Raising Children to Weather the Storm
Now that the election is over, how can parents help children deal with Trump winning? I watched people burst into tears after hearing that Donald Trump will be the 45th President of the United States. It was pretty obvious that they were hoping for a Hillary Clinton win, including our daughter. Her disappointment began when she…
The kids were getting ready for their nap and my hubby handed Princess a doll to cuddle with, as she normally does at bed time. “I don’t like Chinese!” Princess said as she threw the doll across the room. “That’s not nice. Where did you hear that from?” I heard my hubby say from the other…
When comedian Alex Barnett asked to interview me for his podcast entitled, Multiracial Family Man, I couldn’t say no. For those of you who don’t know him, he’s a Jewish guy married to a beautiful black woman. They are proud parents of one of the cutest three-year-old boys I’ve ever seen. Alex’s interviews feature families like ours who are multicultural…
I recently wrote a post on my mom.me blog called “Challenges Parents of Multicultural Kids Can Understand.” I write about this subject from time to time because it’s our truth. There are many challenges of being a multicultural and multiracial family. Most recently, there have been a couple of instances that has prompted me to write a follow up…
We teach our kids important lessons everyday. My kids learned about Santa and the Easter Bunny at an early age. But I find it odd that they aren’t taught about important historical figures like Martin Luther King, Jr. at daycare. I have asked teachers in previous years if they plan on honoring him, and I was…
When my husband and I first started dating, the last thing I thought about was our race. In case you didn’t know, he’s white and I’m black. We’ve been married for almost 10 years now, and he’s the love of my life. I always knew that there would be people who disagree with our relationship,…
