Parenting
8 Tips to Help Families Emotionally Prepare for the New School Year
The start of a new school year can bring mixed feelings for students and parents alike that typically range from happiness and excitement to nervousness and stress. While families mark the start of a new year by picking up a fresh set of school supplies and...
JOURNEY TO MOTHERHOOD: ALISON MURRAY SHARES HER STORY OF PREGNANCY, LOSS AND ADOPTION
The journey to motherhood is different for every woman. Sometimes traditional approaches to motherhood do not work and when they fail that is when women on the journey begin taking different paths to motherhood. Alison Murray is a woman whose motherhood journey...
Expert Tips for Talking to Kids and Teens About Personal Hygiene
It’s a new year, which means many of us are onto the next chapter, focused on new and fresh opportunities. For parents and guardians, however, there are always some issues and responsibilities that move forward with us. The duty of raising our children to be decent...
‘Till’ Shows Black Mothers Continue To Fight for a World That Sees Their Children As Human
Emmett Till's tragic story takes on new importance in 2022. Here, Danielle Deadwyler, who stars as Till's mother Mamie Till-Mobley, explains what she hopes audiences will take away from the film. A mother’s love is one of the strongest forces on earth. It has the...
I Am Friendly, Not Friends With My Kids
As our children get older, the line between parent and friend can seem less clear. This licensed mental health counselor explains there is a difference between being friendly and being friends. My children are entering high school and middle school this year. It has...
This Mom Got Into Advocacy For Her Three Daughters With Sickle Cell Disease And Is Now Helping SCD Families Worldwide
If you are an entrepreneur and not a social entrepreneur, but you want to raise awareness and make a difference when it comes to the issues you care most about, how do you make the leap into advocacy? What’s the first step? If you find yourself...
From One Mom To Another: Are Godparents Necessary?
I was having a conversation the other day with my husband where we were discussing the cultural phenomenon of “godparents.” My husband had one growing up: his aunt. All of his cousins had godparents as well. Godparents aren’t a thing in my family....
From One Mom to Another: When Is The Right Time to Have “The Talk” With Your Child?
Source: Hero Images / Getty Most parents dread having "the talk" with their children, mostly because they can't conceive of their babies becoming young adults and being at an age where sex is a very probable thing. Some parents struggle with how much to tell their...
From One Mom To Another: Coming Out To Your Children Later In Life
Source: Marilyn Nieves / Getty Usually the question arises of how to handle your children coming out to you, but what do you do as a parent when you realize later in life that you have same-sex sexual preferences and are ready to come out to your children? The first...