Jerrie DeRose
Bio
Willow Tree Early Ed Team social media sup; retired Early Childhood Education Consult; 2017 Mainstream Coalition intern; grassroots polit/fam advocate; Parent support tech MH center, Moderate unaffiliated, 16 yrs content writing; Army Vet
Stories (11/0)
Democrats and Republicans Aren't Addressing Issues
Pick up the paper, go online to news and social media websites, or turn on the television any hour of the day and you will see a plethora of stories and ads on political ideology related to racism, women’s rights in the work force, abortion, religious persecution and attacks, hate crimes, and gun violence, gun rights, and voting rights. But on the part of both Democrats and Republicans, there is no substance to the arguments, they only pay lip service to these and other more serious issues plaguing America. The question is, at what point does the government start taking real action on major problems the majority of Americans face every day regardless of race, age, color, culture, or sexual identity.
By Jerrie DeRose2 years ago in The Swamp
Anger Management for Children
There is growing concern about the incidence of violent behavior among children and teens. Parents, teachers, and other adults need to understand the complexities related to violence among those under eighteen in order to help children deal with their anger in a positive and constructive manner. The one definite is that poor anger management escalates as children mature if they do not learn positive conflict resolution beginning in early childhood and continuing as they get older.
By Jerrie DeRose3 years ago in Families
Voters Are Abandoning the Two Political Parties
A Growing number of voters want a third party and Moderate candidates In order to understand how the political parties have changed and evolved over time and have led to the current distrust of both the far left and far right ideologies I am including a short history of politics in the United States. Third parties first came into existence as far back as 1828 with the “anti-freemason party” which later merged into the Whig Party, and was one of two parties prior to 1856. Their party platform was based on hate for the freemasons. Although the anti-freemasons failed to create a third party they were the first to implement party conventions and platforms. In 1856, the Whig’s collapsed after twenty years after failing to reconcile issues of slavery, immigration and states’ rights within their ranks. It didn’t help when Democrats publicly ousted Whig President Franklin Pierce in the middle of his term. By 1860 the Democratic Party had separated into Northern and Southern Democrats, leading to more splits within the party. Sound familiar?
By Jerrie DeRose3 years ago in The Swamp
Positive Parenting After Divorce
After adults divorce or separate, they often engage in 'get even' tactics against each other with children becoming objects of manipulation and revenge. Little thought is given to the effect of their behavior on a child's emotions or what their son(s) or daughter(s) are being deprived of. The sense of betrayal and anger spills over with the desire to strike back becoming paramount. Parent's reactions become driven by raw emotion rather than rational thought and children are caught in the crossfire. Acts of revenge have become increasingly volatile in the last decade and it has become commonplace to see or read about a murder or murder/suicide of the custodial parent or the children they had together.
By Jerrie DeRose3 years ago in Families
Parents Can't Win Arguments
There is no winning an argument with a teen There is a fourteen year spread between my oldest daughter and her half-sister and half-brother. After divorcing her alcoholic father when she was two, I didn’t remarry for nine years. I had managed to get me and her through the toddler and preschool years from two through five and into kindergarten at that point. I was pretty smug, thinking I'd figured successful parenting out. Boy was I in for a shocking surprise! Early childhood and adolescence were only the beginning.
By Jerrie DeRose3 years ago in Families
Voter Angst and Political Ideology
President Franklin Roosevelt created "The National Welfare System" as a short-term program to provide work relief for millions of unemployed Americans following the Great Depression. Over the years it was expanded to include public assistance programs, which were embraced by "both political parties although conservatives began denying the fact during Ronald Reagan's tenure as president when the Republican ideology moved more to the right.
By Jerrie DeRose6 years ago in The Swamp
Finding a Childcare Center that Provides a Safe and Healthy Environment for Children
Parents can never do too much to make sure that their child, or the child of a friend or relative, will be cared for in a healthy and safe childcare environment. The following guidelines will assist parents in finding quality childcare. The first thing that should be asked, before going any further, is whether the Child Center, Child Care Home, or program has an open door policy allowing caregivers or parent to drop in as needed. If the answer is no, that provider should be crossed off the list.
By Jerrie DeRose7 years ago in Families