What Young Jeezy can learn from “Love and Logic”

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I haven’t been able to avoid the story of Young Jeezy’s arrest which has been all over the news lately. After I read the article on TMZ, I decided I had to blog about it although I had just blogged about spanking yesterday because the story is an excellent example of why corporal punishment doesn’t work. Continue reading

The research still shows that our parents were wrong – spanking is bad for kids

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    Some where deep down we know that hitting, slapping, popping, whooping, or smacking our child until they cry cannot be right. But it’s the default disciplinary technique in the black community because, paradoxically, we think it’s a way to protect our children. A new study, however, has confirmed again that we need to find another way do discipline our children. More here……

Freebie Friday: Free Science Summer Camp

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I know summer is the furthest thing from your mind right now but the application period for summer camp scholarships is right around the corner. Therefore, I am going to be posting information on the free S.T.E.M. summer camps I hear about on Freebie Fridays. Continue reading