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
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
A slave mother's love in 56 carefully stitched words For about $300, a 9-year-old girl named Ashley was sold as a slave. Her mother, Rose, remained a house slave at a mansion in South Carolina. Amina Al-Sadi
How to be a (teen) girl Life as a teenager can be challenging. All the pressures of school, figuring out who you are and your place in the world. It can be even more difficult... NPR Staff
One woman's vision to improve treatment for terminally ill children in Seattle Jeannie Yandel speaks with Suzanne Gwynn about her idea to create the Ladybug House . Gwynn has been a nurse for 33 years, w orking mostly with children... Matt Martin
Here's one reason why Washington's foster kids are in crisis Emily Fox talks with journalist Susanna Ray about the impact of high turnover among social workers who work in Washington's foster care system. Ray... Emily Fox
VA will pay for fertility treatment for wounded vets, but only for two years When his convoy was attacked with an improvised explosive device in Iraq in 2007, Army sergeant Jeff Lynch was seriously wounded. He suffered a... Patricia Murphy
