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Who’s taking care of the chicks? This diary looks at some of the ways birds manage the challenging work of parenting. As there are so many species, there are many solutions to this problem —�and ...
by chloris creator
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on Sun Apr 21, 2024 at 06:00 AM PDT
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“The way a society functions is a reflection of the childrearing practices of that society. Today we reap what we have sown. Despite the well-documented critical nature of early life experiences, we dedicate few resources to this time of life. We do...
by Frank Sterle Jr
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on Wed Jan 10, 2024 at 05:24 PM PST
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So as some of you might know, I graduated last week from college with a bachelor’s in anthropology, that I started in 1987.� Great, right?� I worked hard and all that.� It still seems a little ...
by Mortifyd
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on Sat Dec 23, 2023 at 04:57 PM PST
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This story first appeared on Daily Kos on Dec. 24, 2020, and its reception has cemented it as an annual Dec. 24 tradition. I was so touched last spring when first this tale of my seventh-grade ...
by Jessica Sutherland
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on Sun Dec 24, 2023 at 11:00 AM PST
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Briefly, from J IMENA * email: Resources on how to talk with children during times of crisis �
by mettle fatigue
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on Mon Oct 09, 2023 at 04:05 PM PDT
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During an illustrious career of showcasing half-baked Republican ideas, then-House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin dropped a doozy in December 2017. “This is going to be the new economic challenge for America: people. Baby boomers are retiring," Ryan...
by Kerry Eleveld
49 comments
on Thu Sep 14, 2023 at 03:30 PM PDT
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If you’ve read my book diaries over the years here on Daily Kos, you may have gleaned a couple of facts about me. First, I love travel, and second, I’m not particularly interested in books about ...
by DebtorsPrison
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on Tue Aug 22, 2023 at 07:00 PM PDT
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I have nothing clever to say. Enjoy the articles. 🧠 Does generative AI have ‘emergent’ properties? (substack.com) Spoiler: No, but this is a really good discussion of the different types of emergence and how they do and do not apply to...
by angryea
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on Sun Jul 09, 2023 at 04:44 AM PDT
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My great grandmother hid in a pile of hay to escape Russia. Soldiers randomly bayoneted the haystacks, lest any Jews take refuge there to escape the pogrom. Grandma, and by extension I, got lucky. She made it to the United States, a place that has...
by JGoldblum
7 comments
on Wed Jul 05, 2023 at 05:27 AM PDT
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Some people maybe should just not be parents. These two, for example: Two Florida parents who are both high-ranking police officers are under investigation after admitting to putting their 3-year-old in jail because he was struggling with potty...
by Dartagnan
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on Thu Jun 29, 2023 at 02:03 PM PDT
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I assume that this little girl knows Patrick McHenry. Maybe his daughter? If so, what a terrible person he is. She looks absolutely miserable. Is it “Go to work with daddy day?” If so, was she exposed to the toxic language and vitriol that these people...
by randallt
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on Fri May 26, 2023 at 05:23 PM PDT
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The Wall Street Journal won't say it, but a new poll the outlet released Monday gives a pretty strong indication that Republicans have managed to sully values most Americans once held dear, such as patriotism and religiosity. The poll, conducted by...
by Kerry Eleveld
245 comments
on Mon Mar 27, 2023 at 02:20 PM PDT
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Is this when males’ first experiences of rewarded misogyny begin, up to and including violence? Is this how they first learn there’s advantage and profit in abusing and controlling others? Worth keeping in mind with the following more general source...
by mettle fatigue
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on Wed Mar 01, 2023 at 05:14 PM PST
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There is no limit on how to hurt kids these days from the Republican cult. Marjorie Taylor Snotgreen is not even human. She not only wants force birth but she wants the birthers to force parenting the kids. She is a nut. There is a big difference in...
by Vetwife
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on Tue Jul 19, 2022 at 04:42 AM PDT
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Amidst all of the insanity going on, we're still in a pandemic. Over 1 million Americans have died from COVID, millions of children have lost parents, millions have lost loved ones, and millions more are suffering from the effects of Long COVID. Yet...
by Crazycab214
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on Thu Jun 16, 2022 at 04:37 AM PDT
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Since 2007 the OND has been a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with a daily theme, original research or commentary. Editors ...
by Rise above the swamp
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on Sat May 14, 2022 at 08:59 PM PDT
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Today, Ron DeSantis signed a Florida bill banning abortion after 15 weeks, without exceptions for incest, rape, or abuse. He said as he signed it: "We are viewing this in terms of protecting life as something that we see through really, if you look at...
by TheCriticalMind
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on Thu Apr 14, 2022 at 12:56 PM PDT
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This past week, there was a story about some horrible, racist, murderous right-wing young adult man. And in the Comments, some blamed his mother! I pushed back, they pushed back, there was a surprising amount of back and forth. So I thought I’d expand...
by elenacarlena
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on Sat Feb 26, 2022 at 05:02 PM PST
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Virginia’s governor, Glenn Youngkin, has an opinion piece published in today’s Washington Post: Virginia’s parents can decide what’s best for their children. The WaPo editors put this as their top opinion piece: His main points: The will of Virginians...
by HalBrown
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on Wed Jan 26, 2022 at 06:55 AM PST
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The struggle over paid leave in the Build Back Better negotiation is frustrating beyond belief.� ...
by Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
41 comments
on Sat Oct 30, 2021 at 05:00 PM PDT
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