parenting
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Does Gentle Parenting Work for Black Folks? Some Influencers Say Yes, Others Say Hell to the No
“I’m raising my child in a world where he realizes what it looks like to be treated like a human," says one Black mom on TikTok.
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Listen Up, Karens: Playground Squabbles Should Not Involve The Police
Getting the police involved in your kids' fight over a toy can have dangerous consequences, especially when Black people are involved
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Mom Creates Platform for Positive Black Parenting
Parenting Decolonized helps Black parents unpack their emotional baggage and raise healthy, happy children
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Black Dad Vlogger Shares the Good, the Bad and the Funny About Parenting
Beleaf in Fatherhood gives followers a close-up of life inside a California family.
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A New Study Shows How Just $333 a Month Can Save a Child
Researchers gave single moms a small check each month. Their kids' brain development blossomed
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Why Was 'Childbirth' Trending on Twitter? Because It’s Kind of a Big Deal
If you’re reading this, at some point you were born—and whether naturally, with an epidural or via cesarean section, it was indisputably a major physical event for the woman who carried you, no matter how much she may have wanted to welcome you into the world. In fact, it may have been so traumatic she…
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Because of COVID-19, I Haven't Hugged My Daughter in Months
I haven’t hugged my daughter in months. Before COVID-19 hit (well, impacted the way we live our lives), my family was impacted by health concerns. In what should have been my daughter’s last semester of 5th grade, and before she made the transition to being a middle schooler, her year was cut short over a…
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VSB Dads Share Their Father's Day Wish Lists. We Thank You In Advance
Father’s Day is upon us and even before COVID-19, the sock aisles at your favorite retailers (that also sold groceries!) were probably almost bare, but now they are probably empty. Socks and ties are the Father’s Day staples near and far, to and fro. But is that what the father in your life really wants…
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The Way My Kids Are Eating Snacks at Home, I'm Starting to Wonder If They Were Starving at School
I have a curiosity that I’ve been pondering since schools shuttered and our kids have been home around the clock: were my kids starving at school? I think my parents will probably feel me on this one right here. If you are a parent and find yourself so compelled to throw your hands in the…
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I Told My Child That Batman and Black Panther Wouldn't Hang Out. There Were Tears
In retrospect, I realize I was being kind of petty. Not on purpose, but being a stickler for contrived rules can make you petty, it turns out. Hell, I don’t even like it when I see my kids wearing Adidas shoes with Nike sweatshirts or sweatpants. It happens, and nobody is in the wrong, but…