All About Family: Benefits of Diversity - Articles and News
Sociological, biological and health research and findings about race and ethnicity; and personal reflections, anecdotes, and commentary on family values, traditions of different racial and ethnic groups to explore and communicate larger truths about the importance of family, the changing definition of family, across racial and ethnic groups.
December 2nd, 2010
Written by Terez Howard in All About Family with 2 Comments
Families across the country will gather around dining room table this month for a yearly tradition. Unfortunately, for some families, this occasion is only one of a handful of times that each member eats together.After my young cousin visited my house, the preteen inquisitively asked her mother, “Why can’t we eat together like they do at Terez’s house?”I was shocked. My husband and I both came...
November 24th, 2010
Written by Rita Cook in All About Family with 2 Comments
As November began, Americans everywhere started planning for the annual Thanksgiving celebration November 25. As you begin preparing for the holiday, how much do you really knowabout both the history and the tradition of this celebration?In 1941, President Roosevelt declared the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day. Some will point out that the pilgrims never actually observed an...
October 18th, 2010
Written by Jamie Greco in All About Family with 0 Comments
Dinner can be a stressful time with preschool-aged children. Balancing a parent’s need to provide a healthy diet for their offspring with the child’s need to drive their parents crazy, can make mealtime a battle of the vegetables.It can be difficult to know how much a child needs; what’s too much, what’s too little, what to require, what to allow, and how to find a compromise on both ends of the...
October 11th, 2010
Written by Darla Ferrara in All About Family with 3 Comments
Many people look at autism and fail to see a cultural topic. After all, autism affects people of all races, religions, and statures. Regardless of your beliefs or ethnic background, chances are you know someone whose life is touched by this disorder. According to the Autism Society of America, one to 1.5 million Americans live with autism at some degree.The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of...
September 28th, 2010
Written by Chris Benguhe in All About Family with 0 Comments
Two years ago while bogged down in the important details of promotions, media interviews and speaking engagements for my latest book, life got in the way. It was 9 a.m. when I called my mother’s house to say hello and was greeted by the voice of a young man I didn’t recognize — the paramedic.“Your mother fell and she’s not responding, so we are going to transport her to the hospital,” he informed...
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