https://www.pexels.com/@joslyn-pickens-2185980/For most adults, trying to get good with money is constant work and a struggle. We know the value of it and how having a lot of it or too little of it can impact our lives.For many of us, particularly, in the Black and Caribbean community, having access to money, or at least,…
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photo credit: Shequeta L. SmithThese days, black comic book characters are not hard to imagine. Since The Black Panther took the world by storm, people recognise the value of Black comic book characters being lead characters in comics.Black comic book characters have been around in the US since the 1930s albeit with racist portrayals.…
Photo by Greta Hoffman : https://www.pexels.comWe Are Making Moves! Childhood Central has been listed in the top 10 of the 20 top Black Parenting Blogs by Feedspot.At Childhood Central, we are very honoured to be included on this list of Black parenting blogs. Childhood Central is just under 2 years old. Our first post…
Photo by cottonbro studio: https://www.pexels.comBlack Children’s Books Week is almost upon us. The event is planned to coincide with Black History Month.Although Black Children’s Book Week is relatively new, it is making a splash! In this article, we look at this great initiative to support Black authors and to increase the readership of children’s…
Photo by William Fortunato from PexelsThis week we are celebrating Read Across America Week. Today, March 2, 2022 is Read Across America Day. Wait, it gets better, March is National Reading Month! Yay for all my fellow bookworms out there! This article is about how to make reading fun for children.Why Read Across America?Read Across America…
Photo by olia danilevich from PexelsIt is a new year, which means children are going back to school. It also means another year of school during COVID, and everyone, including our children, is exhausted.This article provides some helpful tips on how to thrive this school term.Having only returned to face-to-face schooling in November, many children…
Photo by Any Lane from PexelsAs a child, I loved the weeks leading up to Christmas as much as Christmas day. This was because of all the Christmas activities for children that were fun and exciting.Firstly, I couldn’t wait for school to break because this meant going to the country to see my grandmother. Equally, it meant…
Photo by Kampus Production from PexelsChristmas is a great time to teach children about giving. The act of giving is to present someone with something so that they can enjoy it, look at it or care for it.What better time to teach children about giving than during the festive season?Christmas is a wonderful time of year,…
pexels.comA better future for every child is not hard to imagine and with World's Children's Day let's realise its possibility.COVID-19 has laid bare the inequalities in our world that exist for our children and have put some of the world’s most vulnerable children at greater risk for poor outcomes, violence and abuse, poor mental…
pexels.comThe recent celebration of World Mental Health Day brought discussions around mental health and well-being which are particularly important as the world grapples with COVID-19.Many of us would have had and continue to have significant challenges due in part to the pandemic.Additionally, COVID-19 exacerbated existing stressors in our lives. No one…