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Parent Advisory: In January, Beware Social Media-Induced Eating Disorders

ParentsTogether, a community of more than 2.5 million parents that offers parenting news and resources, advises parents to take the following steps to reduce their children’s risks online — all online experiences come with some health and safety risks.

Days Before Final Child Tax Credit Payment, Results of New Survey From Parents Group Prompt Dire Warning of Family Poverty and Child Hunger if Payments Don’t Continue

81% of Respondents Say it is “Extremely Important” for Their Families that Child Checks Continue Past This Year, Up from 73% in September 1 in 3 Say If Checks Stop, They Won’t be Able to Afford Enough Food December 13, 2021 — ParentsTogether Action, a family advocacy nonprofit with more than 2.5 million members nationwide, released the results of a …

Parent Advisory: Beware Online Predators Editing Photos and Videos of Kids for Sextortion

New National Survey of Parents Reveals Overwhelming Support for Extension of the New Child Tax Credit, 64% Say They are Less Anxious About Finances Thanks to CTC

73% of Respondents Said it was “Extremely Important” for Their Families for Child Checks to Continue Past This Year Politically Popular: 61% More likely to Vote for Politicians who Support the Extension of Monthly Payments October 5, 2021 — According to a new survey of American parents released by ParentsTogether Action, a family advocacy organization representing 2.5 million parents from …

New Survey of West Virginia Parents Reveals Overwhelming Support for New Child Tax Credit Monthly Payments, 8 of 10 Families Say the Policy Makes “Huge Difference”

85% of Respondents Said it was “Extremely Important” for Their Families for Child Checks to Continue Past This Year 75% Disagree With Senator Manchin’s Proposed Work Requirement, Say They Will be More Likely to Vote for Him if He Supports CTC Expansion September 29, 2021 — According to a new survey of West Virginia parents released by ParentsTogether Action, a …

A Letter to Tim Cook, CEO of Apple

Recent research from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) found harmful and inappropriate content easily accessible to kids on TikTok, including videos supporting white supremacy, holocaust denial, anti-Semitism, and terrorism.

Warning: New Research Reveals Violent, Dangerous TikTok Content Parents Can’t Monitor

NEW SURVEY: 90% of Parents Receiving the Child Tax Credit Said Funds Were Helpful or Made a Huge Difference In Their Families’ Lives

56% of Parents say Payments Reduced Financial Anxiety, 78% Immediately Spent Funds to Help With Housing, Utilities, Food Costs, Activities for Kids Survey Finds Majority of Parents, Even Those Not Eligible to Receive the Child Tax Credit, Want to See Payments Continued August 10, 2021— Ahead of the second monthly child tax credit payment to parents and caregivers across the …

NEW SURVEY: Parents Most Skeptical of Blended Learning Models, Want Standardized Tests Cancelled for Spring Semester, Feel Highly Favorable Towards Teachers And Their Unions

A new survey from ParentsTogether, a family advocacy group representing more than 2.5 million parents across the country, found that 62% of parents with students in blended learning say their children’s mental health has gotten worse since the pandemic, compared to about half of parents with students in other models.

Blended Learning May Be Hardest on Kids

A new ParentsTogether Action survey of 1,100 parents shows that parents of school children in blended, or hybrid, models may be struggling more than children in either all-remote or full-time, in-person arrangements.