Family

The last few months I’ve noticed that on some days naps are hit & miss now that A.J. is 4 years old. I’ve adjusted his schedule quite a bit as a results. Although he wasn’t always the best sleeper, I hear we are lucky since some kids stop napping in …

After I shared the video of how well our three year old  son, A.J., reads full sentences, I knew you’d have questions about how we taught him to read. I wish I could say I had a magic formula to teach a child to read, but since A.J. showed an …

One of my proudest moments as a parent is when A.J. reads a sign or menu out loud while we are in pubic and someone turns around with a “Did that little boy just read that?” look on their face. If they ask me how he learned to read, I …

My Father passed away before our son A.J. turned 2 years old. We talk about Granddaddy all the time. His pictures are around our home. But it saddens me that A.J. won’t have any memories of him or learn from him. Thanks to Wells Fargo, we are featured in a video …

I’m still trying to figure out how to put all of my emotions about the George Zimmerman verdict in the Trayvon Martin case –  into words. I watched the trial and had a horrible feeling throughout that Zimmerman would be found not guilty. Like millions of parents of Black boys, …