Lori Tharps
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Demanding more than stereotypes from primetime TV
I’m just going to admit that I enjoy watching TV and that I enjoy watching TV with my kids. I have three children ranging in age fr ...
9 years ago
Raising mixed-race kids who feel secure in their identity
I’m black American. My husband is from Spain. Before we started a family, the race of my future children never gave me cause for co ...
9 years ago
4 ways to introduce more diverse books to your family library
Several years ago when my sons were still small enough to fit in my lap — they are 14 and 11 now — our favorite place to hang out was ...
9 years ago
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My world: Same family, different colors
Do you ever think your family is the strangest one on the block? Or that your all-American family doesn’t quite look like the ones ...
9 years ago
What’s a mom by any other name?
It all started with that three-year old kid from the YouTube video. ...
9 years ago
For parents, real treat is in Halloween’s simplicity
I love Halloween. It’s not because of the candy. Well, it’s not only about the candy. As a mom, I love Halloween bec ...
9 years ago
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Mind the gap: Parenting with a decade of difference
In our house we have three cellphones, two iPads, three laptops, and an Apple TV. My four-year-old daughter knows how to use them all. Ho ...
9 years ago
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When did ‘no’ become a bad word?
A few weeks ago, I took my four-year-old daughter to ballet class. When we got there, it was clear one of the students — let’s ca ...
9 years ago
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Does your son or daughter need a black pride tune-up?
The other day my 14-year-old son waffled on his identity. He has a black mother and a Spanish father so deciding what to call himself has ...
10 years ago
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When I was a child, my mother’s idea of an economical summer camp was to push me out the door after breakfast and wait for me to re ...
10 years ago