African American Parenting
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The Psychology Behind Your Mess: Why Creative Geniuses Often Flourish in Clutter
I usually hire someone to clean my home and I was afraid I had passed my disdain for cleaning to my children. I felt guilty until I learned about the connection between gifted and talented minds and what others see as clutter.
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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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Arts and Artists Extravaganza Today! Voorhees NJ
Originally posted on Toni's Room: http://www.bit.ly/artsandauthors2015 Good Morning! Toni Love will be appearing at the 2015 Arts and Artist Extravaganza at The Mansion in Voorhees, NJ today! The event will take place from 4PM-8PM and there will be a showcase of the area’s finest artists and published authors. I am honored to be invited…
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Memories of a War Veteran..I have not forgotten
Re-posting in memory of my Uncle Bay and all of the soldiers who lost their lives as a result of war. Hoping you all make love and not war your priority this Memorial Day. #loveistheanswer Memories of a War Veteran..I have not forgotten. via Memories of a War Veteran..I have not forgotten.
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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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10 Rules of Survival – Get Home Safely : Your life matters to us and we need you!
First I have to say thank you to the Salt Project and Dare to Be King for the vision to create this video! I was at first angry as an independent parent of a young African American male, and tax paying home owner in my community that I need to educate my son with the…
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Here’s How Much Experts Think You Should Sleep Every Night
Make sure your children ate getting enough sleep to be successful at school. And don’t forget to get the sleep you need as a parent! I am posting this for my son who is almost a teenager and believes he is invincible and should be allowed to stay up until midnight on a school night!…
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The Balancing Act: You can have it all, just not all at once.
Originally posted on Toni's Room: I remember the day I started writing again. I was a full-time stay at home mom and business owner, six years into my marriage, lobbying with my son’s school to get his IQ tested and nursing an infant. I wasn’t getting much sleep at night and had to find…
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