Oct 3, 2025
The Autism-Tylenol Link is Hard to Swallow The Presidential uproar about Tylenol is all growl and no bite. Think about it. Finally, America’s top dog puts the cause of autism front and center and, instead of solutions, advances baseless claims that offers...
Sep 26, 2025
Help is Not on the Way – Let’s Fix That Imagine a dentist telling a child they won’t treat a cavity until several of the kid’s teeth have fallen out. It would be absurd. Doctors treat ailments without hesitation – unless, sadly, a child’s ailment is mental...
Sep 22, 2025
WAVING THE WHITE FLAG Earlier this week, the Trump Administration signaled its new purpose for the only federal agency focused on children, the Office of Children and Families. Their revised vision is framed as “…embracing the fundamental principle that the best...
Sep 12, 2025
WHY ARE SO MANY STUDENTS FAILING MATH AND SCIENCE ASSESSMENTS? It’s beyond depressing that two thirds of American high school seniors cannot do high school level math or science and a majority struggle with high school level English skills. Also...
Sep 5, 2025
HANGING BY A THREAD “I returned last year as a librarian to reopen five elementary school libraries, all of which were closed and basically turned into offices and other uses, and the students were not using the resources that were there. Then we got...
Aug 29, 2025
Asking How to Keep Families Together What if we could keep more children safely in their homes by asking a couple of questions? A lot of good. Kids and teens who are abused or neglected must be protected but keeping families whole with support is a better...
