News media can no longer be complacent when it comes to climate change. Over 150 media outlets have joined Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation to commit for one week from 9/16 - 9/23 to report

News media can no longer be complacent when it comes to climate change. Over 150 media outlets have joined Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation to commit for one week from 9/16 - 9/23 to report on how our actions have been devastating to our planet. Chris Hayes, host of All In with Chris Hayes on MSNBC, shares his perspective. See CJR's full series here: https://www.cjr.org/covering_climate_now/

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Dr. Bobbi Wegner discusses the need for important conversations with our children, particularly as they relate to implicit gender bias. Gender roles are primarily socially constructed, and we can

Dr. Bobbi Wegner discusses the need for important conversations with our children, particularly as they relate to implicit gender bias. Gender roles are primarily socially constructed, and we can help shape future thoughts and behavior of a new generation by having an ongoing dialog. Dr. Wegner discusses inappropriate sexual behavior and violence towards women; she advocates changing the cultural dialog and socially constructed gender roles by having difficult conversations with our kids now. It's not just about parenting, it's about leadership argues Dr. Wegner. Dr. Wegner is a clinical psychologist and behavioral medicine specialist. She specializes in stress management, and the importance of maintaining ‘self’ as a parent. She sees individuals and families at Boston Behavioral Medicine, and teaches at Harvard Graduate School of Education in Child Advocacy, Group Counseling, and Cross-Cultural Counseling. Dr. Wegner is also a Clinical Supervisor and Teacher in Boston Behavioral Medicine’s Psychology Training Program.She regularly writes on these issues, blogging for Psychology Today (Perfectly Imperfect Parenting: Psychologically Sensitive Approaches to Raising Independent and Emotionally Durable Kids), and for Thrive Global. Dr. Wegner is an ‘Expert’ on NBC News’ Parenting website, This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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