Baby names are one of the biggest and most personal choices that new parents have to make. Some families prefer…
Many parents struggle with the sheer volume of gift giving that’s expected at this time of year. There are plenty…
For many American families, Thanksgiving means spending time together, eating seasonal foods, and expressing gratitude. But Thanksgiving is just one…
November is Native American Heritage Month — also known as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month — and November…
After all the candy, scary-silly costumes, and pumpkin carving that takes over the month of October comes another holiday that…
National Hispanic Heritage Month is recognized from September 15 to October 15 each year. It’s a great time to honor…
This story was originally published by The 19th. When the parental rights group Moms for Liberty kicked off its second…
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters An estimated 1,100 children from 20 Native…
Have all your kids’ Halloween costumes been… appropriate? Some of the costumes we wore as kids can be seen as…
Whether you’re of Latin American or Spanish descent or not, you may have run into some confusion or debate surrounding…
LA PLANT, S.D. — Past a gravel road lined with old white wooden buildings is a new, 8-acre village dotted…
This story was originally published by The 19th. This column first appeared in The Amendment, a new biweekly newsletter by…
What do you do when kids accidentally (or not-so-accidentally) say a curse word or an offensive term? Or if they…
For many American families, cities just aren’t as family friendly as they used to be. According to 2020 Census data,…
When your teenager comes home and begs you to let them get a tattoo, it can be a challenging conversation…
In the Japanese reality show Old Enough!, toddlers as young as two years old run errands all by themselves—for example,…
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Alejandro Chavez is not only the grandson of renowned Mexican-American civil rights activist and labor movement leader Cesar Chavez, but…
Celebrated between September 15 and October 15 every year, Hispanic Heritage Month provides an opportunity for Americans to celebrate the…
Thousands of families have recently fled Afghanistan in the wake of the US military departure and Taliban takeover. So far,…
April is Arab American Heritage Month, and most families have plenty to learn. Maybe your kids are asking (loud) questions…
America has been celebrating Black history since the 1920s, when Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, the founder of the Association for…
Whether you’re following along with the 2021 Grammy Awards (which have been postponed to March) or you’re just looking for…
Books can take kids to worlds they might not otherwise be able to access—and that includes giving them a glimpse…
Native American Heritage month is a great opportunity for families to celebrate the contributions of indigenous people to our country.…
Most of us learn about Christopher Columbus in school, and some of us even enjoy a day off from work…
Only 2 percent of teachers in the United States are black men—and the same is true of Hispanic male teachers.…
Before even completing their own high school educations, Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo set out to transform curriculums throughout the…
In so many states, Native American history, cultures, and issues are rarely talked about in schools—and when they are, it…
Music and clothing inspired by the indigenous Sámi people of Scandinavian Arctic regions provided a cultural backdrop of sorts for…
At a conference last week, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri announced that like counts on the platform would be hidden for…
This week is the National Week of Action to End School Pushout. Unlike the term “dropout,” which is generally due…
This Halloween, let’s all remember that cultures are not costumes. If your child wants to dress up in a Native…
If you’re one of the millions of parents looking forward to your kids being off from school on Columbus Day,…