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Former childcare worker's husband avoids jail for sharing child exploitation material
By Rachel Jennings and Eliza Kavanagh

Ronald Houghton received a suspended jail term after he was caught bragging to undercover officers about his experience abusing children in an online chat.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/husband-childcare-worker-suspended-sentence-child-exploitation/107124002

#Courts #ChildCare #SexualOffences #ChildAbuse #RachelJennings #ElizaKavanagh

One quarter of Australian kids are ‘developmentally vulnerable’ when they start school. Quality childcare can catch them up

"We know the first five years are a crucial time in a child’s life. Early experiences, such as family relationships or exposure to trauma, shape brain architecture, which lays the foundation for children’s learning, behaviour and health."

"Worryingly, a significant proportion of young Australians are not getting the positive early experiences they need. As of 2024, almost 25% of Australian children were identified as “developmentally vulnerable” by the time they start school. This means many children lack the self-regulation, thinking, language, resilience, and social skills needed for learning and getting along with their peers."

"Our research provides evidence that intervening early – well before children start school – has the potential to make a significant difference to children’s life trajectories." >
https://theconversation.com/one-quarter-of-australian-kids-are-developmentally-vulnerable-when-they-start-school-quality-childcare-can-catch-them-up-285350
#inequality #family #children #interaction #Relationships #BrainArchitecture #ScreenWarehousing #MentalHealth #trauma #education #ChildCare

Some have also raised concerns about whether it could increase the risk of fraud, since the money would be going to individuals rather than businesses. The admin has sought to crack down on #fraud in #SocialServices programs, particularly #childcare.

The idea of paying #parents to stay home was outlined in #Project2025, the #conservative blueprint published by the #HeritageFoundation ahead of #Trump’s return to office, much of which overlaps with the admin’s #policy agenda.

#law #FarRight

Some have also raised concerns about whether it could increase the risk of fraud, since the money would be going to individuals rather than businesses. The admin has sought to crack down on #fraud in #SocialServices programs, particularly #childcare.

The idea of paying #parents to stay home was outlined in #Project2025, the #conservative blueprint published by the #HeritageFoundation ahead of #Trump’s return to office, much of which overlaps with the admin’s #policy agenda.

#law #FarRight

Some have also raised concerns about whether it could increase the risk of fraud, since the money would be going to individuals rather than businesses. The admin has sought to crack down on #fraud in #SocialServices programs, particularly #childcare.

The idea of paying #parents to stay home was outlined in #Project2025, the #conservative blueprint published by the #HeritageFoundation ahead of #Trump’s return to office, much of which overlaps with the admin’s #policy agenda.

#law #FarRight

Some have also raised concerns about whether it could increase the risk of fraud, since the money would be going to individuals rather than businesses. The admin has sought to crack down on #fraud in #SocialServices programs, particularly #childcare.

The idea of paying #parents to stay home was outlined in #Project2025, the #conservative blueprint published by the #HeritageFoundation ahead of #Trump’s return to office, much of which overlaps with the admin’s #policy agenda.

#law #FarRight

Some have also raised concerns about whether it could increase the risk of fraud, since the money would be going to individuals rather than businesses. The admin has sought to crack down on #fraud in #SocialServices programs, particularly #childcare.

The idea of paying #parents to stay home was outlined in #Project2025, the #conservative blueprint published by the #HeritageFoundation ahead of #Trump’s return to office, much of which overlaps with the admin’s #policy agenda.

#law #FarRight

About 80% of the 870,000 #families who currently get the #childcare #subsidies have #single #WorkingParents, most of them #SingleMothers, acc/to Health Department data.

The policy change would effectively create a government incentive for #married #parents to stay home with their #children, an idea embraced as part of a broader #conservative effort to advance policies that promote more mothers staying at home.

#Trump #law #FarRight #MaleSupremacy #TradWives #heterosexism #sexism #misogyny

About 80% of the 870,000 #families who currently get the #childcare #subsidies have #single #WorkingParents, most of them #SingleMothers, acc/to Health Department data.

The policy change would effectively create a government incentive for #married #parents to stay home with their #children, an idea embraced as part of a broader #conservative effort to advance policies that promote more mothers staying at home.

#Trump #law #FarRight #MaleSupremacy #TradWives #heterosexism #sexism #misogyny

About 80% of the 870,000 #families who currently get the #childcare #subsidies have #single #WorkingParents, most of them #SingleMothers, acc/to Health Department data.

The policy change would effectively create a government incentive for #married #parents to stay home with their #children, an idea embraced as part of a broader #conservative effort to advance policies that promote more mothers staying at home.

#Trump #law #FarRight #MaleSupremacy #TradWives #heterosexism #sexism #misogyny

About 80% of the 870,000 #families who currently get the #childcare #subsidies have #single #WorkingParents, most of them #SingleMothers, acc/to Health Department data.

The policy change would effectively create a government incentive for #married #parents to stay home with their #children, an idea embraced as part of a broader #conservative effort to advance policies that promote more mothers staying at home.

#Trump #law #FarRight #MaleSupremacy #TradWives #heterosexism #sexism #misogyny

About 80% of the 870,000 #families who currently get the #childcare #subsidies have #single #WorkingParents, most of them #SingleMothers, acc/to Health Department data.

The policy change would effectively create a government incentive for #married #parents to stay home with their #children, an idea embraced as part of a broader #conservative effort to advance policies that promote more mothers staying at home.

#Trump #law #FarRight #MaleSupremacy #TradWives #heterosexism #sexism #misogyny

Under the draft new rule, #parents who stay home with their #children could benefit from the program, which typically provides about $9,000 per child each year, potentially reshaping which #families get #federal #childcare money.

The move could end up redirecting money away from #WorkingParents & their child care providers, causing some to raise their rates or even close, critics said, potentially worsening what many experts say is a child care crisis in the country.

#Trump #law #FarRight

The change would create the only federal subsidy to pay #parents to stay home & raise their children, one of the most significant efforts to date by the #Trump admin to harness federal funds to promote a #traditional view of #families.

To do so, officials are seeking to use a #HHS fund that was created in the 1990s to help #LowIncome & #WorkingClass parents afford #childcare so they could work or go to school.

#law #FarRight #conservative #MaleSupremacy #TradWives #sexism #misogyny #plutocracy

The change would create the only federal subsidy to pay #parents to stay home & raise their children, one of the most significant efforts to date by the #Trump admin to harness federal funds to promote a #traditional view of #families.

To do so, officials are seeking to use a #HHS fund that was created in the 1990s to help #LowIncome & #WorkingClass parents afford #childcare so they could work or go to school.

#law #FarRight #conservative #MaleSupremacy #TradWives #sexism #misogyny #plutocracy

The change would create the only federal subsidy to pay #parents to stay home & raise their children, one of the most significant efforts to date by the #Trump admin to harness federal funds to promote a #traditional view of #families.

To do so, officials are seeking to use a #HHS fund that was created in the 1990s to help #LowIncome & #WorkingClass parents afford #childcare so they could work or go to school.

#law #FarRight #conservative #MaleSupremacy #TradWives #sexism #misogyny #plutocracy

The change would create the only federal subsidy to pay #parents to stay home & raise their children, one of the most significant efforts to date by the #Trump admin to harness federal funds to promote a #traditional view of #families.

To do so, officials are seeking to use a #HHS fund that was created in the 1990s to help #LowIncome & #WorkingClass parents afford #childcare so they could work or go to school.

#law #FarRight #conservative #MaleSupremacy #TradWives #sexism #misogyny #plutocracy

The change would create the only federal subsidy to pay #parents to stay home & raise their children, one of the most significant efforts to date by the #Trump admin to harness federal funds to promote a #traditional view of #families.

To do so, officials are seeking to use a #HHS fund that was created in the 1990s to help #LowIncome & #WorkingClass parents afford #childcare so they could work or go to school.

#law #FarRight #conservative #MaleSupremacy #TradWives #sexism #misogyny #plutocracy

#Trump Officials Plan to Pay At-Home #Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones

The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for #JDVance, would apply only to #married couples & tap a fund intended to provide federal #childcare subsidies to #WorkingParents.

#law #FarRight #AltRight #conservative #MaleSupremacy #TradWives #heterosexism #heteronormativity #sexism #misogyny #plutocracy #aristocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/us/politics/stay-at-home-parents-subsidies.html?unlocked_article_code=1._FA.FRjY.ZCWLQiS1gk4E&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Trump Officials Plan to Pay At-Home #Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones

The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for #JDVance, would apply only to #married couples & tap a fund intended to provide federal #childcare subsidies to #WorkingParents.

#law #FarRight #AltRight #conservative #MaleSupremacy #TradWives #heterosexism #heteronormativity #sexism #misogyny #plutocracy #aristocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/us/politics/stay-at-home-parents-subsidies.html?unlocked_article_code=1._FA.FRjY.ZCWLQiS1gk4E&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Trump Officials Plan to Pay At-Home #Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones

The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for #JDVance, would apply only to #married couples & tap a fund intended to provide federal #childcare subsidies to #WorkingParents.

#law #FarRight #AltRight #conservative #MaleSupremacy #TradWives #heterosexism #heteronormativity #sexism #misogyny #plutocracy #aristocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/us/politics/stay-at-home-parents-subsidies.html?unlocked_article_code=1._FA.FRjY.ZCWLQiS1gk4E&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Trump Officials Plan to Pay At-Home #Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones

The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for #JDVance, would apply only to #married couples & tap a fund intended to provide federal #childcare subsidies to #WorkingParents.

#law #FarRight #AltRight #conservative #MaleSupremacy #TradWives #heterosexism #heteronormativity #sexism #misogyny #plutocracy #aristocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/us/politics/stay-at-home-parents-subsidies.html?unlocked_article_code=1._FA.FRjY.ZCWLQiS1gk4E&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Trump Officials Plan to Pay At-Home #Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones

The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for #JDVance, would apply only to #married couples & tap a fund intended to provide federal #childcare subsidies to #WorkingParents.

#law #FarRight #AltRight #conservative #MaleSupremacy #TradWives #heterosexism #heteronormativity #sexism #misogyny #plutocracy #aristocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/us/politics/stay-at-home-parents-subsidies.html?unlocked_article_code=1._FA.FRjY.ZCWLQiS1gk4E&smid=nytcore-ios-share

How does Mr Trump feel about helping Americans?

https://quinnscommentary.net/2026/09/06/how-does-mr-trump-feel-about-helping-americans/

Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/us/politics/stay-at-home-parents-subsidies.html

So stop fighting these useless wars and start funding programs that truly matter, you homicidal maniac! Our felon POTUS is a bloodthirsty menace.

https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/fighting-wars-trump-argues-washington-113500738.html

#impeach #felon #POTUS #TraitorMAGA #TraitorGOP #USPolitics #USPol #government #war #childcare #medicare #medicaid

So stop fighting these useless wars and start funding programs that truly matter, you homicidal maniac! Our felon POTUS is a bloodthirsty menace.

https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/fighting-wars-trump-argues-washington-113500738.html

#impeach #felon #POTUS #TraitorMAGA #TraitorGOP #USPolitics #USPol #government #war #childcare #medicare #medicaid

So stop fighting these useless wars and start funding programs that truly matter, you homicidal maniac! Our felon POTUS is a bloodthirsty menace.

https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/fighting-wars-trump-argues-washington-113500738.html

#impeach #felon #POTUS #TraitorMAGA #TraitorGOP #USPolitics #USPol #government #war #childcare #medicare #medicaid

So stop fighting these useless wars and start funding programs that truly matter, you homicidal maniac! Our felon POTUS is a bloodthirsty menace.

https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/fighting-wars-trump-argues-washington-113500738.html

#impeach #felon #POTUS #TraitorMAGA #TraitorGOP #USPolitics #USPol #government #war #childcare #medicare #medicaid

So stop fighting these useless wars and start funding programs that truly matter, you homicidal maniac! Our felon POTUS is a bloodthirsty menace.

https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/fighting-wars-trump-argues-washington-113500738.html

#impeach #felon #POTUS #TraitorMAGA #TraitorGOP #USPolitics #USPol #government #war #childcare #medicare #medicaid

https://theconversation.com/denmark-versus-uk-which-country-gets-more-health-for-their-money-276937; https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2025/11/health-at-a-glance-2025_a894f72e/8f9e3f98-en.pdf. "Denmark has one of the lowest levels of #income #inequality among #OECD #countries. Almost every child between 3 & 5 years (97%) is in #professional #childcare, #university #education is free, & #Danes get up to a full year of #maternity & #paternity #leave. Danes generally benefit from high-quality #housing & safe #living environments."

Linoleum is a short story I wrote and since I started a new blog it seems a good addition.

It's about being in foster care and handles some difficult and dark themes from that time.

https://paper.wf/thisislieven/linoleum

#FosterCare #ChildCare #Writing

'Chilling realisation about son's screentime changed how I parent – I recommend it'

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/family/chilling-realisation-sons-screentime-changed-37512802

Ummi Let’s Play

COMING SOON

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Author: Umm Assad
Publisher: Umm Assad Publications
Year of Publication: 2026
Binding: Paperback
Page Count: 34
Trim Size (inches): 8.5×8.5
ISBN-10: 978-1-915233-29-5

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Description:

Nafisa has so much love to give — and she wants to spend every moment with her Ummi, even when Ummi is busy… cooking, cleaning, and working.

But as Nafisa grows, she learns that finding joy sometimes means playing alone — even when Ummi can’t join in.
A gentle, loving story about patience, independence, and the special bond between a mother and her child.


Recommended for ages 3-8 years.

#DemocraticSocialists surge in mayoral races across the US as anti-Trump fervor rises

By MATT BROWN
Updated 12:05 AM EDT, June 19, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — "As #JaneeseLewisGeorge paves a path to the mayor’s office in #WashingtonDC, she’s told voters they could have it all.

"Her unapologetically expansive, left-wing agenda includes subsidized or even free #childcare, increased down payment assistance for homebuyers and community resources to reduce crime, plus a promise to aggressively confront President Donald Trump’s attempts to reshape the nation’s capital.

" 'People are tired of hearing what government can’t do. They want to hear what government can do,' Lewis George said in an interview before the city’s primary, where she defeated her Democratic opponents and positioned herself to win the general election in November in a city dominated by Democrats.

"Lewis George’s victory signals a break with a quarter-century of centrist governance in Washington, and it puts her in the vanguard of democratic socialists who have ascended in urban politics over the last year. #ZohranMamdani toppled Andrew Cuomo, the scion of a political dynasty, on his way to becoming New York City mayor. #KatieWilson won an upset victory to lead Seattle last fall. And this month, #NithyaRaman clinched a spot in the November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/democratic-socialist-mayors-lewis-george-mamdani-5c32504d1506a392b6eb1a64460f7966

#AntiTrump #USPol #TrumpSucks #DSA #DSANews

But that's the Tech Bros plan surely? They want our kids as broken and lonely as they are?

https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-toys-could-weaken-parent-child-bond-anxious-generation-author-2026-6

#TechBros #AI #AIToys #Technology #Childcare #Parenting #JonathanHaidt #TEDTalk

Some States Are Boosting Reproductive Health Access, Maternal Health, Child Care

https://murica.website/2026/03/some-states-are-boosting-reproductive-health-access-maternal-health-child-care/

Child-care affordability is coming at the expense of equity — and it’s time governments acted
#Canada #ChildCare #EarlyLearning #Inequality #CWELCC #SocialJustice #LowIncomeFamilies #PublicPolicy #Equity #AffordableChildCare #Ontario #Poverty
https://the-14.com/child-care-affordability-is-coming-at-the-expense-of-equity-and-its-time-governments-acted/

Well, here's a good use of #AI. Now, let's make it so!!! This is the #GiantLeap we all need to survive!

I Asked #ChatGPT What Would Happen If #Billionaires Paid Taxes at the Same Rate as the #WorkingClass

Story by Laura Beck
10/23/2025

Excerpts:

What That Money Could Actually Buy

"To put these numbers in perspective, ChatGPT explained what this kind of revenue could fund. Even the conservative estimate of $500 billion per year could pay for transformative programs.

"That amount could cover free public #college tuition, universal pre-K programs, massive #infrastructure investments and a huge #healthcare expansion. It could fund comprehensive #ChildCare support and #FoodAssistance programs.

"The AI emphasized that we’re talking about enough money to fundamentally change how the government operates and what services it can provide."

The Global Ripple Effects

"ChatGPT pointed out that if major economies like the United States started taxing billionaires at working-class rates, it could encourage similar moves worldwide.

"This might lead to reduced global tax avoidance, more coordinated international tax policies and pressure on tax havens to reform their systems.

"The AI said this could create a positive cycle where it becomes harder for the ultra-wealthy to avoid paying their fair share anywhere in the world."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/taxes/i-asked-chatgpt-what-would-happen-if-billionaires-paid-taxes-at-the-same-rate-as-the-working-class/ar-AA1MvUbH?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhoverent&cvid=68f8fc63cdb74260a0e3a2a67034177b&ei=5

#World3 #SolarPunk #PayYourFairShare #Billionaires #TaxTheRich #UltraWealthy #NoTaxHavens #SocietalChange #ShareTheWealth #SolarPunkSunday

Finally, we've just launched a new series of free creative prompts based on super-short films that are bite-sized for kids' attention spans.

Watch a film that's as short as one minute, then springboard off a prompt for reflection, journaling, discussion or creative writing.

We offer prompts for a super short films across a range of subjects and themes, suitable for kids of al ages. (Yes, the films and prompts are all free.) /4

https://journeysinfilm.org/articles/watch-and-write-new-classroom-warm-up-tool/

@education @film #Parenting #Families #MediaLiteracy #Childcare #Babysitting #Homeschooling #Education #ShortFilm

We also offer free lesson plans and activities, for children as young as 8 years, across a range of school subjects. These are great for homeschooling and classroom use -- and they can provide fun, educational ways to keep kids busy and learning.

Several guides include hands-on arts and crafts activities, like the instructions for making a bug kite for the free short film The Love Bugs. (For ages 8 and up).

Many lessons also include printable hand-outs that kids can work on solo.

Some guides are also available in Spanish and Portuguese.

We offer lesson plans & activities for He Named Me Malala, The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind, Whale Rider and more!

Learn more at the link below and read on for some fun short film activities in the next post. /3

https://journeysinfilm.org/articles/make-teaching-easy-with-classroom-ready-lesson-plans/

#Parenting #Families #MediaLiteracy #Childcare #Babysitting #Homeschooling #GlobalEducation #Education @education

Our free film discussion guides are appropriate for children as young as 8 years old. They can help students dig deeper into the facts and themes of a film -- on their own, in discussion with others, or as a prompt for journaling and reflection.

Some of our guides are also available in Spanish.

We offer discussion guides for:
- Short films like Golden Age Karate (5 minutes);
- Disney films like Hidden Figures;
- Documentaries like Jane about Dr. Jane Goodall;
- Docu-series like Genius about Albert Einstein;
- and more!

Learn more at the link below and read on for even more resources in the next post. 2/3

https://journeysinfilm.org/articles/discussion-guides-make-screening-films-easy/

#Parenting #Families #MediaLiteracy #Childcare #Babysitting #Homeschooling #GlobalEducation #Education @education

https://www.magmoe.com/1483617/celebrity/2024-04-27/ THE DUMBEST ANIME MOVIE EVER 🤣 ##MyAnimeList #ACTION #Anime #AnimeRecommendations #childcare #comedy #crunchyroll #Ending #gigguk #kito #KitoSenpai #manga #MangaRecommendations #NewAnime #NewManga #opening #ReadManga #ROMANCE #RomanceAnime #RomanceManga #SliceOfLife #Spring2024Anime #SPY×FAMILY #SpyXFamilyCodeWhite #SpyXFamilyMovie #SpyXFamilyMovieCodeWhite #Summer2024Anime #trailer #TVアニメ #UnderratedAnime #WatchAnime #Winter2024Anime #星野源

Childcare places ‘fall by 1,000’ as Labour accuses ministers of ‘botched’ expansion | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-childcare-nursery-places-expansion-b2521315.html

#Childcare
#Tories
#Labour
#ChildcareCrisis
#Ofsted
#Phillipson
#Hunt
#Keegan
#EarlyYearsAlliance

Rishi Sunak investigated by standards commissioner over childcare conflict of interest | Vox Political
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2023/04/17/rishi-sunak-investigated-by-standards-commissioner-over-childcare-conflict-of-interest/

#ToryCorruption

#Rishi #Sunak #investigation #standards #commissioner #conflict #interest #Akshata #Murty #Murthy #Koru_Kids #childcare #child_minder #incentive

UK women priced out of work by lack of affordable childcare, PwC finds
#Childcare
#ChildcareCosts
#Women
#WomenInWork
#PwC
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/07/uk-women-work-childcare-pwc-budget?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

UK women priced out of work by lack of affordable childcare, PwC finds
#Childcare
#ChildcareCosts
#Women
#WomenInWork
#PwC
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/07/uk-women-work-childcare-pwc-budget?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

UK women priced out of work by lack of affordable childcare, PwC finds
#Childcare
#ChildcareCosts
#Women
#WomenInWork
#PwC
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/07/uk-women-work-childcare-pwc-budget?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

UK women priced out of work by lack of affordable childcare, PwC finds
#Childcare
#ChildcareCosts
#Women
#WomenInWork
#PwC
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/07/uk-women-work-childcare-pwc-budget?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

UK women priced out of work by lack of affordable childcare, PwC finds
#Childcare
#ChildcareCosts
#Women
#WomenInWork
#PwC
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/07/uk-women-work-childcare-pwc-budget?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other