Middle Child Advocate Mugs

"I'm a middle-aged middle-class middle child."

Coronavirus Impact on Children

'We never should have bought him that little lawyer kit. Suddenly, everything I ask him to do is capricious or arbitrary.'

"I adore kids, but I also adore Netflix."

"The witness will confine his 'Knock knock' answers to 'Who's there?'"

Welcome to your new English Class.

"These are my little helpers - social worker,child psychology, risk assessment,health and safety, paramedic and compo for kids."

Mentoring Unit: 'Go on! You can do it! You can be a mentor!'

After thirty years of hard work, Tom was beginning to get a little upset with the ball and chain forced upon him.

"Back to school can bring on the summertime blues."

"He doesn't have to worry about his preschool placement - he interviews well."

Yesh Atid

Violence against children.

'I'm not enjoying my childhood, I'm dealing with it.'

"I would share, but I'm not there developmentally."

"These conferences are a good thing. It keeps parents off the streets."

'You realize, don't you, that you are playing fast and loose with my self esteem?'

"If they add one more mandatory standardized test... we'll have to lengthen the school year!"

If students are more than a test score why aren't teachers?

Danger: Do not love.

Head Start Nursery.

The Recovery

"But, sweetie, children are the backbone of our educational system."

An apple core school

MEN, WOMEN, 'What are KIDS supposed to do?'

'My answers aren't wrong,merely different.'

'When do you teach them how to dress themselves?'

"Because I said so, is in fact an effective argument for debate. Just ask my mom."

Kids and the economy

'I've had it up to here with your demonization of the culture of childhood.'

A classroom full of young children; a schedule board in the background lists the day's activities which include: circle time, art fun, snack and S.A.T. prep.

'I'm not being edutained!'

'Our school computers are one year old. How can we be competitive in the job market if we're being trained on obselete equipment?'

"You wouldn't smack the new underclass would you nanny?"

It's hard being the middle child.