Tag: Cognoscenti

Parenting Through an R-Rated Presidential Campaign

So many parents are struggling to explain the dynamics of the tumultuous presidential campaign. Parenting Through an R-Rated Presidential Campaign, my op-ed in WBUR’s Cognoscenti, offers parents six strategies to help.

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Kids will feel the blowback of the election long after the polls close tomorrow in this history-making election.  They’re going to need us to decipher the noise and fall-out.  We can model important elements like civil discourse and political engagement.

Voting together is a great start!

OpEd Project, Boston
OpEd Project, Boston

*Last month, I participating in the OpEd Project’s “Write to Change the World” seminar. The mission of the OpEd Project is to diversify the voices we see and hear in our nation’s op-ed pages and media. The OpEd Project provided me knowledge, a boost of confidence, and mentoring from a mentor-editor. It’s an amazing organization and program! Read more about my experience here.