As a parent of Black children I often find myself unconsciously forcing them to be smaller than they are when in public, to not be their full selves. Cos I know that if they play up, White society won't think "They're just kids being kids." Instead they'll think, "They're Black people being Black."
Every time I catch myself doing it I'm heartbroken.
😢 Please take the time to read past the headline...and please Boost this because I am sure it applies to children worldwide.
Thank you.
In Australia, research shows 43% of children aged 10 to 14 are worried about the future impact of climate change,
👉 and one in four believe the world will end before they grow up.
When my oldest was about 3 or 4 years old, she was hanging out with me at my work desk. I saw a pop-up on my computer that said "USB device not recognized," and I looked down and saw her with a USB cord in her mouth.
"It's SPICY!" she said, and kept touching it w/ her tongue.
In an appalling decision that took effect in March, a federal court in #Texas took away the right of Texas state employees to protect #women’s health, and enable them to keep their jobs, during pregnancy and while recovering from childbirth.
I quit Twitter several years ago as it was becoming info overload and not the most wholesome place to be. Maybe this will work better! Finding a balance is no small challenge.
I like a great many things but am learning to focus more on less in my pursuit of a fulfilling life. But here's some of them:
It's my daughter's second birthday! I setup Sugar Labs on an old laptop MacBook Air. The laptop had a broken keyboard so I bought her a cheap fun keyboard and mouse combo.
Sugar Labs is neat, it's got a simple UI which will help her learn how to navigate and a few simple programs for her to play with. It has a simple Python IDE but it might be a little while until she's ready to play with that. It has a web browser too so I might setup some custom Home Assistant dashboards so she can change the lights, control her train, etc. And I'll see if I can setup Signal or alike so she can call her grandparents.
I remember playing on our family Amstrad CPC when I was 4yo. It came with BASIC and it was my first exposure to coding. I want my daughter to have the opportunity to be a creator of tech instead of just a consumer of tech.
Has anyone experience with transporting a newborn by bicycle? I researched a ton and am truly surprised how nontrivial it is. My main question is: at what age did you start transporting them by bike and with what equipment? My kid is just a month old now but I really would rather not want to rely on public transport until she is 6 months.
Parents can be better advocates and avoid common missteps when a child identifies as trans or nonbinary by first recognizing the child’s bravery and explicitly reminding them they’re loved