Today May 1st is the start of Child Month. We, along with over twenty other organizations in Jamaica, will be celebrating our precious children. What will you do this month to celebrate and improve the lives of all children? Of course your own children but I venture to say that we have a responsibility to all children, especially […]
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Our Black River Safari
As I mentioned in the previous post, Our Journey to Jamaica’s South coast, we were only able to spend two days in St. Elizabeth. One of the activities we were able to enjoy was the Black River Safari. Truth be told, our “Safari” was really more like a “boat ride” up Black River. stephan curry basketball […]
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Do your kids do chores?
nike free men I have been wanting to write about children doing chores for several weeks now, and finally the day is here. So what do you think about children doing chores? I am actually quite excited about my son doing his chores. This is new for our family so we are still working out […]
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Journey to Jamaica’s South coast
We are always going to the North coast for our family trips. Always Ochi and St. Mary, and of course Portie, but we have never ventured to the South coast. So in my quest to enjoy more of our beautiful island Jamaica, we decided to head to St. Elizabeth. With a little research on the […]
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Raising Fearless children
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Help your child develop an enthusiasm for learning
As I was reading this article Gifted children-Steve Jobs advice from parenting.com several points resonated and I wanted to “put them 0ut there” as “simple” actions parents can take to increase the learning of our children. As parents we all want our children to be successful, some even more than that… wanting their children to be the […]
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Shaggy Parrot is back! Book review and giveaway
We are big fans of Reggae Pickney and Shaggy Parrot, so we are happy to be able to review their latest edition, “The Reggae Band Rescues Mama Edda Leatherback.” Even happier that we are giving away a copy of this fun, colourful and engaging CD storybook to one of our lucky readers. Thanks Reggae Pickney! The […]
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Hope Zoo Anew-a great family outing!
I was thrilled to hear Guardman’s Group was taking over Hope Zoo and bringing it back to it’s former glory days! I have always lamented that children and families need a Zoo. I know we have the Jamaica Zoo in Lacovia, St. Elizabeth, which is quite nice with several exotic animals, but I always […]
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Easy Christmas shopping!
‘Tis the season…well almost. The time of year children look forward to all year long. The excitement and anticipation of choosing their gifts and making their lists is upon us. But wait, I know, excitement for children can mean stress for us parents, as we manoeuvre the Christmas parties, family gatherings, shopping for the “perfect” gifts […]
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Every Jamaican child should visit the “Institute of Jamaica”
I just have to say this is an absolute MUST DO for your children. I may even venture to say it is a “must do” for every Jamaican. First of all did you know we had a museum in Jamaica? You are not alone, I asked SEVERAL of my friends, and no one knew we […]
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