By James Druman Parenting is the most important leadership role the average person will take in their lifetime, but how many parents take it seriously? Many parents in modern-day America see themselves as playing more of a caretaker role than a leadership role, but being a great mother or father is much more than putting […]
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By Lana Moline It is customary in many cultures to have a girl’s ears pierced as a baby. In fact, my ears were pierced when I was young but for many years early on, I would either forget to put my earrings on or loose them. At one point, my hole closed and I just didn’t worry […]
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By Debbie Denard Most parents remember the dismay that accompanied being passed over for birthday party invitations during their own school days, but modern standards in schools have changed, with many school systems implementing a rule that effectively bans kids from passing out invitations unless the entire class is invited. There are several reasons why […]
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By Paul Harris and Lucy Laing One is black and has big brown eyes. The other is a blue-eyed blonde with the palest of skin. They might share the same cheeky smile, but side by side, they could hardly look less alike. Yet remarkably, Kian and Remee are twins, born a minute apart. The pair […]
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By Hillary Spirer Leeder We all want our children to grow up to be resilient, independent individuals, able to confront challenging situations and difficult people. But where do we draw the line between leaving a child to fend for him or herself, occasionally with some guidance, and sheltering the child under a parental wing? Recently […]
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From YourBlackWorld.com You have to feel bad for this mother, who not only lost her child, but knows that she’s the reason that the baby is gone. Yea, she did kill him, but there is a difference between an accident and deliberate neglect. As Dr. Boyce points out, we have to be careful about how […]
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By: Joanne Kimes and R.J. Colleary with Rebecca Rutledge, PhD, As we all know and regret deeply, kids aren’t born with instruction manuals informing us of the intricacies of how they work. As parents, our only option is to learn as we go. When our kids were babies, we learned to nap when they napped, […]
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By Lana Moline I am always incredibly torn when my children leave to visit their grandparents during the summer. I have no doubt that they will be well cared for and that they will have a great time. The truth is, I miss them like crazy. When they were little, the sleepless nights were brutal […]
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By Ayize Ma’at The past 10 days in the Ma’at house have been ABSOLUTELY HECTIC. It felt like I was auditioning for Universoul Circus because I was wearing many different hats, playing many different roles, and juggling many different balls as we prepared our oldest son, Asante, for hip surgery Friday morning. There were a […]
00http://www.blackloveandmarriage.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/logo.png2012-07-02 09:00:462019-01-18 15:12:40Perspective In The Middle Of It – Today Is The Beginning Of …
By Ayize Ma’at A couple of days ago I had an interesting early morning experience. Aiyana had just finished a daily devotional phone call with her mom and was just laying still staring at me when I opened my eyes. By the look on her face I could tell something was on her spirit and […]
Are You Raising Or Ruling Your Children?
/in Fatherhood, motherhood, Parenting/byBy James Druman Parenting is the most important leadership role the average person will take in their lifetime, but how many parents take it seriously? Many parents in modern-day America see themselves as playing more of a caretaker role than a leadership role, but being a great mother or father is much more than putting […]
To Pierce Or Not To Pierce
/in Parenting/byBy Lana Moline It is customary in many cultures to have a girl’s ears pierced as a baby. In fact, my ears were pierced when I was young but for many years early on, I would either forget to put my earrings on or loose them. At one point, my hole closed and I just didn’t worry […]
How To Host Your Child’s Party Without Inviting The Whole Class
/in Parenting/byBy Debbie Denard Most parents remember the dismay that accompanied being passed over for birthday party invitations during their own school days, but modern standards in schools have changed, with many school systems implementing a rule that effectively bans kids from passing out invitations unless the entire class is invited. There are several reasons why […]
Black And White Twin Sisters – 7 Years Later
/in Parenting/byBy Paul Harris and Lucy Laing One is black and has big brown eyes. The other is a blue-eyed blonde with the palest of skin. They might share the same cheeky smile, but side by side, they could hardly look less alike. Yet remarkably, Kian and Remee are twins, born a minute apart. The pair […]
Protecting & Preparing Our Children: Where Do We Draw The Line Between Allowing A Child To Experience Difficult Situations And Excessive Hurt?
/in Fatherhood, motherhood, Parenting/byBy Hillary Spirer Leeder We all want our children to grow up to be resilient, independent individuals, able to confront challenging situations and difficult people. But where do we draw the line between leaving a child to fend for him or herself, occasionally with some guidance, and sheltering the child under a parental wing? Recently […]
Mother Weeps After Beating Her Son To Death For Wetting Himself
/in motherhood, Parenting/byFrom YourBlackWorld.com You have to feel bad for this mother, who not only lost her child, but knows that she’s the reason that the baby is gone. Yea, she did kill him, but there is a difference between an accident and deliberate neglect. As Dr. Boyce points out, we have to be careful about how […]
The Ten Commandments of Parenting Teenagers
/in Parenting/byBy: Joanne Kimes and R.J. Colleary with Rebecca Rutledge, PhD, As we all know and regret deeply, kids aren’t born with instruction manuals informing us of the intricacies of how they work. As parents, our only option is to learn as we go. When our kids were babies, we learned to nap when they napped, […]
Rest And The Mom-cation
/in Black Women, motherhood, Parenting/byBy Lana Moline I am always incredibly torn when my children leave to visit their grandparents during the summer. I have no doubt that they will be well cared for and that they will have a great time. The truth is, I miss them like crazy. When they were little, the sleepless nights were brutal […]
Perspective In The Middle Of It – Today Is The Beginning Of …
/in Living With Intention, Parenting/byBy Ayize Ma’at The past 10 days in the Ma’at house have been ABSOLUTELY HECTIC. It felt like I was auditioning for Universoul Circus because I was wearing many different hats, playing many different roles, and juggling many different balls as we prepared our oldest son, Asante, for hip surgery Friday morning. There were a […]
It’s Hard To Watch My Wife Cry
/in Black Family, Living With Intention, Parenting/byBy Ayize Ma’at A couple of days ago I had an interesting early morning experience. Aiyana had just finished a daily devotional phone call with her mom and was just laying still staring at me when I opened my eyes. By the look on her face I could tell something was on her spirit and […]