106: Be An Advocate For Your Child

Do you know if your child’s school has clean drinking water? Julia Geskey is a clean water advocate with Environment Missouri, and she works to ensure there is safe, clean drinking water across the state. Right now, this means working to get the lead out of schools and childcare centers.

While this is an often-overlooked issue, it’s so important to make sure our kids are not being exposed to this toxic chemical at the place they go to learn and play every day. Environment Missouri just released a "Get the Lead Out" toolkit for parents, teachers, and community members. It includes a fact sheet, sample materials for taking action, and links to additional resources. Most importantly, the toolkit identifies new sources of funding available to school districts to prevent lead contamination.

On this week’s episode, Julia and Jill Devine discuss the harmful effects of lead and the ladies also discuss what parents can do to help advocate for their child.

Jill would like to acknowledge and recognize the hard work moms put in on the daily. It can be a thankless job at times, and Jill wants these moms to know their worth, so she created the Supermom Shoutout, brought to you by Addy’s Way. Each recipient will receive a custom designed Supermom tote from Addy’s Way, in addition to the Shoutout. This week’s Supermom Shoutout goes to Jane Timme of St. Peters, MO. Her daughter, Elise, nominated her:

My mom is my hero. She raised my brother and me as a single mom, struggling every month, but always made the best childhood for us. She has battled lung cancer by herself, working through her entire treatment and is now fighting lymphoma. She sold the house she's lived in for the last 30 years and moved a block away from me. I can imagine how hard that was, but I love having her close. She is the best mom and nana we could ever ask for. She loves us with her whole heart and is the person I turn to on the worst days to make things better. She's taught me to be strong and independent. She is the strongest momma I know, and I am so blessed to have her as a mom and best friend.

Jane - YOU are seen and YOU are supported!

To nominate a Supermom (or you can nominate yourself) email [email protected]. Submit the name of the Supermom, where they're from, and a brief description as to why Jill should shout out this particular Supermom.

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