Raising A Racially Sensitive Child: Catherine McGeeney
ACTIVELY CHOOSING ANTI-RACISM Catherine McGeeney, director of communications at the Coalition for the Homeless and mother of three, says the first step in raising a racially sensitive white child is to accept the systemic racism present in our city. “I’m a white mom...
Family Of The Future: The Scott Family
Jacob, 10, and Annabelle Scott, 12, play on the corkscrew swing in their backyard. The corkscrew swing was designed by Annabelle during a homeschool yearlong focus on engineering. An uncle helped build it from her designs. One day, the history books will include...
Raising a Racially Sensitive Child: Sadiqa Reynolds
“We must have a different conversation about race, and stop painting people with broad brushes,” says Sadiqa Reynolds, president and CEO of the Louisville Urban League. In early June, protests spanned the globe in a unified call to end systemic racism and police...
Parenting in a Pandemic
What Kids Need to Navigate These Unchartered Waters Over the course of the last few months, our collective focus has been on protecting those who are most at risk to suffer the effects of COVID-19: The elderly, people with compromised immune systems, and those with...
Baby Time!
Deborah Garcia delivered her baby, Elena Batz, in the hospital without family support during COVID-19. She also had tested positive for the virus at the end of her pregnancy. Each pregnancy experience is distinctive. Some moms are out there planning all the plans with...
