Posts by Akilah S. Richards
Want Your Children to Learn How to Have Healthy Conflicts? Try These Modeling Ideas
As a parent, this author has an insightful approach to conflict with her children. Here are some ways you can turn conflict into opportunities for learning with your children.
Read MoreThe Problem With Generalizing People as ‘Poor’ – And 3 Ways to Say What You Really Mean
What does “poor” really mean? You might be perpetuating some myths about poverty when you use the word. So here’s a simple way to change your language – and how this change can make a big difference.
Read MoreThese Myths May Be Holding You Back from Unschooling Your Children – Here’s Why They Shouldn’t
Have you heard of unschooling? It’s still vastly misunderstood – and these facts about families choosing this alternative to compulsory education might give you a whole new perspective.
Read More3 Toxic Messages Behind Seemingly Uplifting Body Positive Mantras – And How to Drop Them
Loving your body isn’t easy with all of these toxic societal messages floating around. But what about when what we THINK is body-positive on social media really isn’t? This author’s got some solutions.
Read MoreWhy I Reject the Racist Myth of the Absent Black Father
This is an incredibly damaging myth, and it overshadows the reality of Black fatherhood in the US. Here’s the truth, and how you can help dismantle this lie.
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