Category: Black Parenting
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Food Issues:Supporting My Pescatarian Child
So, my eight year old daughter decided she didn’t want to eat meat. She came into my bedroom one morning and announced it unexpectedly, and I listened and placed it into that small area in my brain to review later. It was by the way, the day before Thanksgiving and I just knew that she…
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150 Ways to Show Kids You Care: #104
This is the second post in a series based on the pamphlet “150 Ways to Show Kids You Care” (see previous post for link). I choose one of the items and share how I apply it with my children. Today as my son walked out the door to catch his bus my eyes fell on…
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150 Ways To Show Kids You Care: #62
I looked at my slim, still growing thirteen year old son (he’s about 5’3, 120 pounds) and knew that he did not have six pounds to lose! I knew he would be heartbroken, so I thought about item #62 and tried to figure out how to break it to him that may have to give…
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Teachable Moments: Why I took my seven year old daughter to see Selma
Did she have to sit and listen to stories like I did as a young child never seeing the beauty and ugliness of those who both fought for and stood ignorantly in the way of universal love and freedom? I was torn between my own strong emotions about the project and being a responsible parent….so…
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Compassion fatigue ; even Superman takes a break from saving the world!
I love being a mom, and as difficult as it is parenting solo, I would not trade it for anything!…. However I truly believe that the only way that I can be a so called “great mom” and serve my family, friends and my clients with the care and attention that they deserve is to…
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Organic Teas that my kids actually love (and they work!)
The herbs are organic and mild enough to use for children and if used diligently and early enough, can eliminate the need for a doctor’s visit.
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Who are you trusting with their brain?
My children started school today, and all around the country there are parents buying school supplies, new clothes, bookbags and countless electronic devices in order to prepare their children for the new school year. We spend so much time and money getting the “things” we need, but what is just as important for me is…
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The Kids To Do List this Summer–Daddy Style 07/19 by RikkiRJones | Self Help Podcasts
Great information to help Dads with ideas for managing kids activities during the summer, hosted by Rikki Jones and facilitated by Joel Austin, President of Daddy Univercity, Inc. http://www.daddyuniv.com H&F continues the series: The Kids To Do List this Summer–Daddy Style 07/19 by RikkiRJones | Self Help Podcasts.
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‘We struggle’: Local African-American leaders say they are ‘desperate’ to save their children
‘We struggle’: Local African-American leaders say they are ‘desperate’ to save their children.
Parenting Today's African American Children 