As parents we want to raise our kids to be good citizens, but what does that really mean? Citizenship entails more than just belonging to a county or a country, it’s about contributing to the greater good. This page highlights all the ways in which parents are digging into civic engagement, and in the process, influencing their kids to be tolerant, give back, and make informed decisions in hopes of a bright future.
You know what? I’ve come to the point where I really don’t care who’s fault this mess is. I’m fed up from listening to debates about who did what and when, and which president did worse or which party cares more. I’m far more interested in figuring out how to clean it up as much MORE »
I spent last night helping my son file his taxes. We used online tax preparation software, and he has a fairly simple student-employment life at 19, so it wasn’t so bad, except for the part where I have to answer fifty bajillion questions because he seems to have decided that this is the year he MORE »
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Hillary Clinton was a champion for women and children around the world in a way no other Secretary of State before her. She ensured that American money, attention and political gravitas were used to address a spectrum of issues and programs to better the lives of women and girls around the globe, like The Equal MORE »
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This year’s new American Girl doll is an activist! According to the announcement that Saige, a girl from New Mexico, is the 2013 girl of the year: “When budget cuts take away art class at school and a horse she loves might be sold, Saige draws on her talents, mobilizes others, and takes action to MORE »
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In this talk from TEDWomen 2010, Madeleine Albright (who I have had the pleasure to meet) stresses that it’s paramount for the progress of the world that women help women. There is no question that there are a lot of successful girls and women in the world, but the thing I want to ask is: MORE »
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I know the new Congress has just been sworn in and Barack Obama hasn’t yet taken his second oath of office as President, but you know as well as I do that in our world of perpetual campaigning that pundits are already turning their attention to what the 2014 and 2016 elections will bring. MORE »
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A humanitarian gift idea supporting building wells in South Sudan.
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