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There's nothing like being lectured to about how inferior the American political system is by a man whose father was a member of the Indian Parliament (which is clearly superior).
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Herminia Ibarra
This is a fascinating book discussing the process by which mid-career professionals change their career paths. The process is never linear, it generally involves a bit of trial and error, a lot of time (3-5 years for a transition to be complete), along with a determined resolve to avoid heading right back onto the path one is trying to escape. It involves coming to grips with giving up certain labels and status and gradually crafting a new identity, and testing the fit of the new identity.
The book is not directed at a general audience, but rather at professionals looking to change course. Ibarra draws her information from broad sources, but her cases studies are primarily highly-educated professionals -- physicians, university professors, lawyers, MBAs, and consultants. All have undergraduate degrees, most have postgraduate degrees. All have invested at least ten years in their fields and have achieved some level of success. Ibarra noted that these individuals have much at stake in making a career change. Although the topic is similar, this is nothing like What Color Is Your Parachute? and other books suitable for a general audience. It's also not a find-a-job book; it assumes that career reinventers have time and financial resources to engage in some leisurely exploration of options.
I found the specific case studies to be very illunimating. Ibarra shares the paths of a psychiatrist who becomes a Buddhist monk, a global management consultant who becomes a strategist for nonprofits, a Spanish literature professor who becomes a small-town financial advisor. If nothing else, it clearly shows that there are vastly different drivers for different people. One person's dream job is another person's nightmare. Knowing one's self and being true to that self is a key part of the process.
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Friday, 19.05.06
An Interesting Ruling by the Indian Supreme Court
Lost in the Indian media coverage of the reservations issue was a landmark ruling by the Indian Supreme Court. My views on this ruling are below.
Monday, 08.05.06
Election Campaign Recap - II : Unasked Questions
I had written in the earlier section that the agenda for this election was set more by the politicians than by public opinion. This resulted in several important questions that went unasked and unanswered. These were the questions that needed to be asked, but unfortunately didn't get any time in this campaign.
1. The Srilankan Conundrum: With the escalating power struggle in Sri Lanka, what is going to happen in Tamilnadu? Will TN become a free passage for arms and supplies to the LTTE if DMK comes to power? What are the parties' position on refugees? What are the parties' position on LTTE? Did people forget the Padmanabha/Rajiv Gandhi killings?
2. The Cauvery issue: What will the parties do on the Cauvery issue (other than funding the actors all the way to Neyveli to cut off the power to Karnataka)? What was DMK's position on how the ADMK government handled the Cauvery issue? What would the DMK have done differently?
3. Past performance of the Karunanidhi Government: Surely, it was not all land of milk and honey when DMK was in power. Still, the performance of Karunanidhi governments, especially the one in the 90s went unquestioned. Karunanidhi had a field day talking about the ADMK manifesto and how much of it the ADMK government actually fulfilled. But, how about DMK? In the '96 elections, how many items that Karunanidhi promised did he actually deliver? As far as I saw, the only reference to past DMK governments was to the "roobaikku 3 padi arisi" promise some 35 years ago.
4. Government workers: I think the bulk of the people who are NOT government workers, would have supported the measures Jayalalitha took, to make the workers more efficient and accountable. The government employees got a jolt of their lives. Apparently, the complacency in the govt offices was reduced a lot due to JJ's actions. If this was the case, why was there not a call to do more of this? To make the govt more accountable and reduce the bureaucracy?
5. TV Campaigns: There is a limit set by the Election Commission on how much each candidate can spend. What about the propaganda on the rival television channels? Who pays for all that? How is it accounted? Does this kind of "soft contributions" go unaudited? The amount of political campaigning done in Sun and Jaya TV are unbelievable. A tamil new year kaviyarangam was a call to vote for DMK. Even in the Sun TV news, the "sonnadhu yaar" segment featured pro-DMK quotes!
6. Who killed Tha.Krishnan? What will the position of Communists/Congress either side of the border be on the Mullah Periyar Dam? How many people were actually arrested during the time the "Anti-forced conversions law" was in effect? Was that law misused, did it stop communal clashes? How was the ADMK government's performance on clamping down on the safety of schools after the Kumbakonam fire accident?
Sunday, 07.05.06
Election Campaign Recap - I : Three Strategies That Worked
The election campaign has officially ended; People are ready to vote. Now it is a good time to recap the undercurrents of this election campaign.
Usually, in a campaign, the bulk of the agenda is set by the people. As we go through the campaign, the media feels the pulse of the people and comes up with the issues that the people care for (through polls like "what is the most important thing in this election" etc). Candidates quickly latch on to this agenda and either ride the wave or shape public opinion if they are able to convince otherwise.
This election is a strange one, in the sense that most of the agenda was set by the politicians themselves. Issues that a common man might be interested in were barely discussed, and the main issues were the ones that the parties tried to project. I guess the main reason for this is the lack of a powerful independent/unbiased media. The media in this election was polarized more than ever, and this kind of ensured that the people's concerns were not given the prominence that they should have been given.
In this light, the strategies of each political party becomes extremely important. I think there were three main strategies that completely shaped up this election. Which of these will be the coup de grâce, I am not sure.
1. The DMK manifesto: The ADMK were going to town with the emphasis on the performance of their government. In reality, what did they have to show to the voters that would be instant positives? Not the way in which it dealt with the government workers (which I totally support and was sad to see it being painted in a negative light now). Not the ruthless manner in which people like Veerappan were "encountered" or Jayendrar was arrested. The main things that Jayalalitha could campaign on were her giveaways. Free bicycle. 2000 Rupees for those hit by the rains. Tsunami relief money.
In a powerful move, Karunanidhi countered it by promising more freebies. Free Color TV. Rice at Rs 2 a kg. 2 acres arid land to farmers (though the Sun TV ads wrongly (and knowingly) claimed "2 acres farm land").
The impact of these freebies were not obvious at first. VaiKo had a field day convincing people that these schemes would never work. Looked like people didn't believe that these could be done... till Jayalalitha followed suit.
By promising free 10 kg rice, Jayalalitha implicitly accepted that the DMK manifesto was a big hit and needed to be neutralized. I think it was a losing move politically and gave a lot of credibility to the DMK promises.
2. Shift of the evil, rich family tag: Think of what happened during the last time Jayalalitha faced an election when in power. The talk was on the rampant corruption in her government and the money embezzled by Sasikala and her family. Images of the vaLarppu magan's marriage didn't help. Sasikala, Bhaskaran, Sudhakaran, Dinakaran and all other karans in her family were painted as the people who swiped hundreds of crores of rupees. The vote in that election was also a vote against this powerful family.
Fast forward to this election. I don't think Sasikala and her cronies have stopped doing what they did before. I don't think her family has not earned a decent sum during the last five years. Yet, the tag of the evil, rich family went surprisingly to the other side, the one that was not in power in the state! Kalaignar's family, especially his Sun TV nephews, were branded as the money grabbers. The ill-timed Sun TV IPO didn't help. News that Dayanithi Maaran threatened the Tatas didn't help. Defectors like Vaiko, Sarathkumar and others bemoaned that DMK was catering to the interest of Kalaignar's family alone.
Whether the decision to target the Maaran brothers and their wealth/monopoly was Vaiko's or Jayalalitha's, we won't know, but it was a highly successful strategy. Instead of talking about the ruling party's corruption and embezzlement (who remembers any accusation other than the one on MIDAS?), DMK was forced to respond and keep up with the questions asked. Whatever be the outcome of the election, I think that DMK is stuck with the Sun Network tag, that it is trying to create a monopoly in the media, with a clear help from its people in the power.
3. The first two were straightforward, but the third strategy, whose importance I think we would see more after the election, is pretty subtle.
It can be summed up by this telling image in Dinakaran today. It is the last day of election campaign. Karunanidhi addresses a meeting with V.P.Singh. The photo that is there in the link is the one in the Dinakaran front page, covering the final moment of the campaign. Now, you see V.P.Singh, Karunanidhi and Dayanithi Maaran. Where is Stalin?
The third strategy that has influenced this election is the prominence given to Dayanithi Maaran and the lack of prominence given to Stalin. Dayanithi Maaran was the DMK's hero of this campaign. Issues were centered around him. DMK's main "achievements" at the centre were symbolized by his photos with Bill Gates, his BSNL One Rupee a call programme, and his involvement in pretty much everything. He was there at each and every occasion. Sun TV gave more coverage to him than Stalin. Even Dinakaran wrote that the manifesto was shaped up mainly by Dayanithi Maaran and Kalaignar.
Does anyone remember a single intelligent thing said by Stalin throughout this campaign? Vijaykanth jumped into politics yesterday and still, more people wanted him to be the next chief minister than Stalin.
I think this was a very deliberate decision by Kalaignar.
This can be interpreted in two ways: Either Kalaignar is underplaying Stalin, so that the voting public don't realize that they are actually going to vote for Stalin (he is the chief minister in waiting) and given his popularity, that will be a huge negative. Or, Karunanidhi has decided that Stalin is not his heir after all, and is grooming Dayanithi Maaran to usurp the leadership after his time.
Either way, what happened was that whenever the question of leadership after Karunanidhi came up, the question was not answered, or was evaded. So, is Stalin not the next head? Is Dayanithi Maaran going to play a more active role in the state politics?
(Crossposted in HotMachiHot)
Thursday, 04.05.06
Audio of the Radio Show
We had a fun show today, trashing the TamilNadu elections. Thirumalai Rajan joined us in the studio and offered his comments as well.
If you missed it, here is the mp3 of the programme: Part I , II , III . Thanks to Srikanth from Itsdiff.
Tuesday, 02.05.06
Election Preview Radio Show Tomorrow
Srikanth Srinivasa has been doing a weekly radio show here in the Bay Area. I occasionally guest host in that show. Tomorrow (Wednesday May 3rd), I will be the guest host for an hour. We will talk everything related to the elections. Listeners can call in and give their views as well.
When: Wed May 3rd, 7.30 am - 8.30 am PST.
Where: KZSU Stanford, 90.1 FM if you are in the San Francisco Bay Area.
You can listen to the show live on the internet at KZSU Stanford.
To call up during the programme and share your views, the number is 650-723-9010 .
For more information on the show, go to itsdiff.com.
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The members of the political party Tavisupleba( Freedom) driving from Zugdidi to Tbilisi were attacked by the armed people at 3:25 a.m. on May 26.
2008-05-22Georgia's Parliamentary Elections – Unprecedented Brutality
Findings of the observation of the Parliamentary Elections of May 21 2008
The Human Rights Centre (HRIDC) is a non-governmental human rights organization, without any political or religious affiliations. The purpose of HRIDC is to increase respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in Georgia, as well as to contribute to the democratic development of the country. The HRIDC have been actively monitoring the respect of human rights by the Georgian Government over a last decade. The Centre has actively been engaged in the monitoring of elections as a part of its general human rights monitoring activities. HRIDC observed Presidential Elections of 2008 and issued its report on findings.
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The Human Rights Center (HRIDC) is deeply concerned about the suppression and mass persecution of voters and supporters of the opposition parties. The government permanently tries to prevent opposition parties from organizing sufficient pre-election campaign. Activists from opposition parties are abused, threatened, arrested every day.
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On the 8th of May 2008, marks the second year when self-governing student elections were conducted at Tbilisi State University. Two major student organizations stood in the recently held elections: "United Student Movement" and "Free Student Organization".
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The Human Rights Center considers that disinformation is being provided to Georgians
An alarming tendency has been recently observed in Georgia. Greater society is receiving messages from various sources that war is imminent with Abkhazia. Governmental officials continue making ambiguous statements in this direction. Moreover, both Georgian and Russian media sources are persistently speaking about a pending war.
2008-05-06Human Rights Center's Reaction to the Georgian Military Deaths in Iraq
The Human Rights Center remains concerned about the recent Georgian military deaths occurring in Iraq. Reportedly, two Georgian soldiers died after their vehicle was blown up by a roadside mine. Lieutenant Giorgi Margiev and Capral Zurab Gvenetadze were killed in the incident, while a third, Sergeant Tengiz Mirtskhulava was wounded.
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Diving for loose balls. Taking charges. Rebounding. The intangibles that they bring to their team usually do not show up on the stat sheet. They have embraced their role as their team's unsung heroes. Staff writers Derrick Mahone and Brian Paglia take a look at what Nikki Wilson, Jordan Enadeghe and Keith Colquitt mean to their Final Four teams.
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Eagle's Landing, 6-2, Junior
What he does for the team: Colquitt is among the fraternity of players known as "defensive stoppers." He often guards the opponents' best offensive player, and his athleticism and length allows him to be effective regardless of the match-up. But Colquitt also is reliable on offense and is an asset in transition.
How he likes his role: "I've always been a defensive player. In middle school I was a defensive player, so it wasn't anything new. I'm used to that role. It can go unnoticed, but at the end of the day they talk about defense wins championships. As long as you get that victory, that's what's most important."
What coach Clay Crump says: "He's a very, very good defender. He's very agile and in the right place. He helps us out on the break. He gets out in transition. ... He's a smart kid, no excuses. You can always rely on him to do what he does every night."
Jordan Enadeghe
Jonesboro, 6-3, Senior
What he does for the team: He usually guards the opposing team's best offensive player. The Cardinals can count on him for some needed rebounding and he can be a scoring threat. He played the same role at Forest Park before transferring this season to Jonesboro.
How he likes his role: "I like doing the dirty work. Every teams needs someone that is willing to get down and dirty. You can't be afraid to take a charge or dive for that loose ball. I love it. You have to be a tough guy to take a knock, and then come back strong."
What coach Dan Maehlman says: "Jordan is a very good basketball player. It is his first year with us, and it took him a little while to learn his role. He really fits the role we need as a scorer, rebounder and defender."
Nikki Wilson
Forest Park, 6-0, Senior
What she does for the team: Defending and rebounding is the name of her game. She is not much of a scorer, but likes to pass the ball and get teammates involved. A tough defender who doesn't mind diving on the floor for loose balls.
How she likes her role: "I really feel appreciated by my teammates for what I do. I would rather get a rebound and kick it out to one of our guards than score. I see myself as the one who has to get the team going with my hustle. I have to be a leader for the team."
What coach Steven Cole says: "She is our muscle. She leads the team in rebounding and steals. She doesn't do it for the accolades, but she likes to win. No team can win without a person who is willing to make big sacrafices. She does whatever it takes to help us win."
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of an innovative, computer driven cognitive rehabilitation program for unemployed veterans with schizophrenia.
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|November 2004
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2007
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
computer-assisted cognitive remediation (CACR)
Behavioral: computer-assisted cognitive remediation (CACR)
36 individual computer sessions with a staff clinician. computer activities consist of commercially available educational software designed for use in the classroom.
Other Name: CACR
Active Comparator: 2
computer-based cognitive activity
Behavioral: manualized computer control condition (RC).
36 sessions of a manualized computer control condition.
Other Name: RC
Detailed Description:
Schizophrenia leads to a striking array of negative outcomes, including profound deficits in the ability to fulfill desired and expected community roles. Chronic under employment and unemployment are among the most serious of these consequences. VA treats over 100,000 veterans with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, the majority of whom are unable to work competitively and do not participate in VA vocational rehabilitation programs despite the fact that VA is committed to enhancing the ability of these veterans to work. Within VA, a major vehicle for helping veterans to become employed is the Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) program, yet in FY2001 only 800 of the roughly 14000 veterans treated in CWT had SMI diagnoses, and only a subset of those 800 had schizophrenia. A number of factors contribute to low participation in vocational rehabilitation and poor work outcomes, but recent data suggest that one of the most important is cognitive impairment. People with schizophrenia have significant deficits in multiple areas of neurocognition, including secondary and working memory, attention, and executive functioning. These impairments have been shown to play a major role in functional outcome, including the ability to benefit from rehabilitation and to work. As a result, there has been increasing interest in the potential for improving neurocognitive functioning via cognitive rehabilitation. While several programs have yielded promising data, currently there is no empirically validated approach.The purpose of this project is to evaluate the efficacy of an innovative, computer driven cognitive rehabilitation program we have developed: Computer Assisted Cognitive Remediation (CACR). Veterans with schizophrenia who are unemployed and not participating in vocational rehabilitation will be recruited and randomly assigned to one of two conditions: a) 36 sessions of CACR; or b) 36 sessions of a manualized computer control condition (RC). The efficacy of CACR will be assessed on a range of outcome domains, including neuropsychological test, measures of every day and social problem solving, self-reported cognitive functioning and self-efficacy, and work readiness. All subjects will be referred to CWT at the conclusion of treatment and we will assess how many receive work assignments, and work performance (over 3-months) of those who begin work. We hypothesize that CACR will be more effective than the control treatment in each domain.The results of this project could have important implications for treatment of veterans with schizophrenia. CACR is a manualized program that can be administered by BA level staff. If demonstrated to be efficacious, it could be disseminated throughout VA and have a beneficial impact on vocational outcomes and the quality of life of veterans with schizophrenia.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 64 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Current DSM-IV diagnoses of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
- Stable clinical course and antipsychotic treatment on a new generation antipsychotic other than clozapine and/or a dose of first generation antipsychotic equivalent to 10 mg. or less of haloperidol for one month prior to enrollment
- Age between 18 and 64 years
- Voluntary consent after receiving full information about the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Documented history of neurological disorder or significant head trauma with extended loss of consciousness
- Physical limitations (e.g., with hearing or vision) that would interfere substantially with the use of computer-based exercises
- Current treatment with a first generation antipsychotic medication at a dose equivalent to more than 10 mg. of haloperidol
- Current treatment with benztropine mesylate at a daily does greater than 4 mg
- Current treatment with trihexyphenidyl at a daily dose greater than 15 mg
- Current treatment that combines benztropine mesylate with trihexyphenidyl
- Current treatment with diphenhydramine
- Current competitive employment or participation (current or within past 3 months) in a program designed to secure competitive employment (e.g., CWT)
- Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) score of less than 23
- Diagnosis of current Substance Dependence according to DSM-IV criteria
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00261794
|United States, Maryland
|VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201
|Principal Investigator:
|Alan S. Bellack, PhD
|VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore
|Responsible Party:
|Bellack, Alan - Principal Investigator, Department of Veterans Affairs
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00261794 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|December 1, 2005
|Last Updated:
|January 5, 2010
|Health Authority:
|United States: Federal Government
Keywords provided by VA Office of Research and Development:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Mental Disorders
Schizophrenia and Disorders with Psychotic Features
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I read "Guard" as distinctly allegorical. The guard declares, "I am what she can only strive to be. I am what is not. I am dark matter. Security." He seems to represent a judgment that the palpable absence of—definition? manipulation?—makes art, art. Would you talk a little about whether this was your intent and whether there was a particular motivation for the story?
I saw a
i>-like show about dark matter, how scientists know that it exists because some light waves firing to earth bend and curve all around a precisely shaped nothingness. I thought, boy howdy, this is how so much art, plastic or literary, from the 20th and 21st Century behaves: Its true content is what it refuses to describe explicitly, but the shape of its meaning may be precisely limned by implication. So we know we are in an art gallery and not a button factory because there is a figure present who is reliably not art. The guard is not, therefore the installation is. But my guard is ornery and, you're absolutely right, Lauren, he won't be defined or manipulated. He ingests art as commodity, literally, as his lunch. He out-maneuvers his artist.
You share a name with a popular televangelist, whose high visibility keeps you much lower in Google search results than one would expect. What do you think of this? What is your own definition of faith? What would you do if you were mistaken for him?
His biography is Dickensian and way better than mine (he was born in a charity ward, the product of rape, with an alcoholic father or some such) so when I'm mistaken for him, I just go with it. "Sure, I wrote
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As for my definition of faith or my beliefs, I'm in agreement with Wallace Stevens who said that one's faith, like one's patriotism, one keeps to oneself as a kind of savor, not as public utterance/announcement. I avoid the bumper sticker thing.
You emerged as a powerful presence on Fictionaut, where your story, "Mars," is one of the top recommended and "favored" stories by other writers on the invitation-only site. You are a also a frequent commenter. Why does this site appeal to you? Is this a useful writers' community for you?
Thank you. I was asked to comment on the site by the founders, so I'll paraphrase myself. Fictionaut is a test track and display room for works in process and as a writer, your readers there make up a community of trusted and truthful equals, eerily reliable so far. Writing into a void is miserable, like telling jokes to a wall. Fictionaut provides a round-the-clock, faithfully attentive audience. It's a post post graduate-level workshop.
Your career has involved successes as a novelist and screenplay writer, as well as a master of the short story. Your work has appeared in The New Yorker and other very impressive venues. Lately, as with "Guard," you have displayed remarkable skill at writing flash/very short fiction. Why does this form appeal to you?
Thank you again. In 1978-ish, R.V. Cassill, my writing professor-person in grad school, said my work was like previews or trailers, rather than feature films. I was complimented. I was having an e-mail chat with Gary Percesepe, (novelist, poet, Fictionaut founder, editor, friend of Derrida), and he extracted something I said to him for a piece he posted in BLIP (formerly Rick, formerly The Mississippi Review on-line). Sloppy, but it sums up my attitude. "For years, decades, I tried to teach the students to do lightning strike stuff. Bang. Blinding light. Whiff of burnt earth. Then go away and do not worry about anything because you have not done the great damage of boring anybody. It was years of this. NOW many are doing it and NOW, 25, 30 years later, it's good that they are and I am happy to see such stuff and even that its name is FLASH fiction."
On a related note, the debate about print versus web publishing shows no signs of waning. Despite your successes in print, your work has appeared recently in web publications, including Smokelong and Corium. I won't ask you why print or on-line is better than the other. Rather, I'm interested in hearing how your own experience has informed your participation in publishing on the internet, and/or the reverse.
I will now be extra pompous. One should write because one has made a discovery of content and has learned a form to best convey that discovery. Nothing else matters. Okay. The end. But. When one is happy with a product, proud of it, there is a joy in sharing. That joy is exactly the same, according to me, whether the work is online or in print.
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Comments39 Responses to "The DIAPER Act (HR 3134) Supports Cloth Diapers"
This is the comment I left on Rush Limbaugh's face book page –
The Diaper Act (HR3134) as introduced by Rosa DeLauro is a good idea because as a single mom who had to work 50 + hours a week and would have to make the choice between diapers for my son, formula he wasn't allergic to or food or clothes for myslef, i can tell you my son always came first. I had 1 pair of pants and 2 shirts for each of the 2 jobs I had (they had different requirements) and nightly I would wash them by hand and let them hang dry overnight and through the day, hoping they were dry enough to wear when I needed them or wear dirty or wet clothes. This would have been a great help to me, but the issue I always ran in to is as a single mom, living on my own that making enough money to pay rent, have car insurance, a phone, food, diapers, bills, etc… I never qualified for assistance, I got a second job as my assistance. I made too much to get help, but not enough to feed myself. I hope there is a way to help people who really need it. Please go to Jennifer Labit's blog here – http://bit.ly/uSZ3hi and also her facebook page to see what many of us think.
I know you may think it is 'pampering' but the fact that I had to make the choice between diapering my son or eating food is not right. I know I made the choice to get pregnant, a choice I made with my son's father and I know that he made the choice to walk away. But the FACT that regardless of how it happened, I ended up being a parent who needed just a little bit of help and the 'help' I was given was FIA telling me to quit my job and they would give me $300 a month to live on plus food stamps. Since as a rational person I realized that 'help' was the WORST idea ever, I worked my butt off. My son had all of his needs met, by me. And because his needs were met, mine were not. I lost 70 pounds in one year while breastfeeding and working 50 hours a week. Please realize that diapers are NOT a luxury and not all parents can make the choices I made and choose diapers for their child over food.
I strongly disagree this is the solution. Government cant do anything better than the people and when the government is involved it usually cost more. If they continue to tax people to death, charity rates will continue to decline. My family would be considered very poor by the governments standards but, I am willing share my diapers with a needy family. Host, coordinate and put together diaper drives and classes to educate people about cloth diapers.I say let the people help each other. Don't take that away from us.. I too feel for needy families who struggle. But, I don't think that this is the right solution. Most ultra poor families are not having to choose between food and diapers because most of the severely poor are on food stamps.I do think there is an issue but I hardly think this is the solution.
I am always happy to see strides for cloth diapers. As with any public assistance, this wouldn't affect all families and couldn't possibly help everyone who needed it.
After the Flats Challenge I encouraged participants to reach out to their local community to try and offer one on one help to families who need it. Teach them how to cloth diaper for under 60.00 or even free, and show them how to handwash if it was needed.
There are several non-profits aimed at distributing cloth diapers to income qualified families. One such organization is Giving Diapers, Giving Hope. I know both of the women who run it personally. I trust that diapers are being sent out to families. I donate a lot of diapers to them because I know they are going to great use. To anyone looking for a worthwhile organization to support with used diaper donations or financial contributions I can vouch for them.
I'd love to see more families empowered with cloth diapers. This is one way we can get more babies in CLEAN diapers, cloth or disposable. In the end, that is what matters.
It is a great and wonderful thought, but there is so much abuse of government freebies, that I don't see it really changing much. I believe that those that really need it will not be able to get it due to the guidelines or it just being used up. I myself was a very broke single mother, but I went without a lot so that my child would have what he needed, now I am married with two more kids, we are not well off,but we make do. I still will go without lots of things so that my kids have what thy need. Both my husband and I work full time and have always worked full time, even as a single mother. This is upsetting because I have been there, but I worked my butt off to make sure my child was taken care of, I have also worked at homeless shelters for women and children in a bigger city and many of those families were homeless, but had name brand expensive clothes for themselves and thei children, these would be the same people who would qualify for this bill and would use it up without any concerns for those that really need it. I love the idea of getting more to cloth diaper their babies, but am very tired of this mentality that the government can solve all of our problems by throwing money at it. We as a nation have to change our mindset and bring back the mentality that nothing is free and teach our kids to work hard and not wait for the government to do for us. I do not believe his will help get a lot of people back to work, there are so many out there that do not have kids and are not working, there is a mindset that people no longer have to work, they can just get assistance, or if I can't get paid what I think I am worth I'm not working. I worked whatever job I could to earn money to support my son as many of the people who have already posted to this post, but we are not the majority of those that would benefit from this bill, I believe it would be those that will take the freebies so they can buy themselves something instead. I have seen this and grew up around this. I love BG and will support them, but I do not agree with this bill, but is also don't have any other suggestions to help, except educating people in these desolate areas of the options of cloth vs disposable.
In addition… I second allowing FS recipients to use part of their FS allowance for non-food. Our allowance is always more than we need and it would be helpful to use it on something else we need.
Caveat: you also have to realize that not everyone on FS is as lucky as us. We have a car. We can get to a grocery store. We can take advantage of lower priced food and bulk items. Many urban very low income families on FS live in food deserts (areas w/o readily accessible grocery stores and fresh food) and cannot logistically get to a grocery store regularly. They rely on gas station stores for their food, diapers, and other necessities. Have you looked at the prices for these at your local gas station recently? Maybe once in a while they have the time to take a bus to the grocery store with their kids and take what they can carry in their hands home. However, feeding a family on gas station food is expensive and eats away at the generous allowance quickly.
I'd also note that although food prices have inflated significantly in the last year, FS allowances have not kept up.
So although this is a great idea, it won't always solve the problem. It needs to be combined with increased access to markets and grocery stores so that low income families have a reasonable portion of their FS allowance left to spend on diapers etc. Otherwise they really will be choosing between food and diapers.
I think several people have already brought up the important point of getting diapers to the low income parents without children in daycare. We haven't had to choose between diapers and food thank goodness, however we have had to choose between a job and child care. My husband has not been able to find a job that would cover the cost of putting both our children in day care. Fact is, minimum wage doesn't cover daycare for two. Neither does $10 an hour. Granted, this DIAPER ACT seems to be written so that it would benefit parents on ABC vouchers and similar programs — these parents I would assume are not having trouble affording daycare because its covered by ABC vouchers. It is difficult to even get ABC vouchers though. I looked into it for us and only 20% of qualified applicants get assistance in my county. They aren't even accepting applications right now.
The pessimistic side of me wonders how realistic it is that day care centers will use and hand out cloth diapers. Fact is disposables are easy. Use it and toss it. No special folds, no scraping off poo. It is easier to fit them without leaks. If cloth diapers are going to be used by facilities and parents, education needs to occur as well. There is a learning curve to cloth diapers that needs to be overcome for successful use. I think collaboration also needs to happen with the local health department to outline safe standards for using cloth diapers in clear language.
As for the washing machine problem — lets assume no low income family that would qualify for diaper assistance has a washing machine. Realistically this is probably true. Low rent apartments don't come with private washing machines and rarely come with effective community washers. Even if a parent has the time to use community washers and dryers, the cost will make cloth diapering more expensive than disposables. I know because that's the reason we hand wash. For those low income parents with kids in day care receiving cloth diapers through the daycare — make it so that they can bring the dirty diapers from home to the daycare to be sent off with the daycare laundry (assuming the daycare is using a service). My fear is parents will return their child in the same diaper they picked the child up in because they do not have clean ones at home. For those moms who do not utilize day care (family sitters?) laundry services need to be more accessible. There is not a diaper laundry service in my city, which is a shame since it is one of the largest cities in the state (and the capital to boot). Once diaper laundry services are available we can talk about laundry subsidies for parents receiving cloth diapers.
Side note: I would look into the WIC program as a platform for educating low income mothers about cloth diaper options. New mothers are required to attend a 'class' once every three months about nutrition. It would be a good opportunity to talk about cloth diapers and it would be hitting the correct demographic. If you could talk to pregnant mothers on WIC that would be great too. I think you would be more likely to hit SAHM versus day care mothers through WIC, although I'm not sure. The classes are usually during working hours which is the reason I dropped out of the program.
@Suzanne, I understand that the Diaper Bank (New Haven) accepts cloth diapers. I would definitely contact them, and if you are up for the challenge, ask them if they have any volunteer opportunities to provide cloth diapering education to their partners. – Lisa
My son's nursery school, Westville Community Nursery School in New Haven, Ct, partners with the New Haven Diaper Bank every year and hosts a diaper drive for Make A Difference Day. The children decorate boxes which are placed in 5 locations around the community to collect diapers for needy families. Every year, being a cd'ing mom, i wonder if there is some way to approach the Diaper Bank about helping needy moms with cloth diapers too. Any suggestions?
A few years back there was a facebook-based campaign where (mostly moms) contacted diaper banks about donating cloth diapers, but the answers were always "No" – poor people either can't afford to wash them or do not have access to washer and drier. Of course we know that this isn't always the case. Because of this I don't support ANY movement to provide via diaper drives – until the organizers of diaper drives are educated on how cloth diapers work/used/easy they are, even if you don't have a washer and dryer, there isn't much to do. Perhaps this year you can contact the Diaper Bank and invite them to see how cloth works?
First I want to thank you for bringing attention to this issue. It is one that is very dear to me because I grew up in those poor areas no one mentions and most forget but also because I was a teen mom who could of used the help and education you are offering these girls. It is really important that people are made aware of how much just diapers, especially reusable diapers, can help these families. I have since been able to move forward in life and my children don't remember those areas of town, it was a struggle but we were able to get out. I do everything I can to help out and am so thankful that someone else is talking about this.
Thanks for doing this work! As the above post attests, people don't donate in any way that meets need, which is exactly why we government mandated support. Great work getting involved with wonderful legislation!
Jennifer, Thank you so much for this amazing blog post. I'm touched by your efforts in meeting with officials, as well as your ongoing advocacy and philanthropic work providing cloth diapers to families. HAMO, for one, has been very grateful to have been a recipient of your Econobum diapering kits for our families.
I wanted to let your readers know that they can also take action by contacting their U.S. legislators and ask them to co-sponsor the bill (http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml). Phone calls go a LONG WAY. You can call and say "I am a constituent and I support the DIAPER ACT. I am asking you to co-sponsor the bill with Rep. DeLauro. As well, HAMO has an online petition that people can sign (takes less than a minute) http://www.helpamotherout.org/diaperact/ , and also by visiting The Diaper Difference Coaltion http://diaperdifference.org/ for detailed information on the legislation. I am super inspired by your story of building Cotton Babies, and advocating for those who are less fortunate. Thank you so much for all of your efforts. – Lisa T.
Interesting timing to see this. Jennifer, I'm one of your retailers in Colorado, specifically Colorado Baby (we've chatted before in person at the ABC Expo of 2010). A local group of people just organized a diaper drive here in our area. They were open to cloth diapers or disposable diapers. They then distributed the donated diapers to the local food bank to further distribute to families in need that come through the food bank.
Here at Colorado Baby we were offering the Econobum Full Kit for purchase specifically towards the diaper drive. We offered to donate a free kit for every 10 kits purchased.
Unfortunately the efforts didn't go far as there is such a lack of knowledge and understanding when it comes to the diaper need topic. The idea has been tossed around to turn this diaper drive idea into a quarterly event to help gain momentum for it.
What I liked about the idea of the diaper drive was that, in my personal views, it was based upon people giving out of their own pockets — rather than government mandated taxes. I am 100% conservative as well, small business owner, etc. I'm very supportive of the tax paying people (and all people) being able to choose to give to organizations rather than being forced.
Please take time to watch this short news coverage we got: http://www.kjct8.com/news/29479694/detail.html
We also were covered (with the Econobum Kit on display) by another news station, but they never put the video up on their site. If they do, I'll link you to it.
Call me if you'd like to talk more about this and the efforts on a local standpoint. My number should be on file :)
i agree with the poster above, somewhat. i think it should be for ANY family who also needs foodstamps/whatnot – because there are needy families who don't use daycare. I qualify for the daycare subsidy, but have not used it yet because of two reasons, one i don't want my son in a large classroom full of infants and two I"m lucky enough to have people who are helping me out. Currenlty (on my 20hr/week salary) I only pay for 2 days of daycare and the other 3 are free, I don't have any money to spare, and i cloth diaper, but they are/were expensive. But i think its ridiculous that because I don't choose to put my child in a state run daycare facility that I wouldn't have access to diapers as well?
In response to someones comment earlier – about daycares not cloth diapering, It baffels my mind how 'storing' the waste in a piece of cloth that is reuseable, as opposed to storing it in a piece of cloth/plastic (cause disposables have cotton in them…) that is disposable is different. Do these people realize that the 'disposable' waste stays on site as well? ANND although its more work, you could always flush the waste down the toilet (like you're supposed to anyways) and then it would be gone! Imagine that…..
I am very supportive of this and would like to write a blog post to help spread information about this. I am curious however why not a law that amends WIC or SNAP (foodstamps) to allow diapers (as defined above, bravo!) rather than write a new law/program? Would it be more difficult to get passed or harder to administer?
It would be wonderful if it could be written to allow daycare providers to provide the diapers, because there's definitely economy of scale there, however that wouldn't work for all the time the child is not in daycare.
One of the problems faced by parents who have children in daycare is that a daycare often refuses to take cloth diapered children as a matter of course. It's too much trouble for them. They have strict diaper changing guidelines that they have to follow in order to be State certified and part of that is the disposal of diapers. The reality is, that even though cloth diapers are offered, most will be forced to choose disposable because of child care regulations. One would will really need to work at changing the subsidized child care regulations as well as what qualifies for assistance.
I would much rather see a non-profit that takes used/donated diapers of all brands and types to give to the needy – whether they work outside the home or not. CottonBabies has the audience. Diaper Hyena has the audience. Diaper Pin has the audience. Happy Heinys has the audience. Fuzzi Bunz and so on. It is a cause that you can work to get the word out to everyone who cloth diapers simply by putting it on your front page.
I can't tell you how many I've passed on cloth diapers to friends, who already have an abundance, but didn't know anyone else who truly needed them for their children. I'd buy an extra pack of cloth inserts with my order to be given to a family who needs them. Perhaps a sewing circle would make diapers like my grandmother did when she was expecting her first. I'd donate cloth, thread and needles. I'd buy a pack of prefolds, some Snappis and some Dappy's for a family who needs them. If 1 out of 5 people buying cloth on every cloth diaper site did the same, I bet we'd put a huge dent in the diapering need of these communities.
You have two needs here. The parent that has to use subsidized daycare to work. They need disposables. The second need is for the family that has a parent or relative to stay at home with the babies. They could conceivably cloth diaper with help and training. The cost savings would be enormous and reusable for future children in the family. It's a cause worthy of all CD'ing companies getting together on.
I believe the guidelines for child care centers and diapers vary from state to state. In MA there is a state-required form parents have to fill out and provide to the daycare about their children when they send them. One of the questions is about diapers and asks if you use cloth or disposable. My daycare didn't blink at cloth, and neither did any of the daycares that my boss interviewed last spring. We are in a working-class community on the edge of Boston. Cloth diapers are specifically allowed, there is a statement about having a sealed container for each child's non-disposable diapers that must be returned to the parents at the end of each day.
I found another site that says
"Some daycare facilities say they "can't" use cloth diapers. This is personal policy rather than law. States have varying regulations on diapering procedures, but cloth is rarely, if ever, prohibited. A daycare's refusal to use cloth may stem from a misunderstanding of regulations, unfamiliarity with modern cloth diapers, or the perception that cloth diapers are more work." http://www.daycarematch.com/child-daycare-articles/how-to-use-cloth-diapers-at-daycare.asp
My husband was laid off when I was 8 months pregnant with our second child, who is now almost 4 months old. We had just purchased a house based on the prospects of this job and now we were without income as well as health insurance. We were not eligible for cobra, but I was fortunate enough to get Medicaid for myself and my children (my husband was denied medical benefits). Because my husband decided to start his own business to generate some income, he disqualified himself from unemployment benefits. The business (a video and events production company) is doing well – for a NEW and SMALL business. Meanwhile, our debt is growing as we have to use credit to buy things like shampoo, and our savings are shrinking as we work to keep up with the mortgage. I'm grateful for the 6 cloth diapers I purchased before my daughter was born. Now, each month after bills are paid we hope to have enough leftover to add another cloth diaper to the stash. Diapers are a huge expense and a necessity. For my part, I think this is a great piece of legislation.
Here's another concept – why not change legislation to allow food stamp recipients to use food stamps for a specified amount of non-food stamp items – within an allowable list. Like WIC – there could be a system in place that allows for diapers, toiletries, toilet paper, and cleaning products – within a certain dollar value. ANY family that receives TANF and/or food stamps faces a monthly challenge to purchase these items each month. Why not have an allowance (or coupons like a WIC system) that allows for these items? If you need diapers and wipes, that allowance could be higher.
When my daughter was a newborn, I breastfed. My foodstamp and TANF allowance was based on a family of two. At $150 a month, my TANF did NOT pay my bills – and I had NOTHING except shelter and electricity (no car, no tv, no phone, no washer/dryer). However, because we were a family of two, I received almost $400 in food stamps. So, where did I run short? Diapers, shampoo, laundry soap, etc. I won't tell you what I did…..but I did what I had to do. My breastfed baby did NOT need an additional $200 in food. Even if she did, I was eligible for WIC. It made NO sense to me.
So, instead of providing diapers for ONLY moms who use daycare services, how about allowing ANY family getting food stamps to use some of that for items necessary for maintaining standard hygiene?
I love the idea of this. It really makes sense, not that this diaper act is bad, this in theory makes more sense, because some people simply aren't able to go to work. We were in a bad place financially over the past year, yet we were unable to qualify for any assistance at all because we made too much money, though $20-$40 a week is reasonable for a family of 4, and getting our utilities shut off every other month is ok as well. Thank goodness I use cloth! this was an expense that I am so thankful I did not have to somehow force into my budget. (I want to point out that we don't have alot of monthly bills, phone internet, house, food and utilities, that's it) so some of us need help but are unable to get it something that isn't focused on as much
I agree here as well. I used to be a social worker before being a sahm and I must say that getting people aide in any kind of program is very difficult and anything that can be done to simplify things is worth it. Building on an existing infrastructure is key. WIC is a great program but if a diaper provision was added to any of the programs it would be great. The key is to simplify. Another problem with doing it this way is overhead. A lot of money would go into organizing a system and there would not be as much provided for the people. Another thought I had upon reading this is for the individuals who have disabilities and there families. There are a lot of people with disabilities and their families who really struggle with having enough money for survival. Also, some people with disabilities do not grow out of diapers or do learn to use the toilet but not until a much older age. There are programs all over the country that work with families of people with disabilities. I used to work with one in Maryland called healthy families. If funding or even a charity could be set up to donate diapers and detergent to programs like these, then I think a world of good would come. I really would like to help in this effort. I think a lot of people would, it will probably take a grass roots effort in order to really help people. The more people that act, the better things will be. So far I am working to get a few of my friends who struggle financially set up with cloth, it is not everyone, it is not a huge thing, but it makes a difference for the few. I just had a thought. What if in the CD community we had something set up like heiffers international. Where people could I would be more than happy to donate my time in my area as part of the cause. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help!
I second this, to allow food stamps to buy necessities as well! This and allow the diapers from this topic to families without kids in daycare as well!
I myself do not know of anyone off hand who is in that dire of a circumstance. Yet, when I was a child, we were staying at a Bed and Breakfast somewhere, and my mother remembers that a family had been staying there long term due to financial constraints. Their room smelled horrible because they were reusing disposables. The ones that had not been pooped in were laid out to try on the radiator, thus the smell of ammonia traveled out of their room. My heart breaks for anyone who is in that situation. I have watched many videos on how to make your own cloth diapers, I know how to crochet an awesome wool soaker, and I stand at the ready to help if I am ever needed.
I am behind the diaper act because if we are willing to help families buy food, formula, etc, diapers should be included in that. We are not a third world country and there should be great shame that we are letting our own live in ramshackle conditions. We are so eager to help other countries but have turned a blind eye to our own. Shame on us.
Jennifer, this is so well written and poignant! Thank you for really delving in and giving out good, clear information. You could have easily been overly biased based on your own business, but yet you chose to keep that on the back burner and talk about the deeper issues.
We are blessed enough to not be in that situation, but I had a friend who was several years ago. At 20yr old she had a daughter, worked full-time, paid her own bills, and because she had no support from the biological father, she came up about $250 or more short each month. Diapers and formula were literally eating HER lunch. She had state benefits for her daughter's healthcare, but she made too much money to qualify for herself, yet she couldn't really afford the premiums of the insurance offered at work. I know something as simple as help with diapers would have been a lifesaver for her and her daughter!
I have 7 children. I always wanted a big family but had thought there would be more time between them. Be that as it may, I have had to leave diapers on a little longer than desired so we could stretch them(disposables). I never reused one but I can see that if things had not gotten better for us at that time I might of had to. After our third child I started researching cloth diapers. I am sorry to say it has taken me to our last child to be completely cloth diapering. But I think this bill would be such a tremendous help. Especially if we can help families find diapers and routines (for cleaning and diapering)that work for them. If I had help in this I know I would of completely cloth diapered more of my children instead of the hit and miss. I am excited to see how this works out because I see it having a huge impact on our communities. While I would hope people would consider cloth, I would just be happy that the families would not have to go hungry and have diapers whatever kind they choose. Maybe they could get with local agencies and set up information on cloth diapers and possibly have it to where so many could be donated so families could try them. I don't want people losing out on money but i know what stopped me a lot of times was just plain lack of knowledge. I will be following this. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
I have mixed feelings. The government is broke… beyond broke. However, there is definitely a need. I have been frustrated by the fact that a lot of charities won't take cloth diapers. My husband has worked with inner city families and he understands why. Some families just don't have… a car to go shopping, so they pay 3x-4x what they should for food at the corner market. Many are single working moms, the TV is on 24/7, the house is never clean, and laundry never done. They are constantly scrambling to even stay alive. How can some of these people who REALLY NEED reusable diapers be expected to add the wash diapers routine to their chaos? You're so right. It's a different culture, a completely different way of living. Keep looking for ways to help and let us know how we can help. I appreciate the work you do. I wish I could do more.
I am a staunch opposer of Rush Limbaugh but am always curious to see what his take is. On this he might have a valid point. Who will qualify for these diapers? Is it only people who take their children to day care? And at that specific daycare? I'm sure there are families who qualify for food stamps etc who don't send their children to daycare, even if both their parents work. I will reread the post again but if someone can answer this, I'm interested to know the answer.
Thank you for this thoughtful and insightful post, Jennifer. I read the quote from Limbaugh this morning and thought there must be something more to this proposed Act. I think this is a very complex issue and I appreciate how you have considered multiple sides.
In a culture where I hear so many people angry and frustrated that our existing system does not provide enough limits on what people can purchase, I see this bill as a very hard sell. You don't know how often I hear generally kind, good hearted people airing frustrations that someone with food stamps or WIC is purchasing name brand items and extras while they are clipping coupons and buying generic. I think the big question will be "Why doesn't existing aid cover diapers? Why isn't there money for diapers when they receive so much in aid already?" Obviously, education about the real needs people are facing and how government programs work is needed.
I also think the idea of the flats challenge is noble, but it feels unrealistic to me. I cloth diaper my baby and until a month ago had 2 in cloth. I am a SAHM who chose cloth to save money and to be more eco-conscious and I balked at the idea of hand washing flats. I can't imagine that someone who is working a full-time job, struggling financially, and potentially a single parent is going to see hand washing flats as a realistic option. Perhaps I am wrong.
After reading your article, it seems that the best solution here might be to provide diapers directly to day care providers who serve these families. I am not certain how reusing pocket diapers would work in this situation, so it seems a grant to cover costs of a diaper service or flats/prefolds, covers, and detergent would seem to make the most sense. If this grant is specifically aimed at children in daycare, then it seems most practical to have donations of diapers or grants for diapers/detergent/utilities go directly to those locations. This seems like it would make it easier for government oversight over the aid as well.
All this being said, I am very interested in the work you are doing to promote helping those in need gain access to diapering supplies and to raise public awareness about the affordability of cloth diapering. I would love to hear how I could become involved in person, through my blog, or both.
I am one of those cloth diapering moms who disagrees with the bill. I agree with the idea, however, there are many moms who also cannot afford childcare, therefore they still cannot go to work. These moms need diapers, too. I am a stay at home mom and one of my best friends is, too. The difference between our situations is that she has 6 kids, one of which has special needs, and I have only 2 kids. She couldn't work enough to be able to put her kids in childcare, since only 3 of them are school age. She would have to pay for after-school care, as well. She cannot afford diapers and is lucky enough to have parents who delight in buying her necessities. Her husband works full-time and does part-time work on the side. Bills get paid (most of the time), and food is on the table, but not without strenuous budgeting. They are not on public assistance, though they would qualify. They wouldn't be eligible to receive the diaper assistance that would be offered here, even though they would be considered one of the more priority cases in some opinions. My argument is that there are many many needy families who do not put their children into daycare because they cannot afford it. These people would be overlooked for diaper assistance, and that is sad. The assistance would still go to middle class working families, instead of those below poverty who really really can't afford childcare and diapers.
The families that would qualify for the diaper assistance would qualify for daycare vouchers as well-so the daycare would be paid for or drastically reduced depending on the individual situation.
Thank you for this post! My husband and I listen to Rush Limbaugh all the time, and his rants on this subject angered me a lot. I'm curious- is there a fund of some sort that people can donate into, to help provide diapers for needy families? It would be neet to see CottonBabies do a matching program, like for every 10 (or 15, or whatever) diapers donated by people, the site would add 1. Or something like that. Anyway, I would love to help out in some way, and I'm sure others feel the same way.
Thank you for your efforts. I will try to follow the legislation. One thing to add, or maybe you already have an answer- many states (Florida, for one) have regulations that essentially prohibit cloth diapering in child care facilities, due to the fact that the "waste" is retained onsite, albeit temporarily. With my daughter, her provider was able to work with us to come up with a storage solution that complied with the regulations, but it wasn't easy. I've thought this was silly for some time.
I am very excited to learn of the Diaper Act! We have 4 children ages 12 to 1 and there have been countless times that we have struggled to find the money for diapers and wipes. In April of this year I began cloth diapering my then 7 month old and 27 month old, and at night time my 7 year old (who, thanks to cloth, now stays dry at night *yay*). Many times since then I have wished that I knew about cloth diapers 12 years ago! The last few months have been extremely difficult for us financially – we are considering bankruptcy – and I have no doubt that if we were still using disposable diapers we would have had to choose between diapers and food. The need for diaper assistance is REAL.
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