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Instead of Letting My Daughter Spend the Summer on a Screen, We ll Go on Adventures
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Those long summer days tempt me to fall back on screen time to occupy my daughter. The heat makes me lazy while, at the same time, school is closed so I have to keep her busy all day. But each time I feel like asking Dora to take my kid on an adventure so I don t have to, I remember how important screen time limits are to me, and I m motivated to choose another option.
In my former career as an elementary teacher, I saw major differences between kids who had unlimited screen time and those whose parents enforced reasonable limits. I noticed that those children who viewed screens excessively had smaller vocabularies and were less able to hold their focus. My observations are backed by scientific research. And it s not just that screens affect children s development, it s also about what they miss out on, namely physical exercise, meaningful conversation, and adequate sleep. With that in min
Getty-carol-yepesHow Striving to Achieve White Beauty Standards Pushed Me to Embrace My Asianness
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As a biracial Southeast Asian and white kid, my affinity for beauty first began when my mom took me to a locally-owned beauty supply shop. I remember being mesmerized by the array of cosmetics that lined the shelves. Fascinated, I watched each customer s eyes gleam as they swatched countless rouges in an attempt to decide on a lip color. As they landed on the perfect ones, they smiled, looking into the mirror and it was then that I understood the power of beauty. But growing up in a small Southern town, most of my peers were white, and I spent most of my adolescence using beauty to chase after an unrealistic and impossible standard of white beauty.
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