This may be our most exciting #CAWKY21 day yet! My interview with @KYSecState (maybe fangirling?) youth speaking on child welfare, forum with legislative leaders of color, sweet video with art from KY kids...see you there!
Looking ahead to #CAWKY21 Day 5:
11AM ET– Convo w/ @KYSecState
12PM– Child Welfare Policy Q&A w/ @RepJoniJenkins & youth
1PM– Policy & Advocacy Info Session w/ Rep. Steve Riley & @FECBowlingGreen
2PM– Forum w/ Sen @GeraldNeal33 & @RepNimaKulkarni
3PM– Celebration of KY Kids
Did you catch KYA-kid, Nash, on @SpectrumNews1KY? KYAer @JessieWhitish shares w/ @AshleighMNews how, like most families, she is grappling w/ sending her son to #childcare or continuing the difficult balance of learning, childcaring, and working from home: https://t.co/yywCHTODZg
On February 13th, hundreds of youth and advocates are headed to Frankfort to pack the Capitol Rotunda. Have you marked your calendars yet? More info and registration here: https://t.co/7bBjsb3KkA #CADKY2019
Kid (almost 3) is starting to get the hang of the #Christmas list. Today he added:
-Little drum
-Dinosaur that goes RAWR
-Snowflake ("What kind of snowflake?" "A Katerina one")
-Rocks
-Flashlight
-Fan (which he already has)
-"A flying car so I can fly."
#parenting#ToddlerLife
While getting gas tonight:
Nash: "What's this place called?"
Me: "A gas station."
Nash: "Gas station? Do you mean a rain station?"
You're not wrong, kid.
#parenting#howtoraiseaKYian#kywx
Kids can't vote, but the adults who care about them can. Vote today, and when you do, #VoteKids! #GoVoteKY#ElectionDay
Visit https://t.co/0Lwq5vlQ4y to find your polling location and view a sample ballot.
Happy (early) Halloween! Do you want to build a snowman?
Kiddo is a trick-or-treating pro and loved handing out candy. He's shouting, "Happy Halloween! Come, come!"
With @whisdude.
#Halloween#frozen#toddler
*Sitting in traffic on the way home. Nash is playing with the zipper on his backpack.*
Me: "Is your zipper stuck?"
N: "My zipper is in traffic."
#parenting#ToddlerLife
Three minutes with the kid this morning.
Upon waking...
N: "Do you see my sleep hair?"
Upon seeing breakfast...
N: "No! I don't want breakfast!"
Me: "I'll just leave it here in case you decide you want it. You don't have to eat it."
N: "I'm going to!"
#toddlerlife#thisistwo
So proud to have been a part of this project. Tools like a Family Responsibility Statement can mitigate the impact of incarceration on kids and their families.
"Parental incarceration is an Adverse Childhood Experience...and it's that family, that community." Learning more from our partners at the release of Special Project report on the impact of parental incarceration on children's health.
HB 396 co-sponsor @jmnemes says bill would allow law enforcement to focus on more serious offenses. A bill focused on treatment and behavior modification for low-level offenders is best for improving public safety. #kyga18#blueprintky#cjreform