How to Talk to Your Kids About the Internet And why having that conversation is so important At what age did your kids or grandkids start using the internet? With many families, that age range is now 3-to-6 years old. And boom, your kids are on the net. Modern day children have never known a …
“Being a BOY MOM.” Thinking back, I didn’t know what to think considering I didn’t have a masculine bone in my body. Nonetheless, being a “BOY MOM” has taught me so much. One of the most important things it’s taught me is how important it is for young boys to learn to express themselves. While …
It’s been a crazy couple of years. The global Coronavirus outbreak and the Covid-19 pandemic that followed have touched all of our lives in so many ways. We can count the impacts this disease and its required isolation have had on us, but what about our kids? After all, we’re talking about the next generation …
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What the back-to-school guides don’t tell you… The unique set of challenges faced by Black children in preschool, elementary, middle and high school environments require parents to be informed and involved as they prepare their kids for school and advocate for them during the education process. It begins with preschool. The U.S. Department of Education …
By M. Renee Edwards TV commercials lure our kids into asking for junk food -– Crunch n’ Munch, Cracker Jacks, Chex Mix and Ritz Bits — contributing to and maybe even causing the growing trend for our young lean toward obesity. The American custom of popcorn (plus bon bons, licorice, or a hot dog) and …
By M. Renee Edwards There is an increased incidence of “sick school syndrome” sweeping across the country What is it? It is a cycle wherein your child is too sick to go to school on schooldays, yet well enough to want to play outside on the weekends. Okay, you say, that is probably just because …
By M. Renee Edwards There is growing alarm across the nation in relation to the ever-increasing number of our children being diagnosed as obese. But just how much of the problem is the result of the American lifestyle, one that embraces fast food meals over home cooked ones? And just how concerned should parents be? …
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As an African-American parent, you have the power to boost your children’s learning potential simply by making reading an integral part of their lives. For African-American kids, reading at an early age allows them to start their life on a good foot. Why? What are specific advantages your toddler or preschool-age child would receive by …
As parents, we know that crucial brain development occurs in the first three to five years of our child’s life. For that reason, we go to great lengths to make sure that our children are exposed to things that are educational as well as fun. Choosing to send our children to preschool is but another …
Your choice of preschool should be suited to your child’s stage of development and personality rather than parent’s aspirations for their child’s future.” The following are some suggestions that may help you prepare your child for preschool: Take your child with you when you visit the school. Visit on a day when school is in, …