Prepared by Shelli of Hairscapades.com as told by Mom Enjoli What’s your child’s name and age? Tell us a little about her. My daughter’s name is Savannah and she just turned two September 13th. She is a fun-loving, energetic baby and absolutely loves to sing and dance. Her favorite fruit is a banana. Probably because…
➠ Continue ReadingSo, your girlfriends or co-workers have surprised you with a baby shower. But, what are you going to do so that your relatives don’t feel left out of the ‘new baby’ excitement? Or maybe your baby decided to arrive ahead of the baby shower that was planned. How can you arrange for your loved ones…
➠ Continue ReadingI fought preschool. When my son was three, we returned from Christmas vacation and I looked around and realized that every single one of his little friends, except one, was enrolled in preschool. I turned up my nose and crossed my arms. We don’t need preschool. Life is preschool. We bake, we go to the…
➠ Continue ReadingAs I kissed my little girl ‘goodbye’ this morning, and told her to, “Have a great day”, she had a big grin on her face. This grin always appears at the end of our Daily Affirmation Cuddle. At least once a day – especially if we will be separated throughout the day – I hold…
➠ Continue ReadingWriting, tying shoes and using scissors; these are all skills that require fine motor skills — movements that make use of small muscles in the body, like those in the fingers, thumbs and wrists. Children already exercise these muscles in their every day activities but you can give them some extra practice with these fun and…
➠ Continue ReadingBy Lurie Daniel Favors of Afro State of Mind You may have heard comments like these before: Dang. Your baby used to have such pretty hair. What happened? Oh her hair is so cute! Except for this nappy section right here… That baby is so pretty! You almost don’t even notice her hair… These are the type of…
➠ Continue ReadingThat’s me 12 weeks after giving birth to my first child, finishing a very muddy Warrior Dash, a 3-mile obstacle course with fire, barbed wire, swimming, robe climbing, and all the ankle twisting mud you could ever want. I couldn’t run the whole thing, but I crossed the finish line! By Alicia Barnes, liciabobesha.com…
➠ Continue ReadingOften when people see my kids with an iPod or Android tablet they comment, “they use that thing better than me.” Touch screen devices are so simple to use that there is now a market of apps directed at babies, toddlers and children. Since I allow my kids to use a tablet, and my oldest…
➠ Continue ReadingI’ve shared before that I started this site because, during my pregnancy, I was surprised at how few black mom blogs existed. Now that I’m in the mommy blogging game, I realize that that wasn’t entirely true. I really wasn’t looking hard enough, because there are quite a few awesome blogs out there written by…
➠ Continue ReadingIt’s February—a great time to introduce your kids to Black history! With so many celebrations, commercials and programs for Black History Month, your child may even be asking you about their heritage. Since the history of Black Americans is so rich, you may feel intimidated about how to start conversations with your kids. To help…
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