National Bullying Prevention Month is a campaign in the United States founded in 2006 by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. The campaign is held during the month of October and unites communities nationwide to educate and raise awareness of bullying prevention. In 2007, a school-based survey of African American adolescents in grades 5 – 12 …
Honestly, I wanted to title this post “Please Don’t Date My Son!” but I am trying to be upbeat and realistic. It is imminent that our teenagers will develop relationships and as parents we have to be open and honest with our sons so that they will feel comfortable communicating with us. Let’s be honest …
I have been unusually quiet when it comes to recent events in the news. Not due to lack of knowledge or an opinion. So many have so poignantly said what I felt that the words I thought of didn’t seem to compare. I’ve liked, shared, retweeted, favorited and reflected. From the senseless murder of Mike …
First, I have to pause and come to terms with having an 8th grader. A teenager. As we prepare for our last year of middle school, my son and I had a very serious heart-to-heart. Seventh grade was rough. Extremely rough. It was an eye-opener and one that he needed to have. I typically get …
Hard to believe that the end of the school year is quickly approaching us! As the mother of a tween son, it dawned on me recently that at the end of this summer he will be considered “too old” for most traditional summer camps and daycare programs. My “tween” will be entering the realm of …
I remember vividly the day my oldest son and I went to his first football practice. It was a normally hotter than hot evening in Texas. I don’t know who was more nervous – him or I. As we approached the field and saw these young boys two and three times his size, I had …
Darius Simmons. Trayvon Martin. Jordan Davis. Tim Stansbury. Ramarley Graham. What do these names have in common? They are young, African-American males that have lost their lives way too soon at the hands of others. The news coverage of these stories and way too many others have inspired a call to action. I am the …