Mom looks for transgender role model for daughter We all need someone to look up to. That's what motivated Marlo Mack to seek out a role model for her nine-year-old transgender daughter. In this excerpt...
Photos by 11-year-old Syrian girl as her parents mourn Trump's order Alaa Al Halabi's big sister was supposed to move here on Monday. But President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning travelers from seven... Liz Jones
Where are the black kids in Seattle's gifted program? When Juanita Ricks’ biracial daughter Alexandra tested into the highly gifted program, Ricks, who is black, and her then-husband, who is white, toured... Ann Dornfeld
Is it safe to bring kids to Seattle's womxn's march? Seattle’s mommy networks lit up this week with a question: Is it safe to bring our babies to the Womxn’s March on Saturday ? Isolde Raftery
Seattle students ponder Inauguration Day walkout Some Seattle student groups — from colleges to middle schools — are organizing walkouts and protests of Donald Trump’s presidency on Inauguration Day.... Amy Radil
Dear Son, I'm sorry you like Trump. And other letters to loved ones On the eve of the Trump administration, we asked you to write your loved ones. These are those letters. Isolde Raftery
Trans people scramble to update paperwork before Trump takes office Before I enrolled my daughter in public school two years, I raced to get her official documents changed. It’s one of the rites of passage for parents of...
Colorblind doesn't cut it. Be brave and talk to your kids about race Many white parents have difficulty finding the right words to use when talking to their kids about racism. Preschool director Jasen Frelot runs... Patricia Murphy Katherine Banwell
7 unexpected things I learned from my transgender daughter 1) Gender matters, but I have no idea what it is If a girl can wear anything she likes, and play sports and climb trees, and be a doctor or an astronaut...
This baby teaches empathy to second-graders Not every teacher wears a onesie, diaper and gets greeted with a song. "Hello Baby Declan, how are you today?" sings a roomful of second-graders to 5... Ann Dornfeld