“Courageous” calls men to step up with courage. It recognizes that there are great men in our community. The last few years movies with solid moral messages have been showing up in movie theaters across the nation. They have been opening to great numbers. This is proof that there is a hunger for telling an […]

I just read an argument and its rebuttal on the subject of best friends and it really made me think: is it bad to just have one best friend or is having a lot of close friends the better way to go? While from first glance, the article about the “horrors” of a child having […]

Believe it or not, life is real and not a fairytale.  All over the world blended families are living happily and co-existing harmoniously.  Ideally, we’d love to hear that everyone just “clicked’ immediately but I’m sure we all know or have been involved in some incidents that  didn’t go so smoothly.  Change can sometimes be […]

Vacations serve as healthy bounding time outs for all of us. Most of us have been having “stay-cations”. This might be a good time to do something. With Easter break just a minute away these may be worth looking at. Families who vacation are shown to have better relationships. Here is an opportunity to begin […]

Affirmation For Today: “I am establishing a wonderful life for myself and for my family” An affirmation is a great way to start training your mind toward a positive way of thinking.  Coupled with other positive thinking exercises, a positive affirmation will help you overcome any obstacle that is put in front of you.  The […]

Our favorite family matriarch Madea returns to the big screen in April and this times she’s bringing the whole family. Even with all the dysfunction and drama family brings to our lives, there is no denying the unconditional love that comes with them. As someone who recently participated in my own family reunion and as […]

Spring is a wonderful time to create new family habits for a fresh start.  Some people consider spring time the real new year.  Here are some tips for creating new habits for your family: 1. Commit to Thirty Days – Three to four weeks is all the time you need to make a habit automatic. […]

In a world where violence and cruelty seem to be common and almost acceptable, many parents wonder what they can do to help their children to become kinder and gentler—to develop a sense of caring and compassion for others. Raising kids who care isn’t a solution to violence by itself, but it’s reasonable to worry […]

Chris Rock recently stated that “I wanted to do something in New York,” right across the bridge from the New Jersey home he shares with his wife, Malaak, and daughters, Lola, 9, and Zahra, 7. USA Today reports that despite being the family man, the title of the new Broadway play that marks comedian and […]

VIA: EURWEB.com Could it be true … Queen Latifah talking about settling down and having kids? Well yes. The rapper/singer/actress and make-up spokeswoman shared in Parade magazine that she is about ready to slow things down within the next ten years she says and make a little family of her own. As to whom she […]

What do you do when you think your spouse wants to leave you, your job doesn’t understand you and the bottle calls you? Do you just give up or do you make everyone else pay?

The children sat placidly in their chairs, elbows on the table, eyes forward. One munched on a clementine. A group of younger children, ages 3 to 5, colored quietly in the back.