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Talk About a Choking Hazard! What I Never Expected to Find in a Kinder Surprise Egg

Pamela Poole | Posted 05.23.2013 | Parents
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Pamela Poole

There's a sickening trend towards sexualization of girls in toys and entertainment. And there's a long-term issue, going back to Barbie's youth, with presenting girls with unhealthy and unrealistic physical ideals through toys and entertainment intended for them

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A Mother's Day of Action to Protect Children From Gun Violence

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.10.2013 | Politics
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Marian Wright Edelman

The "Faces of Courage" campaign is focused on honoring gun violence victims and their families -- and taking action so fewer mothers who are celebrating Mother's Day this weekend will be mourning their own children next year and in years to come.

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LOOK: Gun Control PSAs Are Breathtakingly Powerful

Posted 04.15.2013 | Parents
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A striking new series of PSAs produced by the organization Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America seeks to illustrate what the organization's fou...

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Mothers Will Never Forget Newtown

Sheela Raja, PhD | Posted 04.13.2013 | Politics
Read More: Gun Violence, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Americans for Responsible Solutions, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Newtown Elementary School Shooting, Gun Control, Moms Demand Action, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Politics News
Sheela Raja, PhD

It is truly incredible to see women everywhere -- mothers, grandmothers, godmothers, aunts and daughters -- speaking up and speak out. We will never forget Newtown. We will never "get over" Newtown. And we have really long attention spans. Are you listening, Congress?

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Sam Stein

Mothers Of Children Killed By Gun Violence Balance Grief And Advocacy

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.29.2013 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- At any other time her name would likely be forgotten as just another of the estimated eight mothers a day in the U.S. who lose a child t...

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Robert Jackson, Transit Forward, a Million Hoodies and Moms Demand Action on Yetta Kurland LIVE!

Yetta Kurland | Posted 05.04.2013 | Gay Voices
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Yetta Kurland

This week I spoke to City Council Member Robert Jackson on education funding in NY and the recent lawsuit to restore $250 million to the city school b...

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