Raising Children to Weather the Storm
My family and I enjoy friendly competition like board games, playing video games, and physical activities. Now that summer is here, we love spending more time exercising outdoors. In fact, we recently came up with the idea of a daddy-daughter acro gymnastics challenge. Contra cheats can also provide a fun twist to our video game…
Finding fun summer activities to do with kids doesn’t have to be so difficult. Some parents enroll their kids in summer camp, which is a great way to keep them active and out of the house, especially when working a full time job outside of the home. For the past few years that’s exactly what my…
When you’re short on time and need to get the kiddies out the door without them looking a hot mess, quick and easy hairstyles are the way to go. During the summer months, we love to sport a wash-n-go. But sometimes my daughter likes to keep her curls up and out of her face. Here…
We learn from a young age how to say please and thank you. But, it’s not often that you hear about how to teach leadership qualities. Let’s face it; not everyone is born a strong leader. But I firmly believe it’s something that’s taught and it’s something that I think every child should learn at…
Bantu knots have always been the go-to-hairstyle on wash day back home in Jamaica; only we refer to them as “chiney bumps.” My mom would shampoo and condition my hair, apply castor oil and chiney bump my kinky coily hair. I actually hated the style back then. I used to beg her to leave my hair…
Every family has a camera shy kid. I should know, I was one of them, and videography certainly wasn’t my strong suit growing up. I have since broken out of my shell. However, O has inherited my shy gene. However, recently he made a special request that surprised us all. He told me that he wanted…
The last time Princess did tornado in a bottle experiment, Youtube viewers didn’t respond so well. On the one hand I’m like, she’s only four – give this little girl a break. Then I think to myself, this is good. I’m all about keeping it real and I can certainly appreciate people being upfront (as long…
When I first saw my son take a brush to his curls, I nearly freaked out. When my daughter began styling her naturally curly hair on her own and got a hair tie stuck in her ringlets, I almost lost it. As you can probably imagine, I take my children’s curly hair seriously. Some may…
