by Patricia Terrell | Dec 3, 2016 | Child Abuse, Fatherhood, Men, Podcast, Relationships, Youth
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“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken adults” is a quote by Frederick Douglass and the topic of this episode. Dr. Sharon R Bonds, and Marriage & Family Therapist, Carter Drew, helps us identify if we have a toxic style of parenting. They also provide ideas on steps parents can take to become less toxic.
by Patricia Terrell | Oct 29, 2016 | Fatherhood, Men, Podcast, Relationships
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Franklyn Malone, Founder & CEO of the 100 Fathers, Inc.; David W. Smith Sr., Co-founder of the Children’s Rights Fund; Carter Drew, Leadership & Manhood Development, Carter & Reynolds Group; and David Grogan, Shared Custody & Political Activist, talk about the great work they are doing in their communities to improve the father-child relationship.
During this episode, we discuss the social ills of a father-absenteeism, the seven things every father should tell his daughter, the importance of shared custody, what makes a good father, a mother’s ability to raise a boy to become a man, and more.
by Patricia Terrell | Jun 6, 2015 | Education, Podcast, Survival, Youth
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Kelley Williams-Bolar’s story made national headlines in 2011 when she was arrested and convicted of 2 felonies for sending her two daughters to school outside of their residential school district, but in a district where Kelley’s father resided. This is called District Jumping. The pain Kelley and her father suffered for this decision is heart-wrenching. Most horrific of all is that Kelley’s father passed away while in custody for allowing his daughter to use his address to send his two granddaughters to a better school.
In this segment, Kelley talks about her journey from indictment to redemption and how she is making a difference in the lives of other parents and helping to change the “District Jumping” laws across the United States, so that parents will no longer have to serve jail time.
District jumping is more common than you know and not everyone is aware that parents who break this law could be charged with one or more felonies. I strongly encourage you to download Kelley’s E-book, “The Kelley Williams-Bolar Story; Justice is Just Like Beauty; It’s in the Eyes of the Beholder” at Amazon.com.
by Patricia Terrell | May 9, 2015 | Education, Podcast, Relationships, Youth
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This is a special “Mother’s Day” episode and “Make the Change Radio Show” is proud to feature Christine Psalms and her family.
Christine Psalms is a wife of 18 years, mother of four beautiful children, an entrepreneur, and most importantly she loves God! A couple of years back, the Psalms family made a decision to home school their children. It all started when her 13 year old began having challenges focusing in the classroom and taking tests. The private school he attended was a great school, but Christine was concerned about whether the teachers had enough experience working with the specific challenges her child was experiencing. As a result, three of her four children, ages 4, 11, and 13 started home schooling in 2014 and her fourth child, age 16, will begin home schooling in 2015. In order to make this a success, Christine and her husband Sean, thought it was best for her to leave her 9-5 and take on the awesome task to home school their children. In this episode, Christine and Sean talk about the transition and the tremendous rewards that resulted by their decision to go from a two-income household to one primary income to make their children their top priority.
What makes this story even more incredible is that Christine’s husband Sean, composed a Mother’s Day Anthem 10 years ago for his now deceased mother and grandmother and just released it in 2015. The song and video are incredible and it includes his lovely wife Christine and their four children are singing the chorus! Be prepared because this song and video will touch every emotion within you, but the ending will touch you the most.
Wait. That’s not all. I’m saving the best for last. What takes this show to an even higher level is when Christine’s children talk about what makes their mother a great mom. Her husband Sean weighs in too with a message to husbands and fathers about the awesomeness of wives and mothers.
If you want to contact Christine about how she went about home schooling her children, send her an email at dancing4hisglorymd@gmail.com and let her know that you heard about her story on Make the Change Radio Show.
So, here are the links: Enjoy!
Mother’s Day Anthem Video: Mother’s Day Anthem
Mother’s Day Anthem Song (MP3):