Baby Teeth Jewelry Is Actually, Like, A Thing. So You Know.
Apparently, moms across the land are so obsessed over preserving memories of their babies that they're having their kids' baby teeth dipped in gold and silver and attached to chains.
The Problem with Parenting From Your Own Pain
Fear is an awful foundation for parenting because the only fruit it can bear is more fear. Soon enough, we must surrender the fate of our children to God.
Little Black Girls, Natural Hair & Words That Hurt: When Colorism Strikes Our Kids
When grown women launch an online attack against a 3-year-old's skin and natural hair, a grandmother ponders how to combat colorism.
Pope Francis Is Cool With Public Breastfeeding—And You Should Be, Too
News that Pope Francis is encouraging mothers to breastfeed their babies in public just might make me stop in my nearest Catholic church for a service or two.
Natural Hair Love For Brown Girls: An Open Letter For Our Babies & Their Tresses
The war against Black girls wearing natural hair inspires one mom to tell our babies to be steadfast in loving themselves.
For Working Mothers Who’ve Considered Nannies But Realize Their Babies Are Totally Awesome
So can we have some real talk? Good. When my daughter was born, I struggled long and hard about what we’d do when I went...
Kandi Burruss & Mama Joyce Make Me Grateful My Mom and Dad Practiced Hands-off Parenting
Watching Mama Joyce tear through daughter Kandi Burruss's relationships on Real Housewives of Atlanta is painful—and makes me vow not to do my daughters that way.
Picking the Brown Doll: Why Images Matter
A mother is reaffirmed in her commitment to stay vigilant about images she exposes her daughter to after a class project reveals her baby girl is listening.
A Thanksgiving Parade Play date: Mommy, Daughter and Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige's self-professed biggest fan remembers the day she blew a kiss to the Black girl icon of soul—and the singer blew a kiss right back.
The Broken Purple Crayon: Teaching Kids that ‘Broken’ Is Still ‘Useful’—In Play and Real Life
Let’s teach our children that even broken pieces—of crayons and lives—are still useful. Let’s share with them that there’s always hope. In fact, hope is most alive when we can’t see it.
