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In this edition of GRIFF’s Prayer, GRIFF thanks God for kids growing up and finding their way. He notes that they’ve changed so much since childhood, that they often don’t remember their smaller, stinkier, dirtier selves. They don’t want to remember it, in fact. He prays for all of the parents and teachers and other […]
Today, youth bullying has become a major public health issue in America. Bullying, a form of youth violence, is defined as any unwanted aggressive behavior(s) by another youth or group of youths who are not siblings or current dating partners that involves an observed or perceived power imbalance and is repeated multiple times or is highly […]
Source: Jeff Vespa / Getty Basically every parent under the sun has pride for their children, especially when they take interest in what you do. And this weekend, three children of celebrities made their mommas proud by flexing their singing voices. The first was Ciara, who’s currently pregnant with her second child from husband, Russell […]
Erica Campbell recalls hanging out at her grandma’s house as kid with all of her siblings. If any of the kids acted up, Erica recalls, their grandma wouldn’t be mean or yell at them, she would pray at them. In this way she would reprimand them in love, as opposed to being antagonistic or spiteful. […]
Dr. Steve Perry is a former principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford Connecticut, a school that sees 100% of its predominantly low-income students off to four year institutions. Dr. Steve Perry is revolutionizing education in America. He says it is a blessing when you have the opportunity to help a child discover who […]
Erica Campbell and GRIFF had the chance to chat with writer, actor and producer Tyler Perry about his political drama on TLC, “Too Close To Home.” He opens up about his favorite part of the process of creating a new film, play or TV show. Plus, he talks about when we can expect to see […]
Parents Question: we are worried that we haven’t really shown our kids how much we love them. We both work and have very busy lives. But we do love our three children very much. What are concrete ways we can show our love to our kids so that they can really know how much we […]
A simple, sweet photo from Presbyterian Day School in Clarksdale, Mississippi, is getting a lot of love. The picture features two children, a girl with blond hair and an African-American girl, holding hands as they lie next to each other during nap time. The photo, captioned with a Bible verse, has 1,000 likes and more than […]
