One sentence can hold a lot of heartache. This one, for instance: Babies born to mothers on Medicaid died at...
K.C. Compton worked as a reporter, editor and columnist for newspapers throughout the Rocky Mountain region for 20 years before moving to the Kansas City area as an editor for Mother Earth News. She has been in Seattle since 2016, enjoying life as a freelance and contract writer and editor.
Looking at contemporary Western society, the conclusion that we’re going to Hell in a handbasket might not seem farfetched. An...
All babies need attention and stimulation. What may be surprising is how little actual instruction they need. Given that the...
What two words are the universal answer to practically any question dealing with the reproductive health of incarcerated women in...
The federal Child and Adult Care Food Program works. One of 15 US Department of Agriculture programs aimed at reducing...
When the Brookings Institution’s Hamilton Project reported earlier this year that women in the workforce have made the greatest contribution...
A book intended as a catalyst for change, a call to action and marching papers for a national grassroots movement of those committed to addressing the racial, gender and economic injustices endemic to the ECE field.
The idea of climate change can seem so huge and impenetrable the temptation might be to panic, distract ourselves or...
Though family and faith are at the core of traditional Latino culture, and strong support for education is a powerful...
Considering how often we say we care about children in the U.S., one might assume we’d be able to point...
New Study: Hot Days Impact Kids’ Activity Levels and Health
Preschoolers’ Health in the Face of Rising Outdoor Heat
Given the impact of high outdoor temperatures on the health of small children, we might want to start thinking of...
Tennessee on Track to Become First in Nation to Offer Diaper Benefit to Medicaid Families
Good, Say Medicaid Expansion Advocates, But More Work Is Needed
Some of Tennessee’s most vulnerable families could soon get relief from the high cost of diapers, as the state works...
