Celebrating Children

........> Battle Royal: Do You Know Your History?
.....vv...The Challenge: Help your child gain a true understanding of African American
.....vv...history.

Children's Literature, Music and Video

........> Review of Little Bill

........> Review of Little Bill
...........Yet another hit TV show created by Bill Cosby.

........> Dragon Tales Thrills Preschoolers With A Special Episode: Let's Start
.....vv...a Band, Featuring Erykah Badu
...........More music and special guests make this episode even more appealing
.......... to the preschool.crowd

........> A Visit With Kadir Nelson
...........Interview with childen's book illustrator

........> Review of That's So Raven
...........Cosby kid Raven stars in a new Disney Channnel series

........> Happily Ever After, After All
...........The charm and mystery of the classic fairy tales are enhanced by adding a
.......... diverse spectrum of cultures

........> The Secret of Our Success

........> Starting Your Own Children's Book Club
...........What does it take to start a chldren's book club?

........> Addy Walker Teaches African American History
...........An African American American Girl teaches about life in 19th century America.

........> Textile Art as Illustration for Children's Picture Books

........> Culturally Relevant Books for Your Child

........> Little Bill: Life Lessons for Children

........> African Lullaby

........> Interview with author Joyce Carol Thomas

........> Be Bold. Be Beautiful. Be Free: Meeting Debbie Allen
...........Debbie Allen discusses her new book: Dancing in The Wings

........> Babies Need Books
...........It's Never too Early to Instill a Love of Books

Kid Review (column)

........> Caleb's Review of What is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day?

........> Caleb's Review of Hooray for Mother's Day

........> Caleb's Review of I Wonder Who Stretched the Giraffe's Neck

........> Caleb's Review of Salt in His Shoes

........> Caleb's Review of The Snowy Day

........> Caleb's Review of WHOOO'S Haunting the Teeny Tiny Ghost?

........> Caleb's Review of Pete's A Pizza

........> Caleb's Review of Africa Dream

........> Caleb's Review of Bark, George

........> Caleb's Review of An Adventure with Captain Brainstorm

........> Kristen Glover reviews Dancing in the Wings, by Debbie Allen

Education

.......>Gumbo Kids is Molding Minds, Cultivating Character and.Breaking
.........Barriers
.........Monica Morgan-Simmons, president/CEO of Gumbo Kids, talks to Penny
.........Powell.about how Gumbo Kids -- a creator of adorable multicultural
.........educational.products -- is Molding Minds, Cultivating Character and
.........Breaking Barriers!

.......>On Your Mark, Get Set, Go
.........Writer Mom, Penny Powell, gets set to take off to officially homeschool her
.........son, by Penny Powell

.......> African-American Boys Graduate From A Holistic Home School To
..........The Ivy League
..........An interview Paula Penn-Nabrit, about her family's home-school journey
..........and her new book, Morning by Morning: How We Home-schooled Our African-
.......... American Sons To The Ivy.League.

.......> Choosing Your Path
...........A mom describes her process for selecting a preschool for her children

.......> Road To Emmaus: The Montessori Choice
..........A unique Montessori School that caters to a special population.

.......> Education Starts at Home: Identifying Your Child's Gifts

Health and Development

.......> AD/HD: Uncovering Cultural Myths for Greater Understanding
..........and.Treatment Options
..........Statistics have shown that black parents, especially those poor and/or
..........living in the.inner city, .lack.the knowledge on where to get help and how to
..........look for symptoms of.AD/HD in their children.

.......> New Nationwide Survey Examines Ethnic Attitudes and Experiences
...........with ADHD
...........African American families are less likely to seek proper evaluation and
...........treatment for children.with.ADHD.

.......> Is your Child's Car Seat Correctly Installed?
...........Most parents do not properly install their children's car seats. Here are some
........... tips.

.......> The Importance of Immunizations for Children and Adults Who Care for
......... Them

.......> Talk to me Baby...and Understand me Too!!
...........An overview of language development

Health and Development- Special Needs Journey (column)

.......> Isn't it Autism? (II): Ten Tips for Parents who Suspect Autism
.........Concerned that your child has missed a few milestones? Tired of hearing that
.........everything will be okay or that you worry too much? Well you’re not alone.
........ Unfortunately over a million parents have faced these questions at some
........ point before getting their children diagnosed with autism. In the second part of
........ her article “Isn’t it autism?” columnist Shannon Nash offers 10 tips to parents
........ who are concerned that their children may have autism.

.......> Isn't it Autism?