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Parenting

The Grandparents? My Parents Became

July 6, 2010
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by Harriet Hairston Bill Cosby once told his children that his parents were not the people he grew up with. He said of his mother, ”You’re looking at an old person who’s trying to get into heaven now!” I have had the opportunity to watch my sons interact with their grandmothers this summer, and to some extent, I feel the same [...]

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Black Folks Do Have Triplets!

July 2, 2010
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by Ayanna Black Are they triplets, wow you have your hands full?  This is a question my husband and I are asked every time we venture out with the triplets. Once we respond yes, the questions start rolling… Are they identical? Did you know you were having triplets? I’ve seen twins but never triplets, did [...]

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Unruly! How Do You Tame a Wild Child?

June 30, 2010
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by Aja Dorsey Jackson I always swore I would never be that mother. You know, the one with the child throwing a tantrum at the supermarket checkout. When my daughter was small I would inwardly shake my head at parents like that and pat myself on the back for raising such a well behaved child. [...]

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Some Men Still Do Care About Love and Fatherhood

June 29, 2010
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by Delano Squires I attended a three-day conference last week in Hampton, VA by the African American Healthy Marriage Initiative (AAHMI). People from around the country came together to present their work in many areas critical to the African American family: financial literacy, marriage education programs, strategies to support low-income fathers, etc. The last session [...]

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Power Of The D.A.D.D.Y.

June 23, 2010
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by Natalie Wright I am my father’s child. No doubt about it. From my lean and long-legged physique to my commanding presence and sometimes stubborn personality, I am him. One would think that because we have the tendency to be so much alike, we would have issues seeing eye-to-eye. However, that couldn’t be further from [...]

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Who Is Father’s Day REALLY For?

June 21, 2010
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by Tara Pringle Jefferson I got into an interesting debate on a friend’s Facebook wall yesterday. He was disgusted by the number of updates from his friends that said something to the effect of, “Happy Father’s Day to the REAL daddies who, unlike some deadbeats, actually SPEND time and MONEY on their kids and don’t [...]

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Terry Crews Talks To Essence.com About Being A Dad

June 21, 2010
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Training Value?

June 18, 2010
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by Harriet Hairston When I was growing up, there were times when my parents, wanting to protect me from all the evils of the world, would lay their law down without budging. They told me what I could do, when I could do it, how I could do it and who I could do it [...]

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How Do You Spend Time With All Your Kids Equally?

June 17, 2010
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BY Tara Pringle Jefferson I got pregnant with my son right after my daughter turned one. I feel comfortable telling you all that it was not planned. I was in complete shock, and wondering how we were going to manage two kids in diapers. Oh boy. Now I’ve got a three-year-old and a two-year-old and [...]

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Would Your Kids Recognize You At Work?

June 11, 2010
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by Tara Pringle Jefferson My husband went to a work function with me last year and finally met everyone in my six-person department. He smiled as they told him stories about how I perform under pressure. “She’s so calm,” my boss told him. “She never ever gets flustered.” He shot me a look as if [...]

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Fathers, We Still Need You

June 9, 2010
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by Aja Dorsey Jackson This week, a study was released stating that children of lesbian couples were better off than those of straight couples. The study was funded by several gay advocacy groups and tracked 78 women who became pregnant through artificial insemination. There was something that bothered me about this article. I have no [...]

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