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Weathering the Storm: How to Prepare for a Hurricane
As hurricane season runs from June to November, it’s essential to prepare adequately to ensure family safety. Key steps include obtaining proper insurance, storing important documents, inspecting trees, and gathering essentials like water, food, flashlights, a grill, rain boots, and games. Create and communicate an evacuation plan, especially if in a risky zone, and explain the situation calmly to children. Always heed evacuation orders and stay prepared for varying storm impacts.
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Coping with Grief: A Heartfelt Letter to My Grandma
Coping with grief is hard. To help keep the family memories alive and give a fitting tribute to grandma on the memorial of her death, I decided it was only right to write a letter to my guardian angel. Dear Grandma, I’m sitting here still trying to make sense of this. It’s been a year […]
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Curls and Convo: Embracing the Beauty of Black Hair
One of the key discussions at the Curls and Convo event centered around the Crown Act, a legislative movement aimed at ending discrimination based on hairstyle and texture, particularly targeting the prejudices faced by African-Americans in schools and workplaces. It was disheartening to learn that the Crown Act has passed in several states, but not […]
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Talking to Kids About Race
A mother’s reflection: The importance of character over characteristics I made a conscious effort to avoid describing anyone based on race. In my mind, it was to avoid forcing biases on my children, to allow them to see who people are, by how they show up. At first, I thought it was a great idea, […]
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Who’s Zooming who? Tale of the Family Zoom Calls
How Sunday Family Zoom calls bring family closer Since the pandemic started in March, air travel has not been an option for my family. By now I would’ve visited my family in NYC at least twice, taken a few trips to S. Florida, yes I know I could drive, but I’m not about that 5-hr-drive […]
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Tips for healthy parenting during COVID-19
7 Things the pandemic has taught me about parenting Y’all, can we just say I stan with every person who says this whole year has been crazy. I concede, parenting during Covid-19 has me going in circles. 1. Take one day at a time Ok, let’s be clear, I’m not saying don’t have a schedule/routine. […]
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How to Help a Friend While Grieving the Loss of a Child
Don’t send her flowers, She needs you. A few weeks ago, a close friend’s firstborn, gained her wings. When I got the news I froze. I immediately tried to put myself in my friend’s shoes and envision how she was feeling. The problem, the pain I would imagine she felt, I couldn’t begin to understand. […]
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How to Talk to Children About Gun Safety & Gun Violence
Talking to your kids about about gun safety and gun violence starts with patience… If you don’t follow the news, who can blame you the way things have been going lately. But I’m sure by now you’ve heard about the most recent mass-shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL. It’s been coined […]
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6 Tips for Getting Out of the House On Time with Kids
Whether you’re a working mom or a Stay-at-home-mom (SAHM) the reality remains, trying to get out of the house on time, with children is rarely an easy task. And depending on your morning, it could lead to a serious meltdown for all parties involved. So after dealing with a few manic MoMents, myself included, […]
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5 Tips to Protect Your Family This Flu Season
How to combat the Flu virus It’s Flu Season and anywhere you turn, you’re bound to hear someone talking about the Influenza virus. With so many opinions and horror stories floating around like germs, how do you know who to trust? Thankfully, I was able to chat with Dr. Nathelia Barnes, DHSc, MSc, a health […]
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