Category Archives: Baby Love

Why Africans are the Originators of Attachment Parenting

By Claire Niala for The Natural Child Project I was born and grew up in Kenya & Cote d’Ivoire. Then from the age of fifteen I lived in the UK. However, I always knew that I wanted to raise my children (whenever I had them) at home in Kenya. And yes, I assumed I was…

Leila

About Leila

Leila is the founding editor of Baby and Blog. She splits her time between editing hair and culture site, Black Girl with Long Hair, whipping up butters at BGLH Marketplace, and writing here. She adores her husband and two kids, her parents and her friends. But she hates Chicago weather although she is slowly coming to peace with it...

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Meet Our New Writer, Darcel

Introduce yourself. D: I live in Virginia. We’ve been here for 5 years this month. We love it! Beautiful weather most of the year, beaches, festivals, museums, so much to do. I’m a stay at home/work at home/homeschooling mother. If that sounds like a lot, it is! I’m still figuring out how to balance it…

Darcel

About Darcel

Darcel is a single Mama to Three. She writes about her Motherhood journey, their Unschooling lifestyle, and raising a child with Autism at The Mahogany Way. You can follow along with her behind the scenes at MahoganyWayMama on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.

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Meet Our New Writer, Angele!

Introduce yourself. A: I live in Los Angeles, California. Every mother is a working mother ? but currently I do not clock-in to a job that earns a salary. I have always been interested in music, poetry and digital media, video production, and graphic art.  I am passionate about education, pan-african culture, history, health, and…

Angele

About Angele

Angele is a wife to a wonderful creative husband, mother to two beautiful intelligent daughters and lover of art, education and laughter. She is the creator and author of ABC remix

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Baby Love: DeAnna, George and Georgina

Introduce yourself! D: Hello everyone! I’m DeAnna, and I’m writing you from the beautiful state of Colorado. I have lived here for the past 23 years, but I originally hail from the great state of Texas. I am a stay-at home mother, and have been since a few months before my son was born. In…

Leila

About Leila

Leila is the founding editor of Baby and Blog. She splits her time between editing hair and culture site, Black Girl with Long Hair, whipping up butters at BGLH Marketplace, and writing here. She adores her husband and two kids, her parents and her friends. But she hates Chicago weather although she is slowly coming to peace with it...

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Baby Love: Leila and Noah

Over the past few days we’ve been introducing new Baby and Blog contributors through a series of Baby Love features. Since I will, too, be sharing my thoughts on mommyhood, I figured I should do an introductory feature so that you guys get to know me a little better ? Here it is. Introduce yourself:…

Leila

About Leila

Leila is the founding editor of Baby and Blog. She splits her time between editing hair and culture site, Black Girl with Long Hair, whipping up butters at BGLH Marketplace, and writing here. She adores her husband and two kids, her parents and her friends. But she hates Chicago weather although she is slowly coming to peace with it...

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Baby Love: Didan and Mwalimu

Tell us about yourself! D: I’m Didan Ashanta – a Jamaican living in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. I’m currently a stay-at-home mother who is transitioning to a work-from-home lifestyle. I am a writer and as a teacher of English as a foreign language. I said ‘goodbye’ to a middle management position in corporate…

Didan Ashanta

About Didan Ashanta

Didan Ashanta is the author of "Jamaican Green Smoothies" and a LifeDesigner who blogs about eating your way to vibrant health at DidanAshanta.com. A native of Jamaica, she currently lives in the Tokyo, Japan with her husband and 3-yr-old daughter.

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