How to Communicate Effectively With Your Children’s Teachers

I recently did a periscope about an unfortunate situation between a teacher and parent that lead to the parent attacking the teacher on social media. I felt terrible for this teacher because no one deserves being called out on the web like that. There are so many other ways to deal with any issue. As a parent,…

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Parenting Problems: A Message to People Without Kids

I’m sure we can all agree that kids are absolutely adorable. But, they can get pretty annoying at times, especially in public. For the most part my kids are very well behaved.   But a tantrum can happen at any time. Needless to say, we sometimes get the side eye from people without kids who…

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Jackie Collins Interview: 3 Tips on Balancing Career and Family (Giveaway)

I’ve been in the news industry for over ten years and have interviewed a ton of A list celebrities. But, they were nothing like Jackie Collins. When I was asked to interview Jackie Collins about her new book The Santangelos at the Secrets, Revenge, and Sex Book Club Event in New York City, I didn’t…

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Can this Naturally Curly Doll Help Change Society’s Beauty Standards?

Like many young black girls, most of my dolls were white. It wasn’t necessarily by choice. Back then trying to find a black doll was a like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Once you found one, chances are the doll didn’t have naturally curly hair. The lack of diversity among dolls not only reflected…

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Career Mom Guilt: How My Little Girl Broke My Heart

For me, career mom guilt means struggling to balance work and motherhood. I started this blog to document my parenting adventures and share tips with other moms and dads. After over four years,  I thought I had this down pat. But, these last couple of years have been tough. I love my job, but I love my kids too….

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Do You Participate in Take Your Child to Work Day?

There was a time when I wanted to be a nurse like my mom. That’s because I would accompany her to work every once in a while back in Jamaica. She’d pack my favorite snack, Ovaltine Crackers and Milo. I’d sit at the nurses station and meet some of her colleagues and see some of the newborn…

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Would Choose Quality or Quantity Time With Your Kids?

If you had to make a choice between quality or quantity time with your kids, which would you choose? Parents often grapple with not spending enough time with their kids. But a new study by the University of Toronto states that it isn’t about how much time, it about the kind of time you spend with your children….

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Praising Young Children: Good or Bad Idea?

The idea of praising young children has become a trending topic in the news recently. Some feel that it’s a good idea to tell kids how great they’re doing to help motivate them to become better at a task. But others argue that praising a child could backfire and lead to failure in the long run….

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