Tag: kids
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OPINION | LET’S TALK: Older kids enamored of Barbie
If I didn’t have space and storage challenges, I might be tempted to retake a passion I had as a child: Barbie dolls. Yep, Barbies, in all their unrealistic figure proportions. Read Full Article
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Simone Biles is the face of U.S. gymnastics. Expect the future to look a lot like her.
All of a sudden, everybody wanted to take gymnastics.” As Douglas became the first Black all-around champion at the Olympics, these kids saw someone who looked like them. So did their parents. Read Full Article
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Hands on education helps La Crosse kids learn about Hmong culture and language
Local students are getting some hands on education about culture and language. The Hmong Cultural Immersion Summer School provides kids the chance to work in a local garden along side Hmong elders. Read Full Article
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Here is a list of resources to help keep our kids safe and engaged this summer
From summer camps to gardening programs to computer programming classes, here’s an extensive list of youth programming that local organizations are offering this summer and most of it’s free. Read Full Article
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Chef Yia Vang on his Minnesota Rice initiative, discovering his father’s heroism, and what he tells the kids with the ‘stinky’ lunches.
As he prepares to open his new restaurant, Vinai, Yia Vang reflects on the values that shape his cooking. This is the fifth installment of ChangeMakers, a collaboration between Sahan Journal and MPR … Read Full Article
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Hungry kids, empty fridge? You may be missing out on free boxes of healthy food and benefits for Minnesota residents during the COVID-19 crisis.
Families and parents can collect free and healthy meals for kids through their Minnesota public schools–plus government benefits of $325 per child. Immigrants should apply, too. Read Full Article
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Race divides Minnesota parents’ views on schools reopening
State education study shows doubts in Black, Latinx, and Asian communities about the safety of sending kids back to school during the coronavirus pandemic. Read Full Article
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Survey: Most parents ‘comfortable’ with kids in school this fall
U of M experts urge feds to overhaul current approach to tracking COVID-19 outbreaks; gag order issued in cases against ex-MPD officers; lawmakers question state law enforcement leaders over response … Read Full Article
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Survey: Majority of respondents would be comfortable sending kids back to school
The Minnesota Department of Education on Thursday released the results of the Fall Planning Survey for Families. Read Full Article
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Minnesota writers trust kids to take on difficult topics in new picture books
Our children need to talk and learn about scary stuff going on in our world today, even if the conversation is difficult for adults, whether it’s the death of a child or the Earth without … Read Full Article
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Readers Write: Pledge to end police, Max Mason, race and kids, Colin Kaepernick, Trump rally
The Minneapolis City Council’s pledge to end the Police Department has come as a shock to many residents. But it shouldn’t be that shocking, since the elected representatives are actually not that … Read Full Article
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27 great face masks kids will actually want to wear
Face masks are a part of life now for most of us now. As states start reopening and families start venturing out, the Centers for Disease Control recommends anyone over the age of 2 years old wear … Read Full Article