Hear directly from parents

Parent Voice Blog

Parent Voice The Voice Box — 11 Ways to (Re)Discover a Love of Reading

  By Emilie Martin, NPU Center for Parent Voice   If you read my last blog post, you know that I love to read. I often joke that ...

Parent Voice The Voice Box — In My Bookish Era

  By Emilie Martin, NPU Center for Parent Voice The first book I remember describing as my favorite was The Last of the Really Great ...

Parent Voice The Voice Box — Three things to know as the parent of transgender youth

  By Christine Pitts, Guest Blogger On Mother’s Day this year, I was tucking in my transgender daughter, Lexi. She gave me an ...

Parent Voice The Voice Box — Raising a Queer Teen in a Complex World

  By Patti Humble, Guest Blogger   My dearest friend asked me if I would write this for Pride Month. Actually, her exact words ...

Parent Voice Don’t Believe the Hype #9

ISSUE #9 — Navigating the social landscape of a PWI as a Queer POC June 20, 2024 Since June is Pride Month, I have invited guest blogger, ...

Parent Voice A TALE OF TWO CITIES: A story of two mothers struggling to break down barriers in the public education system

By: Ashara Baker, NPU Center for Parent Voice   This spring has been a theme for me around parent power. Not the predictable kind ...

Parent Voice The Voice Box — The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health

  By: Emilie Martin, NPU Center for Parent Voice   A couple of months ago, I deactivated my Facebook. Without even thinking about ...

Parent Voice Don’t Believe the Hype #8

ISSUE #8 —I am NOT Okay May 28, 2024 My Dear Readers, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As Parent Organizers, we are constantly ...

Parent Voice The Voice Box — In my Advocacy Era

By: Emilie Martin, NPU Center for Parent Voice   We’re just about a month removed from the NPU Convening and I have THOUGHTS. I’ve ...

Policy We Need President Biden to Fight for Hard Working Families

By Ariel Smith, Senior Director of the NPU Center for Policy and Action   As President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union ...