Raising Children to Weather the Storm
As temperatures heat up during summer months, you’re probably spending more time in the sun. If you plan on enjoying the outdoors, there are a few important sun safety tips to follow. Sun Safety Tips For starters, wear sunscreen. Our children take swim lessons five days a week in the summer. Classes are almost an…
We’re always on the hunt for fun things to do with the kids during summer months. This year we decided to head to Mystic Seaport and Mystic Aquarium for O’Shea’s fifth birthday. Since the kids’ birthdays fall in July and August, we decided to swap birthday parties for family vacations a few years ago. Besides,…
Happy Birthday to our big girl. It’s hard to believe that I gave birth to Anastasia eight years ago today. My husband and I were extremely excited to start our family at the time. Having children was always on our list of priorities. However, we wanted to build a nest egg and spend time as…
When I heard that Spongebob Squarepants was debuting on Broadway last December, I was interested to see how they’d make the 2 dimensional rectangular sponge into a 3 dimensional live character. I can’t front, the thought of the Nickelodeon series coming to life almost seemed corny. But then O’Shea saw clips of the musical, pointed…
When I read that a Southwest Airlines employee insisted Lindsay Gottlieb prove her biracial son’s identity, a part of me wasn’t at all surprised. This is one of the many issues parents of multiracial children face on a daily basis, myself included. According to published reports, the University of California, Berkeley’s head basketball coach for…
I’ve always wanted a woman cave, but never had the space for it. After years of procrastination, I finally made my dream of creating a private sanctuary a reality. Let’s face it; every mom needs a little “me time” to recharge. Some days I hide in the bathroom for a quick getaway, which usually doesn’t…
I grew up watching her as the spoiled rich girl on the popular sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. But Karyn Parsons is nothing like her TV persona. In fact, she’s quite the opposite. When I interviewed Karyn Parsons for for Mornings On 1 at NYC Transmitter Park in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, I was pleasantly…
Christmas traditions growing up was nothing like how we celebrate them today. Why? Because I grew up in a Jamaican household. When I tell people that my siblings and I didn’t write letters to Santa, hang Christmas stockings, or open up a ton of presents on Christmas morning, they look at me with sad eyes. For some reason…
