An article that makes me hopeful if Hilary Clinton wins the election:
Clinton offers plan to cut child poverty in half in a dozen years
"The package of proposals includes a "comprehensive" early education initiative that starts with nurse's visits for pregnant women, lets children begin the Head Start program earlier and calls for universal pre-kindergarten programs." There's also an initiative to improve child nutrition and access to fresh fruits and vegetables. All of these would do children (and mothers and families in general) a world of good. We have to start early, the earlier the better. And since her plan apparently advocates mostly expanding existing programs, I see it being a lot more feasible than trying to create a whole new infrastructure.
So often with kids it is nigh on impossible to help them because they are so far behind. Yes, it can be done, but it's like putting a tiny bandaid over a gaping wound - it doesn't solve the source of the problem. And to really solve the problem, we have to address how kids start off in life, how they are nurtured even in the womb (the healthier the mother, the healthier the baby, and a healthy mother can also take better care of herself and her child).
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