Little Justice Leaders Blog
Fighting Food Insecurity in Community
by Allison Banta According to the most recent estimates, 1 in 6 kids in this country has experienced food insecurity. 1 in 6. That means when I send my kids to school, an average of 3-4 kids in each of their classes came to school hungry. This is true on any given...
20 Social Justice Books for Kindergarteners
by Allison Banta My children have this innate kid-ability, a delightful maneuver where they always save their most challenging questions to be presented during parent work calls. Or at bedtime. Or when we’re racing to get out the door. If you’re a caregiver, parent,...
Gender Identity – Talk About It.
by Allison Banta Talking to kids about gender, pronouns, and identity can be overwhelming. Maybe you had the opportunity to grow up in a family that was good at those conversations. Perhaps openness and curiosity and acceptance have always been your way of life. If...
Conversations with the Kids: Mental Health Awareness
by Allison Banta We try to be very proactive in our approach to sticky subjects. I’ll be the first to admit though— the conversation about mental health snuck up on me. When the COVID pandemic hit we had very little framework in place for that conversation, and...
“ABCs of Black History” by Rio Cortez
by Tyree McMillan, an LJL content creator In February's box, there was a book titled, “ABC’s of Black History” by Rio Cortez. This book is primarily made for children, however, when I first read the book as a high school student, I realized that I had learned more...
Tell Your Sons
by Allison Banta Feminists live at my house. Some like their equality with a side of pink and ruffles and twirly dresses. Some prefer dragons and dogs and teal blue, clear like ocean waves. Some love words on crisp pages and wind swaying tree branches and deep,...
Rethinking how you’re teaching Black History
By Shelby Kretz What do you remember about your Black history education? Did you learn about Black joy? Black success? Can you remember and name any prominent Black scientists, inventors, entrepreneurs, or artists? Black history is so much more than slavery and...
How I’m talking to my kids about events at the Capitol
by Allison Banta In the last year, our kids have lived through a lot of history. Incredibly, that history now includes an armed insurrection at the United States Capitol building. As parents and caregivers, starting a conversation about these events with our kids can...
If This, Then What? A Simple Way to Get Kids Thinking About Empathy
by Karina Brisack Talking to children about social justice can be tough. There’s a lot of ground to cover, and it can feel impossible to cover all everything – mostly because it is impossible. Despite that, we’d all like to prepare our kids for the problems they’ll...