We all know how important it is for children to learn music. It changes a child’s brain and helps them with learning other subjects besides music but lessons are expensive. Because of that, I am always on the look out for free lessons so when I heard about an amazing opportunity for our children to […]
Janelle Henderson is my new shero. This mom has homeschooled her seven children while working at night and with a husband who is away working three jobs. All of the children graduated from high school at 16 years-old and went on to community college before going on to a four-year institution. Mom is now working […]
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We hates us some poor people. First, they insist on being poor when it is so easy to not be poor. They do things like buy expensive designer belts and $2500 luxury handbags. To be fair, this isn’t about Eroll Louis. His is a belief held by many people, including lots…
I am a big fan of the “Love and Logic” program because their advice matches my child-rearing philosophy. What is “Love and Logic”? I’m glad you asked! The “Love and Logic” approach teaches kids that there are logical consequences for their poor choices. Parents are instructed to lay out consequences in a loving and empathetic […]
I read a great article on The Root by pediatrican, Dr. Robert Ross, who went on a mission to find the root causes of the mass incarceration of our black boys. The main point of the article, for me, is that there may be an early warning system for at risk black boys: Third-grade reading […]
We all know intuitively that playing outdoors is best for kids but it’s nice to get research that backs up our mummy instincts. According to researchers, myopia is increasing in our children because they spend too much time indoors. The obvious suspects, of course, are video games and television, however, they are not to […]
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