No to pacifiers!
I have always hated to see children sucking on a pacifier, especially if they are over two years old. I believed it was a nasty habit facilitated by 'fool-fool' people who think for some abstract reason that it is cute...
HAPPENINGS
The Canadian Women's Club of Jamaica presents an Artist Studio Town on Sunday, June, 7.
SINGULAR SUBJECTS - Single mothers are brave
I hope that yesterday all single mothers in Jamaica had a great day filled with gratitude from the children they are raising or have raised alone. You all deserve a medal, make that 100 medals, not just for the task but for the decision...
FE-MAIL TIES - Diasporan family
As their characters and personalities emerge, I'm inspired and directed by a text written by Lebanese philosopher Khalil Gibran on children.
Child safety in the car
Here are some tips geared especially towards mothers but useful to all motorists.
Dora DVDs to the Rescue
Two of the most difficult tasks to perform with children are getting them to share their toys and dressing them when you have somewhere to go. When it comes to sharing toys, I try to have similar toys out and especially toys that they can alternate playing with....
Guidance counsellor turns 'mother'
In her job as a guidance counsellor, Flair columnist Elaine Grant Bryan is often thrust into the role of mother to those she counsels.
Greatest joys of my life
One of the greatest joys for me is being the mother of three great boys. There is Nicholas, who is an electronic engineer, Johann, a mechanical engineer, and Domonic, soon to graduate as a mechanical engineer....
Inexpensive rewards
There is no doubt that motherhood can be challenging, but it can also be very rewarding; especially if one adheres to the adage 'Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
FLAIR MAILBAG - Secret bank accounts and fixed-term marriages
Your article in the Flair, dated Monday, May 4, was very interesting. My husband and I have been married since June 2006.
Get some rest, mom
The lessons that come with being a mother are challenging yet fulfilling. Children keep you very busy. I'm up every morning the by 5 a.m., breakfast is prepared, lunch bags are packed and the two boys are ready and off ...
Gifts from God
My children are gifts from God. After being married for seven years, God blessed me with Israel, who is four and a half; Immanuel, three years and four months; and Isabelle, one year and eight months. Mothers who have experienced a wheezing child...
The joys of motherhood
Women are blessed with the ability to keep the human race going. Amazing isn't it? The possession of that amazing place where life begins sets us apart from the other sex. But is the ability to have children the only thing that defines us?
Be careful what you say
My eight-year-old son was a playful fellow and would not concentrate on his schoolwork.
Peppermint oil!
The decision to have children has enriched my life. Being a mother has given me a capacity to love and protect that I had not known before. If only I could put the title 'Mommy' on my résumé...
God is watching you
I have two girls, ages 14 and nine. Motherhood has been a challenging, rewarding, and fulfilling experience. The challenges vary and I have to come up with creative ways to help me manage crises. For example, if they are arguing, I insist that whoever...
Children are gifts
Being a mom is a gift that should be taken seriously. The choices you make will impact your child/children for the rest of their lives.
Have a paediatrician you can call any time
Motherhood has taught me several lessons. I have learnt that you cannot be there for your child 24/7. You have to entrust that care to ...
Learn to speak his language
Motherhood surely did not come with a manual, but thanks to my mother, Elfreda Cleopatra Bernard, who passed on many tips before she died, I am still hanging in there! She has helped...
KELLY'S WORLD - Bolt jolted
Don't think I didn't realise that Usain Bolt was in an accident (I'm not brain dead ya know).I just wanted to make sure he and the two young women were okay.
LAWS OF EVE - Applying for Jamaican work permits
From last week's article we know the categories of foreign nationals and Commonwealth citizens who must apply for work permits if they are to be employed in Jamaica.
Act quickly to put out the fire
A few months ago, my then two-year-old daughter, Madison, after waking from her afternoon nap said, "Mommy, I am too hungry.