“Certainly, workers in many industries do not have the privilege of bei...” — Michelle Wu Quote

Certainly, workers in many industries do not have the privilege of being able to balance parenting at the workplace, and we must fight especially hard to support working parents in low-wage jobs.

In bringing my baby to work, I am happy to be a visible reminder of how messy and difficult it is to be a working parent.

We, through city government, can add protections and regulations and have policy conversations about so many aspects of what affects our residents' daily lives.

Action at the city level is what will make national momentum possible on our most urgent issues, and this is the level of government where we are closest to people, where we can innovate and move quickly. Most importantly, this is the level of government where we uniquely are in the position to earn the trust of our communities.

For me, conscious parenting is staying attuned to your child, being really open and in the moment. It means staying as present as possible in your own breath for the betterment of your whole family.

Kids are soft these days, period, end of the story in every respect. People coddle them too much. I'm sick of that; it's irresponsible parenting. Taking care of them is one thing, but turning little boys into little girls because you're coddling them so much, kids need to have experiences on their own.

Learning from wolves to interact with pet dogs makes about as much sense as, 'I want to improve my parenting - let's see how the chimps do it!'

So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.