Celebrating Children

    Niecy Nash Cleans House  by Angela Scott  If you're looking for tips on clearing the clutter in your 9-year-old's closet, tune in to Clean House on the Style Network. There, you'll find the vibrant Niecy Nash giving her spiel on the ins and outs of creating a clutter-free home. That's right. Niecy knows a thing or two about teaching home training basics as the wife of a pastor and mother of three (Dominic, Donielle and Dia), ages 14, 11 and 6 respectively. Not only is Niecy dumping out the grime on "Clean House", she can also be seen fighting crime as Officer Raineesha Williams on Comedy Central's cop spoof, "Reno 911!". A Los Angeles native, Niecy is the epitome of a taskmaster. Recently Parenting Solo columnist Angela Scott tackled Niecy Nash for a chat about the keys to creating a healthy family life. Here's what the wife, mother, comic and actress had to say. > Read article      

ARTICLES > Hill Harper Wants to Help Today's Youth by Angela Scott In this Q&A with CelebratingChildren.com's Parenting Solo columnist Angela Scott, actor and activist Hill Harper discusses why every black parent should read and recommend Hill's book, Letters To A Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny. >more >   Top Teen Chef's Recipe for Backyard Entertaining Adreena Winnfield knows a little something about cooking. As winner of The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef 2005 scholarship competition, Winnfield beat out competitors from all over the U.S. and Canada to take home the prestigious title and a full scholarship worth $35,000 to study culinary arts.>more

COLUMNS > Parenting Solo, by Angela D. Scott In her column, Parenting Solo, Angela Scott shares her journey of balancing parenting duties, work and downtime activities, while keeping up with her two daughters,  Read Parenting Solo. Angela's most recent Parenting Solo column is "Single Parenting 101: Survival Tips "   > Momma's Home, by Penny Powell In her column, Momma’s Home, Penny Powell shares her journey of being a stay-at-home mom to 10-year-old, Caleb, son of her and her husband, Collin. Read Momma's Home. Penny's most recent Momma's Home article is "The Majesty of the African Mother in Art."   > Kid Revivew, by Caleb Powell Want a kid's opinion on children's books? Our Kid Reviewer, 8-year-old Caleb Powell, provides reviews of some your child's favorite books. Read Kid Review This month Caleb reviews Minty-- A Story of Young Harriet Tubman, by Alan Schroeder