THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW, RIGHT? For too long, the "lock 'em up" mentality ruled, and children who crossed the law were locked up in facilities that offered little teaching and lots of trauma. In addition to widespread physical and sexual abuse in institutions,...
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Feed their Bodies to Fuel their Minds – Oct 18, 2024
ENDING CHILD HUNGER, ONE SCHOOL LUNCH AT A TIME It's National School Lunch Week and he's what Ryan Prater, Director of Public Policy at Feeding Pennsylvania has to say about it. Lunch. It was always the first thing I looked for when I got my schedule in high...
No More Waiting for Mental Healthcare – Oct 11, 2024
ADDRESS YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH BEFORE CRISIS ERUPTS We couldn’t say it better than State Rep. and emergency physician, Arvind Venkat, who has a unique perspective on both mental health and what lawmakers can do about it. Here is his published commentary that ran...
No More Waiting for Mental Healthcare – Oct 11, 2024
What are the candidates saying about kids? – Oct 4, 2024
Kids and family issues are in the debates...how refreshing Pennsylvania is center of the campaign universe. PA voters have the power to tilt the political playing field in one direction or another. So much so that in this week alone, four major debates gave...
When cell phones are like cigarettes – Sep 27, 2024
The Anxious Generation Needs Phone-Free Classrooms Four out of ten Pennsylvania children and teens report feeling depressed, anxious, or stressed. A popular new book, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental...
Why is no one talking about kids issues in the election? – Sep 20, 2024
A Telling Presidential Debate Children First is a non-partisan organization focused on improving the lives of children. Every national election is a chance for candidates for federal office to demonstrate how if elected they will make the lives of children...
Our Take on President Trump’s Child Care Proposal – Sept 13, 2024
TARIFFS 1; CHILDREN'S ISSUES 0 Children First is reviewing the statements of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on important economic issues for families – expanding the child tax credit and saving child care. This week’s focus is on former President Donald Trump....
Living Up to Labor Day Speeches – Sep 6, 2024
TO REALLY HONOR WORKERS, PASS PAID FAMILY LEAVE Over the Labor Day weekend, Pennsylvanians took part of the great tradition of celebrating the American worker. Elected leaders from both sides of the aisle marched alongside labor unions in parades and plastered...
Listen to the Doctor – Aug 30, 2024
A Labor Day Remedy for Working Families As we celebrate the American worker this weekend, here’s an excerpt of Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s New York Times commentary, reminding us that parents need help as they labor at work and home. Read the full piece...