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Lawmaker Suggests Sexually Assaulting Breastfeeding Moms

Posted on August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 by MotherWise
In a wildly misguided expression of misogyny and toxic masculinity, a lawmaker in the New Hampshire State House expressed his desire to sexually assault mothers who breastfeed in public. A 2016 bill proposed in New Hampshire would make it a...Read More
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Why All Moms Need To Know About The “Incel” Community

Posted on May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 by MotherWise
By now, you've probably heard the term "incel," and you might be wondering what it means. What is an incel? And what does it have to do with terrorism? The truth is horrifying, and everyone -- especially parents -- need...Read More
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3 Things This Homeschooling Mom Wants You To Know After A School Shooting

Posted on February 22, 2018February 23, 2018 by MotherWise
Another horrific school shooting happened in the United States. This is what I want you to know as a homeschooling mom. I spent Valentine's Day with my husband and kids, oblivious to the outside world. We put the usual homeschool...Read More
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Cry With Me! Watch These Viral Pregnancy Announcement Videos

Posted on January 28, 2018 by MotherWise
Is it just me, or do pregnancy announcement videos turn you into a giddy mess? The surprise, the excitement, the joy -- I'm a puddle on the floor. If you're like me and you love pregnancy announcements, these viral videos...Read More
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25+ DIY Natural Holiday Gift Ideas

Posted on December 6, 2017August 2, 2020 by MotherWise
Overwhelmed by the chaos of the holidays? DIY natural holiday gifts are the perfect solution. The holiday season has arrived! Many families are choosing to forgo excessive spending and consumption in favor of simple, homemade gifts. We can reduce our effect...Read More
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Here’s Why You Might Want To Ditch The Newborn Eye Drops

Posted on December 4, 2017March 10, 2018 by MotherWise
Most babies in the United States receive newborn eye drops shortly after birth. But why? Turns out, it's an unnecessary intervention. If you're anything like me, your first pregnancy was pretty typical in terms of common interventions. Ultrasounds? Of course!...Read More
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Breastfeeding 101: The Ultimate Guide To Breastfeeding For Beginners

Posted on November 20, 2017March 11, 2018 by MotherWise
Myths about breastfeeding run rampant. This guide has everything all new parents need to know! Most new mothers in the United States attempt to breastfeed, but very few are breastfeeding a short time later. Many new mothers feel unempowered and unsupported...Read More
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Recommendations Finally ‘Allow’ Women to Eat During Labor

Posted on November 10, 2017 by MotherWise
For years, women have fought for their right to eat during labor. The research is finally catching up. I wasn't allowed to eat during labor. Like most mothers in the U.S., my first birth took place in a hospital. The...Read More
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Research Confirms That Homebirth is Safe, Costs Less

Posted on October 11, 2017October 11, 2017 by MotherWise
Considering a homebirth? Good news! Two recent studies found that mothers with low-risk pregnancies should be considered safe candidates for giving birth at home. Not only that, but homebirths save "an average $2,338" compared to hospital births. I had my second...Read More

Record Number of NFL Players Take A Knee After Trump Insults

Posted on September 24, 2017September 25, 2017 by MotherWise
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was the first NFL player to take a knee during the National Anthem as a statement on the USA and its proliferation of police brutality and systemic racism. If peaceful protests did nothing,...Read More

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    This is a pretty accurate depiction of how I teach This is a pretty accurate depiction of how I teach my kids, and a major reason I decided to homeschool since day one. Too many kids are raised without learning about these issues, without learning to look critically, without learning how misogyny and racism have impacted how and what we learn. Via @socialstudies4socialjustice ・・・ “Any subject can be taught using a social justice framework. When we teach, we either reinforce the oppressive status quo, or we work with students to dismantle it. These are just a few ideas, please share ways that you have incorporated social justice into your subject area!” __________________________________________ #socialjustice #socialjusticeeducation #decolonizeeducation #decolonizeyourcurriculum #socialstudiesteachers #mathteachers #scienceteachers #artteachers #worldlanguages #criticalpedagogy #educationforliberation #antiracisteducation #homeschooling
    Via @mamava_vt ・・・ Did you know that 1 in 3 Via @mamava_vt ・・・ Did you know that 1 in 3 jobs held by women have been deemed essential during the coronavirus pandemic? (The New York Times). Many of these women are moms. So a special shout-out to the mamas nourishing their little ones while on the frontlines🙌. . 📷: @aleksah and Cory Simon-Nobes . . . #Mamava #newmom #normalizebreastfeeding #pumpingmom #breastpump #nursing #pumping #motherhoodinspired #momlife #millennialmom #strongasamother #uniteinmotherhood #workingmom #busymom #postpartum #motherhoodrising #workingmomlife #nursing #strongmom #WBW2020 #essentialworkers #worldbreastfeedingweek #frontlineworkers #nationalbreastfeedingmonth #Repost with @make_repost
    Via @littlefeministbookclub This is truly terrifyi Via @littlefeministbookclub This is truly terrifying! “At first we thought delays were only due to COVID, but turns out it's a lot more sinister than just that.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ In June, the President indirectly appointed a new Postmaster General: Louis DeJoy. ⁠It seems like DeJoy's only qualifications are that he's rich and has donated millions of dollars to Trump + the GOP.⁠ ⁠ Since his appointment he has:⁠ 📬 Ordered postal workers to leave mail behind if it delays them from their routes. (Traditionally, postal workers are trained not to leave letters behind and to make multiple trips to get mail out on time.)⁠ 📬 Banned overtime (so the local post office's hands are tied in dealing with delays)⁠ [Source: Washington Post]⁠ ⁠ This is an attack on our elections (mail-in ballots), on our health (prescription medicine), on rural communities (who only USPS delivers to, and on small businesses (like us, whose lifeline is USPS).⁠” #Repost @littlefeministbookclub with @make_repost
    Kayaking every day with (and without!) my kids all Kayaking every day with (and without!) my kids all summer has nourished my body, mind, and spirit. We saw painted turtles, a great blue heron, a beaver dam, lots of hawks and a bald eagle, sparrows playing catch with a feather, and an incredible view of the comet from out on the lake at sunset. ⁣ ⁣ We got caught in a thunder, lightening, and hail storm (even though I checked the weather before we left) which came on suddenly and included big waves filling our boats with water, an intense beeline for the nearest beach, and a post-storm discussion about how things can change quickly but even scary things can be ok in the end, as we paddled home with our arms feeling like noodles. (Wearing life jackets, of course.) ⁣ ⁣ My 6-year-old took to kayaking naturally and impressed us with his ability to break, turn, and keep up with us. My 12-year-old spent all day on his boat, happily fishing for hours. ⁣ ⁣ Access to green space is a human right ✨⁣ ⁣ #greenspace #waterlover #kayak #family #attachmentparenting #nature #natureschool #homeschooling #unschooling #outdoors #outdooradventure #healthyliving
    “The World Health Organization Endorses Breastfe “The World Health Organization Endorses Breastfeeding Selfies! The objection to breastfeeding photos is fairly unsurprising in our culture, where ignorance about breastfeeding abounds. Breastfeeding is promoted (sometimes) in hospitals but generally scorned in public. There have been numerous accounts of women being harassed and degraded for breastfeeding in public. When people don’t get it, they just really don’t get it. Why would a woman bare her “private parts” in public? Why would a woman commit such an intimate act in front of everyone?? It’s the same thing as someone urinating or having sex in public, right???⁣ ⁣ Wrong.⁣ ⁣ Wrong wrong wrong.⁣ ⁣ Breastfeeding is a lost art in our culture, and that is reflected in our dangerously low breastfeeding rates. UNICEF and other health organizations predict that millions of lives could be saved every year if more mothers breastfed, and yet the rates in the United States and Great Britain are some of the lowest rates in the world.⁣ ⁣ We share breastfeeding selfies to normalize the act of breastfeeding in public. When generations of people see breastfeeding, it will become less of a scandal and more of a completely innocuous act.⁣ ⁣ And we are not alone in our support — a spokesperson from the World Health Organization spoke out at a recent United Nations briefing to express encouragement of mothers posting “brelfies.”⁣ ⁣ WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib said, “It’s absolutely to be encouraged.”⁣ ⁣ #breastfeeding #worldhealthorganization #worldbreastfeedingweek #naturalparenting #attachmentparenting
    #Repost @motherboardbirth with @make_repost ・・ #Repost @motherboardbirth with @make_repost ・・・ 🤱🏿 Today kicks off World Breastfeeding Week #WBW2020 ⠀ ⠀ 🌍 This year the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action is focusing on breastfeeding for a healthier planet. Breastmilk is a natural, renewable food that is environmentally safe and green because it is produced and delivered to the consumer without pollution, packaging, or waste. ⠀ ⠀ 👶🏾 Did you chest/breastfeed your baby? ⠀ ⠀ Illustration by: @motherboardbirth ⠀ . ⠀ . ⠀ . ⠀ . ⠀ . ⠀ . ⠀ #WABA #Breastfeeding #blackbreastfeeding #chestfeeding #breastmilk #SupportBreastfeeding #NormalizeBreastfeeding #extendedbreastfeeding #BlackMomsBreastfeed #babylove #
    Essential reading! Intergenerational trauma and ep Essential reading! Intergenerational trauma and epigenetics explain so much and help us take a compassionate approach to trauma and its impacts. #trauma #intergenerationaltrauma #epigenetics @soyouwanttotalkabout @yourrightscamp
    This happens all the time on my FB parenting page. This happens all the time on my FB parenting page. “What does race have to do with parenting?!?” the white moms want to know.⁣ ⁣ What are these parents really saying when they insist that awareness of systemic racism has no place on a parenting page? ⁣ ⁣ “White supremacy” isn’t just the KKK. It isn’t only overt. It includes the centering of white feelings and white experiences. It includes white parents thinking racism doesn’t affect them or their children therefore it has no place on a parenting page. ⁣ ⁣ It includes white moms demanding that I stop posting about racism on my parenting page and “get back to the topic,” even though the topic has always been changing the world with our parenting choices. ⁣ ⁣ White parents: if you’re not raising your kids to be actively anti-racist, you’re doing it wrong.⁣ ⁣ #antiracism #antiracistaction #whiteprivilege #whitesupremacy #georgefloyd #breonnataylor #blacklivesmatter
    Amplifying this message 📣 I get super excited w Amplifying this message 📣 I get super excited whenever I see people work together and protest and stand up against injustice. I am excited about the wall of moms. I also observe how white is the default and when a group of white moms shows up, they get attention and praise that Black moms who have been in this struggle for years do not receive. The wall of white moms is good and important; putting our bodies on the line and using our privilege is what we should be doing. It’s also essential to look critically at why this receives more attention and validation than Black mothers pleading for the end of police brutality. #policebrutality #socialjustice #blacklivesmatter #protest #portland #wallofmoms #georgefloyd
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