The APGAR score is what a doctor looks at one minute and five minutes after a baby is born. They check for five things: activity, pulse, grimace, appearance and respiration. I have adjusted the five categories tested in the APGAR chart to reflect what we do and how we respond to one another in our individual marriages. – Harriet
7 Reasons Why Men Don’t Attend Church
by Frederick J. Goodall Every Sunday, church pews fill up with despondent women who are forced to worship without the men in their lives. A recent survey by Ellison Research found that 31% of men never attend church even on holidays. This sad statistic prompts parishioners and ministers alike to ask: "Where are the men?" While it's true that several men spend their Sundays satisfying their vices for sports, beer, and sleep, men who don't attend church usually have more substantial reasons for not attending. 1. THEIR FATHERS DIDN'T ATTEND CHURCH "Many men give their sons the impression that the church is not ...
Meet The Young Howard Grad Who May Save Your Child’s Life!
by Lamar Tyler A few months ago I attended an invitation only Minority Tech conference and was lucky enough to meet Jamal Williams, Founder and President of KIDFIT, LLC. Jamal was pitching his product to Venture Capitalists that were assembled in the room and I was immediately impressed with what he was presenting. Jamal, a recent Howard graduate, has created an application called KIDFIT that runs on the IPhone, IPAD and IPod Touch devices. The KIDFIT App allows your child to have their own personal trainer and fun at the same time by using the more than 150 different exercises that ...
BMWK Snags 2010 Black Weblog Award
BlackandMarriedWithKids.com has just been announced as winner of the 2010 Black Weblog Award under the "Best Parenting and Family Blog" category. We'd like to thank all of you that voted and our great staff of regular and contributing writers here at the site. To see the full list of 2010 Black Weblog Award winners you can click here. This year alone BlackandMarriedWithKids.com has been awarded the About.com "Reader's Choice Favorite Parenting Blog", been named one of Parenting Magazine's "Ten Must Read Blogs of 2010" and now has received the 2010 Black Weblog Award for "Best Parenting or Family Blog". It's been an ...
Youknowwhatimsayin? Some Eye Opening Differences in Male and Female Communication
By Harriet Hairston Dr. Deborah Tannen wrote a book about the conversational style differences between men and women that really opened my eyes up to help me understand my husband better (as opposed to getting lost in translation so often). Although her book discussed many generalities, she broke those general assumptions down into more specific bite sized pieces. For example, it is well known that men tend to be linear thinkers. They think from A to B...the quickest route between two points is a straight line, and that's exactly how they generally think. Men tend to be more logical than emotional in ...
