Educating children and adolescents in public schools about sex is a deeply inflammatory act in the United States. Since the 1980s, intense political and cultural battles have been waged between believers in abstinence until marriage and advocates for comprehensive sex education. In The Sex Education Debates, Nancy Kendall upends conventional thinking about these battles by bringing the school and community realities of sex education to life through the diverse voices of students, ...

The Definitive Guide to Breastfeeding Your BabyBreastfeeding may be natural, but it may also be more challenging than you expect. Some mothers encounter doubts and difficulties, from struggling with the first few feedings to finding a gentle and loving way to comfortably wean from the breast.This second edition of Breastfeeding Made Simple is an essential guide to breastfeeding that every new and expectant mom should own-a comprehensive resource that takes ...

This book examines the true costs of attendance faced by low- and moderate-income students on four public college campuses, and the consequences of these costs on students’ academic pathways and their social, financial, health, and emotional well-being. The authors’ exploration of the true costs of academics, living expenses, and student services leads them to conclude that current college policies and practices do not support low-income and otherwise marginalized students’ well-being or s...

Latina Leadership focuses on the narratives, scholarly lives, pedagogies, and educational activism of established and emerging Latina leaders in K-16 educational environments. As the first edited collection foregrounding the voices of Latina educators who talk back to, with, and for themselves and the student communities with whom they work, this volume highlights the ways in which these leaders shape educational practices. Contributors illustrate, through their grounded stories, ...

How to breastfeed with confidence, from the first latch to gentle weaning.Breastfeeding may be natural, but for many new moms, it doesn’t always feel simple. Whether you’re a first-time mom preparing during pregnancy or already feeding your newborn, you may have questions about milk supply, latching, pumping, supplementing, or what to do when breastfeeding problems arise. From low milk production and nipple pain to breast refusal or trouble transitioning to solids,...

Labels traditionally ascribed to women—mother, angel of the house, whore, or bitch—suggest character traits that do not encompass the complexities of women’s identities or empower women’s public speaking. Rethinking Ethos: A Feminist Ecological Approach to Rhetoric redefines the concept of ethos—classically thought of as character or credibility—as ecological and feminist, negotiated and renegotiated, and implicated in shifting power dynamics. Building on previous feminist and rhe...

Sharing Stories of Jesus with Children was designed to assist parents and church leaders in their ability to convey the life of Christ personally and inspirationally to youth. Rhyming short stories abbreviate the Scripture in terms a child can understand in an entertaining format. In “Fishing,” she writes: His words of wisdom will be shared and then instead of the fish the disciples catch men. In “Skin,” she writes: Others will run but Jesus stays. Touches the skin doesn’t shy away. Leper ...