It’s a great feeling when you start coming across several articles related to protecting our children all in one week. You might remember the frightening reports not too long ago about the amount of smoking featured in movies. Frightening because it was found that tobacco made an appearance in 90% of R-rated movies and 75% of PG-13, PG, and, yes, even G-rated movies. Perhaps even scarier was the related study showing that children exposed to large amounts of smoking in movies are up to three times as likely to start smoking than their peers. Which are the kind of statistics that can keep me up at night.
Thankfully, though, a new report just went out – one explaining Disney’s newest policy on the issue. As of July 25, Disney became the first major studio to take a stand to help protect our kids. In the future, family films made by Disney will feature no smoking at all. None. Which, I can’t help but note, sure beats 75%.
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While mothers all across the country balance the challenges of work and family everyday, a select group of 10 moms on the national stage face a special challenge. These women come from all different states and backgrounds, but all have children under the age of 13 and work in Washington, D.C. Unfortunately, unlike many working mothers, many of these moms are forced to live apart from their children during the workweek. Sound unusual? Welcome to the Women of Congress. (
