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Harlem Book Fair

My analytics for my Facebook page reveal that the majority of my followers are in New York. So if youโ€™re near or in Harlem, please come to the largest African American Book Fair in the United Statesโ€”the Harlem Book Fair. I would love to meet you and if you have a copy ofย #CryLikeAManย Iโ€™d be honored to sign it!

 

 

The 3 Stages of Adolescent Development

January 20, 2023

Parent, did you know there are 3๏ธโƒฃ stages of Adolescence? The 3๏ธโƒฃ stages of adolescence are an important framework for understanding teenage development. Each stage is guided by physical, cognitive and emotional changes. The 3๏ธโƒฃ stages include early adolescence (ages 11 to14), middle adolescence (ages…

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Connecting with Your Adolescent

January 18, 2023

Talk to Them Tuesdays: Connecting with Your Adolescent. Join us for weekly conversation prompts designed to strengthen your connection with your adolescent! https://fb.watch/i7EKeazAhX/  

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Our Children Need Our Presence, Not Our Presents

January 17, 2023

โ€œ๐˜–๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.โฃโฃHappy MLK Day everyone. We hope you are able to rest and enjoy time with your loved ones today. ๐Ÿ’™โฃโฃLeave a comment below! ๐Ÿ‘‡#happymlkday #familyovereverything #familiesbelongtogether https://fb.watch/i6hA5oXq77/  

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5 Foods That Can Your Teens Mental Health

January 13, 2023

5 Foods That Can Your Teens Mental Health: ๐Ÿฅ— #parentingtips #MentalHealthAwareness #healtyfood #healthylifestyle https://fb.watch/i56nC5cDuO/  

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Parental Advisory – “How Your Food Can Affect Your Mood”

January 12, 2023

Parental Advisory – “How Your Food Can Affect Your Mood”

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5 Things You Can Do To Positively Effect Your Teenโ€™s Mental Health

January 11, 2023

Parents, ๐Ÿ‘‹ Living a healthy lifestyle helps keep you and your teenโ€™s mind balanced.๐Ÿง  We know during the teenage years, things are constantly changing, and they are constantly developing. They are growing, and are becoming more independent. It is our responsibility as parents to help…

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1 in 5 Teenagers Experience Mental Illness

January 10, 2023

1 in 5 teenagers experience mental illness. Mental health issues such as generalized anxiety, social phobias and depression are common among teenagers. It may be hard for a parent to distinguish between regular adolescent behavior and a possible mental health issue because some of the…

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5 Influences That Effect Teen At-Risk Behaviors

January 5, 2023

Parents, ๐Ÿ‘‹ Did you know that despite all of the internal and external influences that influence risky behaviors in our teenagers, we as parents are still ranked number one. ๐Ÿฅณ Though we are number 1๏ธโƒฃ, we need to be aware of the other influences as…

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3 Mistakes To Avoid When Parenting Teens

January 4, 2023

Parents, ๐Ÿ‘‹ We have all made mistakes as parents and we will continue to make mistakes (because we are human and thatโ€™s what humans do ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿฟโ€โ™‚๏ธ). Though weโ€™ve made mistakes and will probably make moreโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ’Ž Here are 3 Mistakes to avoid when parenting teens:…

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Transition From Childhood To Adulthood

January 2, 2023

Parents! ๐Ÿ‘‹ We know that raising a teen can be very difficult. One of the reasons this can challenging is theyโ€™re in transitional phase. Adolescence is the transition from childhood to adulthood. Though they are not adults just yet if we begin to interact with…

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5 Things You Can Do Over The Holiday Break

December 30, 2022

Parents, as the holiday season is winding down there is still time to spend intentional time with our kids. We encourage you to spend time with your family, and not just small talk, but true quality time.โฃ โฃ โฃHere is a list of 5 things…

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Proactive vs. Reactive Parenting?๐Ÿค”โฃ

December 28, 2022

๐๐ซ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐‘๐ž๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ? ๐Ÿค”โฃ โฃ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ โ€œ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑโ€ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ. โฃ โฃ Reactive parents yell, scream and hit haphazardly when they have โ€œhad enough.โ€ But this parenting style will backfire on you, because reactive…

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Annual Staff Holiday Appreciation Dinner! ๐Ÿ˜‰

December 27, 2022

We hope you had a great holiday weekend! Maybe even as much fun as we had with our staff at our Annual Staff Holiday Appreciation Dinner! ๐Ÿ˜‰ We had food, dancing, laughter, great company, and even chair massages. We love spoiling and showing appreciation for…

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Over Protective Parents

December 23, 2022

We are continuing our โ€œ๐˜–๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ดโ€ series! Weโ€™ve been getting lots of questions on what to do as an overprotective parent, so, here are a few tips to help you out! ๐Ÿ‘โฃ โฃ 1๏ธโƒฃ. ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ. Talk to other parents in your circle…

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6 Signs You May Be An Overprotective Parent!

December 21, 2022

Yesterday, we talked about the effects of being an overprotective parent. We received several comments wanting to know what an overprotective parent looks like, so ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ” ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฒ ๐›๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ!๐Ÿ‘‡โฃ โฃ 1๏ธโƒฃ. ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด – If youโ€™re making decisions…

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How Being Overprotective Effects Your Adolescent

December 20, 2022

Parents! ๐Ÿ‘‹ We understand you seek to shelter your children from physical, mental, and emotional pain. You want to ensure that your kids are successful, so you might cushion the path or soften the blows of everyday life.โฃโฃ โฃโฃ ๐˜‰๐˜œ๐˜›, the problem with that is…

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