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3 days ago | 
seattleschild.com | Cheryl Murfin
Tens of thousands of people of all ages in Washington experience barriers to connection, friendship, and opportunity due to intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). On Saturday, May 17, more than 50,000 people are expected to converge on Issaquah to participate in the Best Buddies Friendship Walk.
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4 days ago | 
seattleschild.com | Cheryl Murfin
Being a parent is nonstop hard work, which makes following all the news happening in city, state, and U.S. decision-making circles challenging. Here are highlights of Washington political news from last week (May 5 to May 11) and a hint at what’s up this week. Handing over the shameWashington State has the country’s second most regressive tax code due to our heavy reliance on sales and property taxes.
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6 days ago | 
seattleschild.com | Cheryl Murfin
Seattle resident Kyle Martinez, 24, became a foster child when he was 15, moving in with his sister and brother-in-law. The couple was in their 20s and had just welcomed a new baby. The placement by the state Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) removed Martinez from the tumultuous home life he experienced with his parents.
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1 week ago | 
seattleschild.com | Cheryl Murfin
Families in King and Pierce counties have a new (make that newly restored) outdoor camp to send kids off to this summer. Replete with hiking trails, old-timey lodges, archery, fire pits, swimming, and other favorite camp activities, historic Camp Kilworth doesn’t require a long drive over or into the mountains. Its 25 lush forested acres are located along the shoreline of Federal Way.
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1 week ago | 
seattleschild.com | Cheryl Murfin
Being a parent is nonstop hard work, which makes following all the news happening in city, state, and U.S. decision-making circles challenging. Here are highlights of Washington political news from last week (April 28 to May 4) and a hint at what’s up this week.
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2 weeks ago | 
seattleschild.com | Cheryl Murfin
Upwards of 50,000 children (5%) in Washington About 5,000 of those kids are in the state foster care system. The rest (approximately 45,000 kids across the state) are living with grandparents or other kinship, says Barb Taylor of Catholic Community Services of Western Washington Kinship Services.
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1 month ago | 
seattleschild.com | Cheryl Murfin
There’s a calm in the air as I walk through the gate at the Seattle PlayGarden on a recent Monday morning. Passing by two giant silver sculptured dandelions bursting with seed and a row of perfectly clipped topiary animals, I am struck by the simplicity of the small playground to my left, the width of the sidewalks in front of me, and the beauty of the well-kept garden beds all around.
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1 month ago | 
seattleschild.com | Cheryl Murfin
Being a parent is nonstop hard work, which makes following all the news happening in city, state, and U.S. decision-making circles challenging. Here are highlights of Washington political news from last week (March 30 to April 6) and a hint at what’s up this week. Hats off to ‘Hands Off!’ ralliersOn Saturday thousands of people joined rallies “Hand-off” rallies throughout Seattle to protest the Trump administration’s actions over the past two two months.
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1 month ago | 
seattleschild.com | Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero |Cheryl Murfin
A bill that gained bipartisan support in the Washington state Senate to strengthen online safety for children has failed to move forward in the House. Senate Bill 5708 came at the request of Attorney General Nick Brown’s office and would have prevented social media companies from pushing addictive feeds and sending notification alerts during certain hours to children under age 18. Gov. Bob Ferguson also backed the bill.
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1 month ago | 
seattleschild.com | Cheryl Murfin
Drippey is a very industrious bee – a humanoid bee — who lives on a planet called Honeymoon, plants a garden of flowers and fruits, and devises the Super Watering Can 2000 to power their growth and feed all his friends. He’s also the brainchild of a 7-year-old Oliver Popa, whose teacher was so impressed with the story of Drippey (written for a class assignment) that she made an improbable suggestion.
