via BlackDoctor: Although we may let our kids sing along to the latest in ‘lean’ infused music, that doesn’t mean the FDA is here for it. Whether your child knows what ‘purp’, ‘sizzurp’, promethazine, and codeine really is or not, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration knows exactly what it is and what people are […]
via eurweb: The legacy of slain civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will be recognized on Monday, January 15, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday. A sea of mourning engulfed America on April 4, 1968 the day King was assassinated. Negroes were drowning in despair after his senseless murder in Memphis. […]
via Cleveland19: Children in Northeast Ohio are getting days off from school because of cold weather and snow. Child psychologist at the University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital Carolyn Ievers-Landis, Ph.D. said it is important to keep your kids busy with activities during the day. Ievers-Landis said being outside even for small periods of time can help […]
via Wkyc: The holiday season will be made brighter for the more than 2,000 children and teens in the care of the Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services, thanks to the generosity of our community. On Tuesday, the DCFS went on the road to 40 different corporations, small businesses, and civic organizations to collect […]
via BlackDoctor: Parents take note. Experts have dropped new recommendations on exactly how much sleep your child needs. The recommendations, the first from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), outline the “amount of sleep needed to promote optimal health” in children (infants to 12-year-olds) and teenagers (13 to 18). “Sleep is essential for a […]
via Joy105: The best part about watching my firstborn learn to read was knowing he was well on his way to reading the Bible for himself. It was amazing to think God’s Word would be accessible to him. But that was also an intimidating thought. Where to begin? It seemed overwhelming. As parents, it’s tempting […]
via getuperica: In this edition of the Ericaism, Erica Campbell talks about the options we give our children. She talks about a sermon her husband Warryn Campbell was giving over the weekend, in which he explained why it is not advisable to bribe your kids to go to church. Instead, you should require that your children go to church, otherwise […]
If you allow your children to stop going to church because they dislike it but insist they go to math class because it is good for them, those are “atheistic” priorities, according to Russell Moore. In his latest Signposts podcast, the president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention noted […]
Dedicated to the all the children in the U.S. foster care, system, National Foster Care Day on the first Tuesday in May encourages everyone to wear blue and raise their voices to show their support for foster youth everywhere. Kicking off Foster Care Month, National Foster Care Day provides a platform to help repair a […]
Bishop George Bloomer’s recent Barnes & Noble book signing in Durham, North Carolina, was not your run-of-the-mill literary event. Packed with fans of Bloomer’s TV show “Rejoice In The Word” (The Word Network), members of his nearby church, social media followers, and listeners of The Light 103.9FM radio, broadcasting live from the store, the event was filled […]
After horrific events like shootings or attacks by terrorists, parents are faced with this dilemma: What do I tell my kids? How can I talk to them about something so senseless and indiscriminate? About something that we can’t make sense of ourselves? “When we feel ourselves bombarded by images of brutal, ruthless violence and evidence […]
Dr. Stacey Patton is an adoptee, child abuse survivor, and former foster youth turned award-winning author, journalist and child advocate. Her reporting on issues of child welfare, race relations, and higher education has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, Al Jazeera, BBC News, TheRoot.com, The Chronicle of Higher Education, ForHarriet.com, and Dame Magazine. She […]
