Posts tagged Parenting
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Five ways cities could be more kid-friendly
A Richmond-based dad details five ways in which cities could be better for families with little kids. Keep reading…
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What is a feminist city? Author Leslie Kern explores how to make the region better for women.
Do our public spaces support the daily activities, care work, and needs of women? “Feminist City” examines how our cities, neighborhoods, and transportation decisions make childcare, household activities, and safety challenging for women. The author of this recently published book chatted with Greater Greater Washington. Here’s what she had to say. Keep reading…
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Can Arlington make child care more affordable by embracing urbanism?
Anyone who is raising a kid in the Washington region—and probably many people who aren’t—know that paying for daycare can cost as much as rent. Arlington County has the highest child-care costs in the region, largely because we have high land values, tighter regulations, and affluent households. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Be safe or shut down
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Breakfast links: The votes are in
Maryland primary results; Abandoned to affordable; Parents behind bars; More people, same movement; Taxed enough already?; A tunnel to NoMa; Become a block parent; Closed for repairs. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Restore the region
DC’s empty buildings; Admitting it is the first step; ANC recall failed; More density in Bethesda; Mobile seniors; School disparities; DIY Education; Harris finds foes; Work together on crime; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Slow down
If you build them; Keeping kids safe; Metro slows; Don’t stop; From streetcar to monorail; Electric merger rejected; Don’t yield to the law; And…. Keep reading…
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If you want a place to welcome kids, make it urban
A child’s surroundings can make all the difference in what and how they learn, and urban places can offer what kids need for healthy development. Here are some ways we can make places kid-friendly. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Exact or enact
Tax dump; Raising fare; Purchasing power; Door no more; Any alternative; Still free, less range; Identity crisis; And…. Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: Urbanist children’s music?
Greater Greater Washington readers came up with a great list of children’s books which have urbanist themes or describe experiences of kids growing up in the city, like riding the subway or walking outside an apartment neighborhood on a snowy day. What about for music? Keep reading…