Parenting & Policy: California voters head to the polls on Nov. 3 with a major billionaire wealth tax proposal (Prop 40) aimed at funding healthcare for low-income residents and education/food help, while other ballot measures are being pulled after deals. Reproductive Health: The Planned Parenthood funding ban via Medicaid has expired, letting clinics seek reimbursements again—sparking fresh political fights over whether Congress will extend defunding. Child Safety Online: Child rights advocates are pushing for stronger safeguards against online child sexual exploitation, after government action targeting Instagram ads linked to CSEAM. Education Inclusion: Sri Lanka’s Education Ministry and UNICEF are coordinating to strengthen inclusive education, including better access for students with disabilities and support for learning in students’ languages. Family Support: A Chester Racecourse fundraiser, Race Across the Roodee, is set to raise money for mentoring, parenting support, mental health help, and early intervention for struggling families. Parenting Conversations: An adolescent gynecologist highlights why talking about puberty and sex early matters—after a 12-year-old patient became pregnant because her parent never explained how it happens.