I am always on the look out for books with black children as the main characters because I think it’s important for children to be able to imagine themselves as a character in the book they are reading. According to the research, not only do children find it empowering but it also makes them motivated […]
Credit: Yummymummyclub.ca I work hard to create a print rich environment for Biker Boy because, well, I love to read and I want to pass it on to him. It also helps that the research shows that access to books has a positive effect on children’s motivation to read but sometimes there can be too […]
Home-schooling used to be the domain of the very religious or counter-cultural types (read: white) but times are certainly changing. Not only is home-schooling now becoming mainstream as more parents realize that traditional schooling may not be a good fit for their children but home-schooling families are becoming more diverse. Despite the increase in the […]
It’s another Freebie Friday and I’ve heard about yet another free computer coding event. Next week, December 9 thru 15, is Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) and a coalition of organizations – Computing in the Core, Code.org, and CSEdWeek – have come together to democratize computer programming. Throughout the week, people from age 6 – […]
When children are deprived of the opportunity to lose, they are robbed of the biggest lesson they need to succeed in life: how to get up from defeat. More here……
Credit: Joyosity Our children are almost fifty percent more likely to be obese than non-black children. The Children’s Defense Fund cites two possible causes — physical environment and lifestyle. The physical environment of black children tends to preclude an active lifestyle, which reduces the likelihood of obesity. The biggest contributor to obesity, for both children […]
Black Mothering 