When I received a baby shower invitation last year, I was excited and sad. The friend had just moved to a new state, so attending an in-person shower wasn’t an option. Yet, I was elated to find out I could still participate because this shower was virtual. We used Google Hangouts to connect. In the…
Legos are great toys and one of the most creative tools that children can use. Since children love them so much, they make for excellent Math and Language Arts manipulatives. For parents looking to offer new challenges to keep their kids learning, Legos are a fun medium to test both the parents’ and child’s creativity. Addition –…
When shopping for toys, I always try to find toys that represent my children. There has been an increase in diverse dolls since I was a child. I am happy that there are more mainstream dolls with various shades, such as Barbie, Kenya, Baby Alive, Princess Tiana, Tip, and of course Doc McStuffins. While mainstream…
Last week, Steve Harvey discussed unschooling on his popular talk show. Harvey explained a major benefit of homeschooling his own children was increased family time, but while he supports homeschooling he is unfamiliar with unschooling. On the show, Harvey had a panel of parents who were considered ‘new school’ and another panel considered ‘old school’….
NYTimes.com “I am not as smart as the other kids.” That’s what the child told her mother. “There is nothing that infuriates me more than when you don’t do what’s on your paper!” That’s what the teacher Ms. Dial told the child as she struggled with a math problem. In 2014 a concerned teaching assistant…
As black mothers we know that the world can be unkind to little black girls. That’s why it’s important for us to affirm them at home so they can shine out in the world. Here are 30 books that affirm and empower black girls. True Stories 1. Singing For Dr. King A sweet story about…
February means a return of all the classic Black History Month activities at school, but there’s so much more you can do to teach your kids about our history than a coloring sheet of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. From crafts to recipes, these activities will engage your children and make history come alive. 1….
Just weeks before Black History Month a major publisher, Scholastic Inc. released, and just 12 days later removed a children’s book called, A Birthday Cake For George Washington. The book was swiftly met with protest from parents and teachers. Most of the critique had to do with the fictional imagery of ‘happy slaves.’ The illustrations…
On January 6th 2016, Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker welcomed their son Ace Wells Tucker into the world. Almost 2 weeks old and little Ace is already teaching mommy to multitask. ? Kandi shared this very beautiful photo on social media this Tuesday, of a scrumptious plate, that she is going in on, and a…
Money habits are learned at a very young age. When children see mommy and daddy spend money, they do not actively see where the money comes from. They see deliveries come to the doorstep without knowing if the money was earned or donated. Watching you spend, they can mistakenly think that money is infinite and…
