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5 Concepts of Consent To Teach Your Toddlers
My name is Mom - and I am a sexual assault survivor. My first experience with sexual assault happened when I was young enough to have trouble remembering exactly what happened. I remember being under the blankets. I remember the hand. I remember trying to wriggle free, only for that hand to squeeze my leg so hard that it felt like it would break.
By Hope Martin3 days ago in Families
The Light That Remembered Us. AI-Generated.
The cold in Chicago didn't just bite; it owned the streets. It was the kind of February wind that whistled through the gaps in the window frames of the high-rise, a constant, low-frequency reminder that the world outside was indifferent to human comfort. Inside Apartment 42B, the air was different. It was clean, filtered, and smelled faintly of the expensive lemon-scented disinfectant used by the cleaning crew that came every Thursday. It was a home, theoretically, but to Clara, it often felt like a gallery where she was one of the exhibits.
By George Evan13 days ago in Families
Blessing Platinum-Williams on Church Belonging, Family, and Accountability: Community as Sacrifice and Care
Blessing Platinum-Williams is a London-based, self-taught software developer and the creator of Tonely AI, an “auto-reflect” keyboard for iOS and Android that surfaces the likely tone and intention behind a message as you type. Tonely aims to reduce everyday digital harm by prompting users to reconsider wording that may sound blunt, passive-aggressive, or manipulative. Privacy is a core design choice: Tonely runs tone detection on-device and, per its terms and privacy policy, does not upload or store your messages. She founded Tonely AI Ltd in Britain. She also has a law degree and a therapy-informed perspective on language for everyone.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen19 days ago in Families
Why Are Teachers Leaving Education?
As someone who is new to teaching, I will not sit here and pretend to fully understand everything veteran teachers have endured over the years. I do not yet have decades of experience to draw from. However, I can speak honestly about what I have observed in my year and a half in the classroom, and what I have learned in that short time is both eye opening and concerning. Teaching today is no longer just about teaching content. It has evolved into a profession that often requires educators to act as the judge, the juror, and the executioner, so to speak, all while being expected to maintain patience, professionalism, and compassion at every turn.
By Kimberly Nightengale22 days ago in Families
