10 LGBTQ-Positive Children’s Books
June is Pride month, or as I like to think of it, a month to celebrate all the beautiful families and people in our community. Love, compassion and empathy start...
How My Child With Down Syndrome Will Change the World
by Erin Statz
Today is World Down syndrome Day! You or your child may be unknowingly participating in some events today and might be wondering what is going or what holiday it is....
5 Ways You Can Be My Ally
by Sarah Lodien
Illustration by Jena Holliday | Spoonful of Faith Becoming an ally to the black community starts with educating yourself about racism, and recognizing racism in its different forms. To start,...
Teaching Your Kids About Racism
I’m a big believer that the way your kids react and treat others is an extension of you. How I talk about current events, treat other people – every action...
From Somewhere and Everywhere: The Third Culture Kid Experience
by Joy Ballard
As a child growing up in Mexico City in a blended Mexican American home, I didn’t know I belonged to a unique group of kids known as Third Culture Kids....
Making Breastfeeding Less of a Struggle
“I wouldn’t do that when I have my baby,” I said five years ago like every other mom. A couple years later, I said, “I will probably do it the...
The Hard Side of Making Mom Friends
I wouldn’t call myself an introvert. I am just a girl who always has that fear of taking the first step. Getting along with a group was really hard for...
My Out of Hospital Birth Center Experience
Priscilla Anne, my beautiful daughter, was born this past August at Roots Community Birth Center in North Minneapolis. My birth story actually starts a few years before my daughter was...
Two Countries and Two Different Births
It was a summer night and we were watching The Incredibles at the park. I got up to go to the restroom and realized my stomach was being pulled down,...
Hidden Heroes: The Black Women of NASA
Stages Theatre Company is honored to bring to the stage the inspiring story of the young girls who grew up to become of the Black Women of NASA! Hidden Heroes...
My 5-Year-Old’s Eye Patch Adventure
This past fall, my mom and my sister both visited our home and individually shared that they had noticed that our 5-year-old son, Henry, was crossing his eyes. Yet I...
The Heart of a Special Needs Mom
by Erin Statz
Since my son was born four years ago with an unexpected diagnosis, I have had a lot of time to really dig deep into my being. I have felt my...
MLK and First Grade Tears
“I have GOT to talk to you!” she said, coming out into the hallway. Her hushed, serious tone told me this wasn’t a cute kid story from the day. “Oh...
Must-Reads for Children’s Christmas Literature
by Amber Harder
Each morning in December, the kids and I gather in the living room after breakfast. We get the fire going and snuggle up together on the couch. I pick up...
