I can say I have officially finished school. I will have a newly minted master’s degree in social work with a lot of opportunity ahead of me (at least that’s what I keep telling myself). Unfortunately, I feel I am being a bit too optimistic because, let’s be honest, these are changing times (that’s what I’ve been told by older people).

Topics: Policy & Advocacy, Family Stories

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