Rickey Smiley Morning Show

We’ve all heard about the problems associated with kids consuming too much technology. It discourages critical thinking, imagination and other useful skills that they’ll need to be productive adults. Aside from limiting a child’s consumption of tech or banning it altogether, there is a way to turn a love of gadgetry into useful knowledge that […]

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In what has become known as "The Talk," which parents give Black boys about police encounters, I also teach my daughter to respect authority, but that she should never allow her rights to be violated.

Rickey Smiley Morning Show

Being a parent forces you to notice things in your surroundings that may have never before crossed your mind. One of them is the dreaded…

Rickey Smiley Morning Show

This week, many mothers and and supporters celebrated National Breastfeeding Day.  Judging from the social media banter, the topic of breastfeeding is still one that…

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Dr. Didi Saint-Louis spent her formative years traveling due to her father’s job as a Haitian diplomat. Now living in Atlanta,…

Rickey Smiley Morning Show

Every day, Liam and I go out for a walk around the neighborhood. It gives him a chance to get away from the TV, gadgets…

“Because I said so!” Does that line bring back memories? Listen to the audio to hear 10 things Black parents say!