(ThyBlackMan.com) As a coach who helps parents to be more effective, I’m often asked the same kinds of questions. “How can I get my kid to listen?” “How can I motivate my kid to do homework?” Or, “why does my child get so angry with me?” While there isn’t a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is an old zen koan that says, “don’t just do something, sit there.” It has wonderful application to family life today. We’ve created the most overscheduled and busiest society in history. Our kids are moving from one activity to another, and they seem to have more schoolwork, more ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This philosophy’s been around a long time. In fact, a study done by Zero to Three, a nonprofit child-development group, found that 61 percent of the adults who responded condone spanking as a regular form of punishment. The percentage of parents who actually use spanking is believed to be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) They’re both called parents, but mothers and fathers bond with their kids differently. For the mom, the relationship begins at conception and grows through the pregnancy and throughout life. For the father, the bond is forged at birth, when he first lays eyes on and holds his child. Most ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “He who fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge.” (Proverbs 14:26) Let us as fathers… Pursue the Lord with all our hearts so our children may be challenged by the potential of loving the God we pursue and pursuing the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the most important keys to the advancement of the Black American community is the empowerment of Black American families. There are numerous research studies that continue to dwell solely on the deficit social progress statistics or on the pathology of African Americans in 2011. For sure there ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The dream of every little boy is to grow to become a man. That perception of manhood is shaped by vast interactions the young man has within his community and most importantly his father. I can remember wanting to be and do everything that I observed my father do ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Ten Things Every Black Father needs to do… 1) Tell your kids you love them every single day Love not only makes the world go round, but every person needs to feel loved in order to have the balance necessary to be truly successful. If you love your kids, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “You promised that you would come to my game! Where were you?” “You said you would pick me up at 9:30 – and it’s 10:30! Why do I always have to be the last one to get picked up? You’re always late!” “How could you tell your friends about ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Have you ever noticed how many life lessons you can learn in a garden? In a few cubic yards of dirt, rocks and bugs, you can see the whole life saga unfold before your eyes—prepare the soil, plant the seeds, nourish them so the plants will grow and then ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I am frustrated. I am caught between a rock and a hard place. I am a black man working in an urban school with kids that have a number of disadvantages. The students that I deal with consist of mainly African American and Latino individuals. I serve my school ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When it comes to discipline, our kids probably don’t know that, in many ways, we parents are making it up as we go along. Each child has a different personality, and along with it a unique twist on the discipline issue. But, here’s what I tell parents all the ...