by Tara Pringle Jefferson
When I’m in the car with my kids, I try to make it a point to listen to the jazz station. Smooth music, for the most part, no lyrics, with few commercials.
Some days I forget and then all of a sudden, I hear Lil’ Wayne talking about…hell, whatever he raps about. I really don’t know.
I quickly flip the station and throw a glance at the babies in the backseat. My kids are only 3 and 1, so I don’t feel like they need to be exposed to that music now, if …

by Ronnie Tyler
School is underway and the kids are settling into their daily routines. By the second week of school, our second grader was getting notes in her daily agenda book.
Day 1 it was simply: “Talking”. So I reminded her that talking was disruptive and asked her not to do it again.
Day 2 it was: “Talkative.” So I said 2 notes in one week!! If you bring home another note, you will lose your outside time after school tomorrow. We had a long talk and she explained …

by Harriet Hairston
BMWK, about a year ago I wrote an article about my disciplinary practices with my son.  Since then, I have taken the time to assess and evaluate the way I discipline him.  I think he’s getting to an age where spankings from me are no longer having a corrective effect on him, and I want to get some feedback about what other parents do in order to instill discipline and ensure set boundaries are adhered to with their children.

What works for one child may not work for another, but I’m open …

I was at a wedding this past weekend with my husband and two kids. Since this was a very low-key affair, there wasn’t much seating, so we put the kids on our laps to make room for other people.
As we’re eating, I’m trying to feed my 1-year-old son, who’s wiggling to let me know just how slow I am at getting this food into his mouth. I stop feeding him for a moment so I can bend down and grab a bib out of the diaper bag.
In the 3.5 seconds …

by Ronnie Tyler
Lamar and I have different view points on taking our kids out to a sit down restaurant for dinner. Since they are so little, he does not want to take them to restaurants at all because they usually cry or have an episode that causes one of us to take them out of the dining area. He can not truly enjoy his meal and also he does not like to ruin other people’s meals with our crying kids. Me on the other hand, I like …

(Picture above is not our daughter)
by Lamar Tyler
Success! This is the feeling that Ronnie and I have had lately as we reached another milestone with the last of our children. We’ve been scratching off our list of things we won’t have to do or wait for anymore since we don’t plan on having anymore kids i.e. buying formula (holla if you hear me lol), washing bottles, always carrying someone because they can’t walk. Over the past few days we’ve reached a new milestone TALKING, well kinda.
It’s still mixed in with …

Now that children have headed back-to-school to begin new lessons in math, science and geography to name a few, renowned Dentist Dr. Smith thought it would be the perfect time to give parents a quick lesson as well - on how to properly teach children to brush their teeth!
“It is absolutely amazing how many parents and children have no idea how to brush their teeth,” says Dr. Smith, a Los Angeles Dentsist. “I am always surprised by this huge number–as many as 75 percent–because improper brushing can result in as …

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Aug. 26, 2009) – Do you know a high school student that could use some encouragement in their lives or a push of excitement toward their goals?
Disney’s Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey, an event created to inspire and enrich high school students, has started accepting nominations for the Class of 2010.  From now until Oct. 2, 2009, parents, teachers, family and friends can nominate the high school students for the highly successful event, which will return to Walt Disney …

With the start of school only a week away for many students, it’s time to think about how to get kids and parents organized for the new school year. Jodie Watson, founder and president of Supreme Organization and the organization expert from TLC’s “Real Simple. Real Life,” has developed easy-to-implement tips that are sure to interest you. Watson says that helping your child develop an organizational system with the right school supplies before the year starts, and then assisting them in maintaining that …

Texting is not just for kids anymore as more and more parents are climbing out of the dark ages and embracing the communication method of the future. This ‘new generation’ of texters may pride themselves on finally catching up to the 21st century, but they still have a lot to learn before their texting forefathers (i.e. their kids) will fully accept them into their texting community.

Below are a few helpful tips from Predicto Mobile (www.predicto.com), the leading online and text message based survey …