Parenting and Politics

Why are white women voting against their self-interests?

In this episode Diana talks to Jenna Arnold, the author of Raising Our Hands, How white women can stop avoiding hard conversations, start accepting responsibility and find our place on the new front lines about the white women vote, progressive white women, white motherhood, the drug that Fox is giving its viewers, and what is at stake in the 2020 election. (spoiler alert: our democracy).

Jenna traveled all over the United States to talk to white women from all different backgrounds: across political spectrums, across socio-economic backgrounds, in rural, suburban, and urban settings, of all religious backgrounds and ages.

You can follow Jenna on Instagram at @itsjenna

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In this episode, Diana checks in and shares what has been happening in her family's life during the pandemic.

She also discusses what parenting during this time has been like, losing child care and how that affected her family and the overwhelming feelings of parenting during this global pandemic.

In this very real and raw conversation, she gets real about the 2020 Election and what's at stake for our families and our country.

What would make you leave everything you have ever known behind, and pack the most minimal things in a backpack, grab two of your children, and decide to make a dangerous trip in extreme conditions, across a border, to a country where you didn't know the language, or the culture and where you didn't have anyone?

In this episode Diana talks to Rosy Pablo Cruz and Julie Schwietert Collazo, authors of The Book of Rosy: A Mother's Story of Separation at the Border.

The book tells the story of Rosy, who arrived in the United States a few days after the zero tolerance immigration policy went into effect in 2018. Once she arrived, she was separated from her children for over 80 days.

It also tells the story of how one mom channeled her anger at this inhumane policy to make a difference: At first, Julie thought she would raise money to help one mom, and to date, the organization she co-founded along with her husband and an army of volunteers has raised over $1 million and has post bond for 120 families.

The Book of Rosy does a beautiful job of humanizing Rosy's story, which shows you a glimpse of the factors that force parents to flee incredibly dangerous conditions to make it to the United States.

It's a must read especially in these troubling times when families are still being detained and separated.

Listen to this conversation to learn how these family separation brought two women from different worlds together in a story full of despair, hope and faith.

How is parenting Black children different than parenting non-Black children? In this episode two moms, Quiana Agbai, founder of Harlem Love Birds, and Vanessa Bell, founder of De Su Mama, share what parenting looks like for them in raising Black children in today's world.

Quiana and Vanessa share their fears, but more importantly, how they build their children up to love themselves, to experience joy and how they work to disrupt the narratives and stereotypes of Black families.

How can we leverage parent power to create real political change?

How can parents hold their elected officials accountable?

Has COVID19 brought in a once-in-a-lifetime moment where we have the opportunity to create real change, à la post WWII New Deal and make things like paid sick time, universal health care, affordable childcare and paid leave realities in the USA?

In this episode Diana talks to Justin Ruben, cofounder and co-director of Parents Together, a multi-racial, cross-class national parents' organization focused on improving parents' daily lives and winning policies that help families and kids.

Diana and Justin speak candidly about the opportunities and challenges we face as we live through a global pandemic. They share their struggles during COVID19 and what this pandemic has brought to the forefront and the power that parents have to affect real change.

What does parenting look like when you're trapped inside your home with your kids 24/7? Diana and Diana Gasperoni discuss what is "normal" in this new normal, how to check in with our kids, how to communicate with our partners during self quarantine, and when it's time to seek professional help, They discuss how to talk to boomer parents about COVID-19, screen time and more!

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Childcare as a common good. It may sound extreme to some, but... is it really? We have K-12 free, public school education... why should childcare and early education 0-5 be different? In his book, Crawling Behind, America's Childcare Crisis and How to Fix It, education policy expert Elliot Haspel presents this and other arguments and ideas on how we can improve childcare in the United States.

In this conversation Diana and Elliot discuss why childcare should be seen as common good, why parents need to talk about their experiences and hardships finding accessible and affordable childcare, and more!

You can follow Elliot on Twitter at @EHaspel

After a much needed break, Diana is back and ready to talk about what parents can do to make a difference in 2020!

To do so, Diana has a convo with social entrepreneur, activist and founder of Vote Like a Mother Sara Berliner.

Sara and Diana discuss what issues and actions they are focusing on in 2020, a pivotal year with the elections coming in November.

They also discuss why it is necessary to sometimes step away from the 24/7 media cycle, how we keep hope alive when things seem hopeless. They also discuss what parents can do, with whatever resources they have at their disposal.

Sara also gives Parenting and Podcast listeners a discount code for some VLAM gear!

How we can parent during the holidays and how do we make the holiday season less about stuff and consumerism and more about helping and welcoming others?

In this episode, Diana talks to Rev. Amanda Hambrick Ashcraft, reverend at Middle Collegiate Church and founder of Raising Imagination.

We discuss why the Biblical Christmas story is revolutionary & how parents have a role to reclaim that, as well as how we can fight consumerism during the holidays and teach our children important values.

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All women make less than white men and for Latina women, it's only 54 cents to a man's dollar. November 20th marks Latina Equal Pay Day, marking the almost entire YEAR it takes for a Latina to make what a white man makes in 12 months.

In this episode Diana and her guest Jackie Lynn Garcia talk about the gender pay gap. What is it? Why does it exist? And how can women be better advocates for themselves?

Jackie provides insights on the gender pay gap, tips on salary negotiation, how to ask for workplace flexibility and how the pay gap affects our ability to generate wealth for our families and communities.

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Jackie Lynn Garcia is the founder of a social media platform called "Elevate Your Pay" - dedicated to helping women of color get the pay they deserve.

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