Tag: black parenting
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Technology Addiction: Are you a bad influence?
I am making a conscious effort to be aware of the wall I put up between myself and my children (and my spouse/partner) when I am obsessed with technology.
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The Need for Child Advocates in Our Schools
We need to have third parties inside the schools who are there to identify and support the parents as advocates for our children to be sure they are supported intellectually, creatively and emotionally.
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Walking Away: My Unschooling Journey
Today would be the last day I walked my eight year old daughter to her school and walked away. I live directly across the street from her elementary school, the same school my son, now thirteen, attended when he was just six years old. As I walked away today, it occurred to me that not…
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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…
Parenting Today's African American Children 