Parent:Wise Austin - Politics

Dissin' the Prez

Kim Pleticha — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:18:04 +0000

President Obama spoke to the nation’s school kids today about working hard and doing well in school.

Why Can’t I Adopt? A Single Man’s Quest to Create a Family

Admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:24:00 +0000

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Kim Pleticha

In 2009, the last year for which U.S.

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Kim Pleticha is the Editor and Publisher of Parent:Wise.

November 2011 PDF

Admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:20:49 +0000

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Kim Pleticha

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PWANovember2011.pdf

October 2011 PDF

Admin — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:28:45 +0000

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Kim Pleticha

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PWA-October-2011.pdf

It’s 2012 Should Your Family Be Family Prepared?

Admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:04:19 +0000

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Kim Pleticha

Are you ready?

Maybe for a flash flood? Earthquake? Tornado? Bioterrorist attack?

This isn’t some 2012 doomsday scenario: it’s an actual question posed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

And the answer, for most people, is no.

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Kim Pleticha is the Editor and Publisher of Parent:Wise.

Adoption Myths

Admin — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:27:26 +0000

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Rita Soronen

For the past 20 years, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has successfully increased the awareness of the number of foster children in need of permanent, adoptive homes, as well as the need for qualified, well-supported foster and adoptive parents. The Foundation knows that there are children who need families and that there are families who want to adopt and is committed to bringing the two together.

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Rita Soronen, executive director of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

The Family Politic: Teaching Children Civic Responsibility

Brian J. Stankiewicz — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:58:55 +0000

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Kim Pleticha

It is the first slightly cool day of Fall, wind chimes tinkling in the distance as the sun drifts through the trees to make dappled designs on the street.

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Kim Pleticha is the publisher and editor of Parent:Wise Austin. Her ballots rarely are secret because her 3-year-old daughter (who always goes into the booth with her) wants to know who and what she's voting for.

The Mommy Wars: The Case for a Cease Fire

Brian J. Stankiewicz — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:06:54 +0000

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Kim Pleticha

It had all of the makings of a train wreck: stay-at-home mothers, working mothers, an angry audience and television cameras.

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Kim Pleticha is publisher and editor of Paerent:Wise Austin magazine. You may contact her at Editor@ParentWiseAustin.com

The Birth Battle: Doctors, Midwives and the Politics of Pregnancy

Brian J. Stankiewicz — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:12:05 +0000

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Kim Pleticha

Two years ago, Mary Barnett had a thriving career as a certified nurse midwife. She delivered eight babies a month – a lot by midwife standards – while working with Women Partners in Health, a clinic comprised of obstetrician/gynecologists and three midwives.

But that all changed in May of 2002.

That’s when Women Partners in Health followed the lead of Capitol Obstretrics & Gynecology Associates and terminated its midwifery program. By December 2002, only ObGyns could deliver babies in Austin hospitals. Like the other five nurse midwives in town, Mary was out of a job.

Editor's Note - July 2010

Kim Pleticha — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:22:28 +0000

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Kim Pleticha

“Show respect for those who have served. Most important of all, show your gratitude by enjoying the freedoms and rights that so many have fought and died for. Don't let their deaths be in vain.

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Kim Pleticha is editor and publisher of Parent:Wise magazine.