Malik Sharrieff | February 4, 2010
I think that patience is the key to success in situations where complex issues need to be communicated to our kids - the importance of not talking to strangers versus treating everyone with basic respect and courtesey, for example. When I began instructing my elder son (now almost three) on how he needed to interact [...]
Malik Sharrieff | February 2, 2010
Let’s face it, being a parent is difficult. Sometimes, one of the most difficult things about being a good mom or dad is finding a way to clearly explain some of the most important life lessons our children will need in order to thrive in this world.
As a father, there are many lessons that I [...]
Malik Sharrieff | December 29, 2009
Despite the fact that my one year old has been attempting to communicate with me since birth (and possibly before), there has been a previously unbridgeable gap to our effective communication since I don’t speak his language and he hasn’t yet learned mine.
Of course there have been many successful communications between us during his [...]
Malik Sharrieff | October 21, 2009
I wanted to use this post to endorse a product. I am not affiliated with this company at all and receive no revenue if you purchase this product. The product is a series of sign language DVDs called Signing Time. You can get additional information at www.signingtime.com. The series has been shown on the public [...]
Malik Sharrieff | September 8, 2009
Wow! I don’t know about all the other Dads out there, but I really didn’t find a whole lot of reason to be angry with what the President said in his speech on education, today. Might there be just a little bit of over sensitivity toward who was speaking versus what was being said?
My wife related [...]
Malik Sharrieff | August 28, 2009
Butterfly in the sky…
I can go twice as high…
For 26 years kids have tuned into PBS to “take a look,” at Reading Rainbow. Unfortunately, today marks the end of that rainbow, and no child will be the richer for it.
The third longest running show on PBS after Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow [...]
Malik Sharrieff | August 26, 2009
Here’s a tip to help develop your sons’ and daughter’s vocabulary, diction, and grammar. During breakfast every morning, my elder son and I listen to National Public Radio together. Personally, I’ve been a fan of NPR for a very long time, and my original intentions were entirely selfish; I just wanted to keep abreast of [...]
