http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/bv-parenting Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/avis-jonesdeweever/trayvon-martin-black-motherhood_b_1373743.html 2012-03-25T09:39:00Z 2012-03-25T09:39:34Z Avis Jones-DeWeever http://www.huffingtonpost.com/avis-jonesdeweever/ I do not know Sybrina Fulton. Nor can I claim to understand the depth of her pain. Yet, we share a deep connection. You see, Ms. Fulton is living my nightmare. A constant worry that has lingered in the back of my mind since the birth of my eldest son, some sixteen years ago. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/parents">Parents</a>, <a href="/tag/women">Women</a>, <a href="/tag/politics">Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/black-children">Black Children</a>, <a href="/tag/trayvon-martin">Trayvon Martin</a>, <a href="/tag/black-mothers">Black Mothers</a>, <a href="/tag/black-boys">Black Boys</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/racial-profiling">Racial Profiling</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/07/penn-state-sex-scandal-puts-chill-on-crucial-male-mentoring_n_1080294.html 2011-11-07T14:32:28Z 2011-11-07T14:32:28Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ My apologies to Shakespeare, but there's something rotten in State College, Pennsylvania. There are some powerful men walking around the campus of Pen... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/penn-state">Penn State</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/mentoring">Mentoring</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/01/film-discusses-black-amer_n_1070392.html 2011-11-01T15:09:35Z 2011-11-02T19:02:02Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Actresses Ashley Shante and Squeaky Moore are hoping their new film "Father's Day?" will encourage discussion about what they call "the elephant in th... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/fatherhood">Fatherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/01/sherri-shepherd-and-others-talk-infertility_n_1069671.html 2011-11-01T12:57:39Z 2011-11-01T14:39:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ One in eight women in the United States will struggle with infertility, according to Redbook magazine who is on a mission to help banish the stigma as... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/sherri-shepherd">Sherri Shepherd</a>, <a href="/tag/infertility">Infertility</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-life">Bv-Life</a>, <a href="/tag/redbook">Redbook</a>, <a href="/tag/fertility">Fertility</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-watts/children-discipline_b_1064721.html 2011-10-28T19:47:00Z 2011-10-28T19:47:59Z Richard Watts http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-watts/ How much is too much to give your children? Often, in assisting one's children, a parent dulls the character, integrity, work ethic, and socialization skills their children need to become responsible adults. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/spoiled-children">Spoiled Children</a>, <a href="/tag/blackvoices-parenting">BlackVoices Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/child-discipline">Child Discipline</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting">Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/child-rearing">Child Rearing</a>, <a href="/tag/spoiling-children">Spoiling-Children</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-advice">Parenting Advice</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/panama-jackson/being-a-dad_b_1064355.html 2011-10-28T16:27:00Z 2011-10-28T16:27:58Z Panama Jackson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/panama-jackson/ Being a dad rocks. It's almost like children are hard-wired to know that you go to mom for the emotional support and you go to dad for the mayhem and amusement. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/father-daughter-relationships">Father-Daughter Relationships</a>, <a href="/tag/fatherhood">Fatherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/father-daughter">Father Daughter</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/blackvoices-parenting">BlackVoices Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/black-fatherhood">Black Fatherhood</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kia-taylor/fitness-mother-time_b_1064268.html 2011-10-30T08:13:00Z 2011-10-28T15:09:03Z Kia Taylor http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kia-taylor/ I'm a wife, mother of a toddler, full-time employee, runner and a CrossFitter. I'm also currently training for my first ultramarathon. Through it all, I still maintain that the majority of us can find the time to exercise if we have the desire and we are flexible. Here's how I do it. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/blackvoices-parenting">BlackVoices Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/time-management">Time Management</a>, <a href="/tag/working-mothers">Working Mothers</a>, <a href="/tag/marathon">Marathon</a>, <a href="/tag/mother-exercise">Mother Exercise</a>, <a href="/tag/determined-to-be-fit">Determined to Be Fit</a>, <a href="/tag/fitness">Fitness</a>, <a href="/tag/fitness-and-exercise">Fitness and Exercise</a>, <a href="/tag/mothers">Mothers</a>, <a href="/tag/ultramarathon">Ultramarathon</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kuae-kelch-mattox/children-television_b_1034733.html 2011-10-27T09:11:00Z 2011-10-27T09:11:27Z Kuae Kelch Mattox http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kuae-kelch-mattox/ Many parents seem hugely conflicted about whether to go cold turkey and draw a hard line. The dirty little secret in our house is that we allow our three children, ages 8, 11 and 14, to watch TV. But we've set some hard and firm rules for which they must abide. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/blackvoices-parenting">BlackVoices Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/television">Television</a>, <a href="/tag/childrens-television">Children&#039;s Television</a>, <a href="/tag/television-obesity">Television Obesity</a>, <a href="/tag/kids-tv">Kids Tv</a>, <a href="/tag/childhood-obesity">Childhood Obesity</a>, <a href="/tag/kids-tv-usage">Kids TV Usage</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/26/tasty-halloween-facts_n_1033402.html 2011-10-26T15:29:49Z 2011-10-26T18:12:22Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ While the little ones might be a bit young to indulge in classic black Halloween flicks like "Blacula," "A Vampire in Brooklyn" or "Tales from the Hoo... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/halloween">Halloween</a>, <a href="/tag/halloween-statistics">Halloween Statistics</a>, <a href="/tag/halloween-candy-consumption">Halloween Candy Consumption</a>, <a href="/tag/halloween-candy">Halloween Candy</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/trick-or-treat">Trick-or-Treat</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/26/educational-childrens-tel_n_1032746.html 2011-10-26T10:56:23Z 2011-10-26T10:56:23Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ This piece comes to us courtesy of Education Nation’s The Learning Curve blog. Dr. Ari Brown, a pediatrician in Austin, Texas and lead author of the... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/american-academy-of-pediatrics">American Academy of Pediatrics</a>, <a href="/tag/television">Television</a>, <a href="/tag/language-learning">Language Learning</a>, <a href="/tag/early-education">Early Education</a>, <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/educational-tv">Educational TV</a>, <a href="/tag/childrens-television-programming">Children&#039;s Television Programming</a>, <a href="/tag/educational-television">Educational Television</a>, <a href="/tag/kids-television">Kids Television</a>, <a href="/tag/educational-tv-programs">Educational Tv Programs</a>, <a href="/tag/kids-programming">Kids&#039; Programming</a>, <a href="/tag/childrens-television">Children&#039;s Television</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/education">Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/biko-baker/league-of-young-voters-hitektalk_b_1032297.html 2011-10-26T08:23:00Z 2011-10-26T08:22:21Z Biko Baker http://www.huffingtonpost.com/biko-baker/ The premise of <em>Elementz Hip-Hop</em> is deceptively simple: if you provide urban youth access to studio equipment, art teachers, and mentors, they can choose creative outlets over criminal ones, and ultimately live fuller, richer lives. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/occupy-wall-street">Occupy Wall Street</a>, <a href="/tag/young-voters">Young Voters</a>, <a href="/tag/urban-youth">Urban Youth</a>, <a href="/tag/elementz-hip-hop">Elementz Hip-Hop</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-pop-culture">Bv Pop Culture</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-pop-culture-entertainment">Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/the-league-of-young-voters-education-fund">The League of Young Voters Education Fund</a>, <a href="/tag/dj-hi-tek">DJ Hi-Tek</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/25/toddlewood-creator-tricia-messeroux_n_1030879.html 2011-10-25T13:20:28Z 2011-10-25T17:41:04Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ HuffPost BlackVoices' "Second Act" series explores the impact of the nation's financial turmoil on the lives and career choices of African-American en... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/toddlers">Toddlers</a>, <a href="/tag/photography">Photography</a>, <a href="/tag/tricia-messeroux-toddlewood">Tricia Messeroux Toddlewood</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/tricia-messeroux">Tricia Messeroux</a>, <a href="/tag/second-act">Second Act</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/toddlewood">Toddlewood</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/atim-oton/arits-fables-kids-series_b_1001656.html 2011-10-25T16:25:00Z 2011-10-25T16:25:56Z Atim Oton http://www.huffingtonpost.com/atim-oton/ African culture is an oral culture but modernity has given us ways to document our stories and heritage. This is why I was so excited to see and share <em>Arit's Fables</em>, a series of animated African fables for children. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/fables">Fables</a>, <a href="/tag/blackvoices-parenting">BlackVoices Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/kickstarter">Kickstarter</a>, <a href="/tag/childrens-stories">Children&#039;s Stories</a>, <a href="/tag/kids-stories">Kid&#039;s Stories</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/african-fables">African Fables</a>, <a href="/tag/arits-fables">Arit&#039;s Fables</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/24/gwen-stefani-launches-har_n_1028585.html 2011-10-24T08:42:00Z 2011-10-24T14:11:20Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Attention mini fashionistas and fashionistos! Our favorite mass market retailer, Target, is launching Harajuku Mini by Gwen Stefani on November 13--ju... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/gwen-stefani">Gwen Stefani</a>, <a href="/tag/target-designer-collaboration">Target Designer Collaboration</a>, <a href="/tag/designer-collaborations">Designer Collaborations</a>, <a href="/tag/target">Target</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/beyonce-baby">Beyonce Baby</a>, <a href="/tag/beyonce-pregnancy">Beyonce Pregnancy</a>, <a href="/tag/childrens-clothing">Childrens-Clothing</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/20/nia-longs-pregnancy-woes-and-hot-moms-over-40_n_1022540.html 2011-10-20T12:39:42Z 2011-10-20T15:38:53Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The wow factor that Nia Long evoked on the November cover of EBONY magazine followed the actress' own surprise, learning that she was pregnant after ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/celebrity-moms">Celebrity Moms</a>, <a href="/tag/nia-long">Nia Long</a>, <a href="/tag/fertility">Fertility</a>, <a href="/tag/ebony-magazine">Ebony Magazine</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/nia-long-pregnant">Nia Long Pregnant</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/az-herron/going-back-to-work-after-baby_b_1021614.html 2011-10-20T09:45:00Z 2011-10-20T09:45:24Z A.Z. Herron http://www.huffingtonpost.com/az-herron/ Will I have the same energy, drive and interest in my work? Is my baby going to miss me? These are just a few of the questions racing through my head as I prepare to return to what was once second nature -- work. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/working-new-mom">Working New Mom</a>, <a href="/tag/maternity-leave">Maternity Leave</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/blackvoices-parenting">BlackVoices Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/working-moms">Working Moms</a>, <a href="/tag/going-back-to-work-after-baby">Going Back to Work After Baby</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lamar-tyler/tips-fatherhood_b_1020913.html 2011-10-19T19:28:00Z 2011-10-19T19:28:44Z Lamar Tyler http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lamar-tyler/ Recently, while thinking of my own grandfather, I began to wonder, what if you could take the best parts of an old school dad and merge them with the best parts of a new school dad. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/blackvoices-parenting">BlackVoices Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/black-fathers">Black Fathers</a>, <a href="/tag/black-family">Black Family</a>, <a href="/tag/fatherhood">Fatherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/fatherhood-tips">Fatherhood Tips</a>, <a href="/tag/black-fatherhood">Black-Fatherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/black-family-values">Black-Family-Values</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19/reed-between-the-lines-bet-positive-images_n_1020854.html 2011-10-19T18:13:08Z 2011-10-19T18:13:08Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ ATLANTA -- Since the award-winning "The Cosby Show" ended nearly two decades ago, few TV shows have offered positive images of black families. Now BET... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/reed-between-the-lines">Reed-Between-the-Lines</a>, <a href="/tag/bet">Bet</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19/michelle-obama-on-motherhood_n_1020598.html 2011-10-19T14:28:34Z 2011-10-19T17:36:11Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Mothers everywhere have their share of critics, ready to cast stones at the first sight of a pacifier, a TV, or McDonald's Happy Meal. Now imagine put... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-daughters">Obama Daughters</a>, <a href="/tag/michelle-obama-lets-move">Michelle Obama Let&#039;s Move</a>, <a href="/tag/michelle-obama">Michelle Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/first-family">First Family</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19/jay-z-warren-buffett-animated-video_n_1019335.html 2011-10-19T08:49:33Z 2011-10-19T09:46:40Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Jay-Z's latest video appearance likely won't make it to MTV or VH1. <br /> <br /> The rapper, entrepreneur and husband of Beyonce is teaming up with Warren Buff... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/financial-literacy">Financial Literacy</a>, <a href="/tag/jay-z-warren-buffett">Jay Z Warren Buffett</a>, <a href="/tag/business-news">Business News</a>, <a href="/tag/warren-buffett">Warren Buffett</a>, <a href="/tag/the-secret-millionaires-club">The-Secret-Millionaires-Club</a>, <a href="/tag/financial-education">Financial Education</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-video">Bv-Video</a>, <a href="/tag/jay-z">Jay Z</a>, <a href="/tag/warren-buffett-berkshire">Warren Buffett Berkshire</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-money">Bv-Money</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/18/new-details-on-beyonces-p_n_1018545.html 2011-10-18T17:48:48Z 2011-10-18T17:48:48Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Will Babyonce be a boy? A girl? Beyonce's mom knows, and she isn't telling.<br /> <br /> Tina Knowles told Life and Style that she knows."Yeah they know what t... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/18/how-to-help-your-teen-through-your-divorce_n_1018538.html 2011-10-18T17:21:12Z 2011-10-18T17:21:12Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ There is nothing easy when it comes to divorce and often a teenage child of divorcing parents feels some responsibility. As parents are going through ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/18/mariah-carey-nick-cannon-twins-photo_n_1017900.html 2011-10-18T13:15:18Z 2011-10-18T13:38:50Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ It's taken over five months, but we finally have our first look at Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's twins!<br /> <br /> Ok, so we can't see their faces -- yet -- ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/mariah-carey-twins">Mariah Carey Twins</a>, <a href="/tag/mariah-twins-photo">Mariah Twins Photo</a>, <a href="/tag/nick-cannon">Nick Cannon</a>, <a href="/tag/mariah-carey">Mariah Carey</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/celebrity-kids">Celebrity Kids</a>, <a href="/tag/mariah-carey-twins-photo">Mariah Carey Twins Photo</a>, <a href="/tag/monroe-and-morrocan">Monroe and Morrocan</a>, <a href="/celebrity">Celebrity News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/18/ti-power-beauty-book-release_n_1017412.html 2011-10-18T12:35:54Z 2011-10-18T12:41:37Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Despite serving two prison terms within the last two years, there are no signs that T.I.'s legal woes have damaged his musical career . When he finish... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/clifford-harris">Clifford Harris</a>, <a href="/tag/diddy">Diddy</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-pop-culture-entertainment">Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment</a>, <a href="/tag/ti">T.I.</a>, <a href="/tag/bet-hip-hop-awards">Bet Hip Hop Awards</a>, <a href="/tag/ti-power-and-beauty">t.i. Power and Beauty</a>, <a href="/tag/ti-novel">t.i. Novel</a>, <a href="/tag/sean-combs">Sean Combs</a>, <a href="/tag/ti-new-book">t.i. New Book</a>, <a href="/tag/ti-family-values">t.i. Family Values</a>, <a href="/tag/ti-new-book">Ti New Book</a>, <a href="/tag/haiti-books">Haiti Books</a>, <a href="/tag/power--beauty">Power &amp; Beauty</a>, <a href="/tag/power-and-beauty-ti">Power and Beauty t.i</a>, <a href="/tag/huffington-post">Huffington Post</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/17/best-advice-for-working-moms_n_1016421.html 2011-10-17T13:54:36Z 2011-10-17T17:07:01Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Life is complicated enough when you only have a career to worry about. Add a spouse and a house a pet to the mix and things get a little more complex.... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/working-mothers">Working Mothers</a>, <a href="/tag/bv-parenting">Bv-Parenting</a>, <a href="/tag/parenting-advice">Parenting Advice</a>, <a href="/tag/working-moms">Working Moms</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/black-voices">Black Voices News</a></p>