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This August we’re tackling big transitions for little kiddos

Thanks for your patience. Things will be jumbly here for a bit while I build our August Family Toolkit!

Parenting is Praxis: August Edition

No one expects you to do it all – so pick one, or knit them together. Just keep pushing a tiny bit beyond your comfort zone and crack that noggin’ open just wide enough to let a little light shine in.

Need help explaining big ideas?

Check out our Luminary Wordbank, where we’ve got simple kid-friendly definitions for big words.

Quick links to resources on this page

Significant Dates & Events in August

• National Bao Day
• Abolition & Remembrance Day
• Day of Protest against ABA
• Harm Reduction & Overdose Awareness Day

Monthly Explorations for August

• Education Rights
• Back to School
• Transitions
• Family Constellations

August Calls Us To Action

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“The many many free action toolkits you’ve shared + the work you’ve been doing especially lately to model/help folks initiate ACTION while also setting healthy boundaries
= I was able to turn what would’ve been a total ‘melt and hide’ situation (our school district teachers going on strike the week of our oldest kid’s first day of kindergarten) into some learning moments and action for our family.

 

We wrote a letter to the school board together! We dropped off snacks to picketers! We went to the park instead of participating in ‘virtual school’!

 

AND I resisted all urges to make Huge Sweeping Plans/force either myself or kiddo into social situations that would lead to meltdowns/get paralyzed. What we did do felt manageable and natural.

 

THANK YOU for all of your work <3”

– Caitlin L. Benevolent Incendiary Newsletter Member

Stay Curious, Stand Brave & Smash the Kyriarchy

As we enter autumn – remember you deserve rest and care and have a right to burn down the shit that’s keeping you from rising.

I know you’ve got a lot of people relying on you and a ton going on right now – but I just wanted to remind you that even if you mess up or can’t take on everything folks ask for – you are unconditionally awesome.

I don’t ever expect you to do *all the things* in these roundups. They’re not more stuff for you to handle, they’re the tools you can use to burn away the bullshit and climb to a better world, if you want it. The stuff I make for you is here for you for when you’re unsure of where to start, for when you need support.

I appreciate you. I want you to feel safe and happy and whole. So you better be kind and patient with yourself! I demand it!

With you,

– Ashia