It can be challenging to discuss politics across generations without someone melting down (usually you) or tuning out (usually them), but it’s not impossible. Here are six traits of adults with the power to engage teens and inspire them to activism.
Be teachable. A conversation isn’t about one person sharing knowledge and information with another. That’s […]
By the time the next President is in the third year of his or her term, my teenagers will be eligible for the draft. Believe me, we’re watching the candidates closely when it comes to their views on war - and arguing about them. If your family’s anything like ours, you’re probably discussing issues around […]
Be ready, children of immigrants. You lose a lot once you’re tossed into the mainstream.
You lose a place that feels like home, a community where the basics are understood, where conversations can begin on the next level. No easy havens await you; no places to slip into with a sigh of relief, saying, “At last. […]
I had a magic carpet once. It used to soar to a world of monsoon storms, princesses with black braids, ferocious dragons, and talking birds.
“Ek deen chilo akta choto rajkumar,” my father would begin, and the rich, round sounds of the Bangla language took me from our cramped New York City apartment […]
This election, First Kid wannabes have been in the public eye like never before. Josh Romney drove through all 99 counties of Iowa in an RV to stump for his Dad, Mitt Romney. His brother Craig used fluent Spanish to voice over a campaign ad about their “papa.” Cate Edwards hit the trail diligently even […]