Meaningful Ways Families Can Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day!

by Petal Modeste | Oct 7, 2022 | Holiday, Inspiration

  Although it is not a federal holiday, 17 states have holidays honoring Native Americans, some of which are on the second Monday in October, according to the Pew Research Center. Recently, President Biden issued a proclamation that Monday, Oct. 9, 2023 should be...

[Video] Kids and New Years’ Resolutions

by Petal Modeste | Dec 28, 2021 | Inspiration

Watch as Petal Modeste, parenting expert and podcast host, discuss the ways to make goals and resolutions with your children, this holiday season on Fox 24 News Now.

[Video] How to Diversify Your Kid’s Toy Box and Bookshelf this Holiday Season.

by Petal Modeste | Dec 14, 2021 | Advice, Inspiration, Resources, Tips

Last month Petal had the opportunity to be featured on Fox 5 Morning news explaining how you can diversify your kid’s toy box and book shelf this holiday season.

[Listen] Preserving our Planet – A Legacy Continues

by Petal Modeste | Apr 22, 2021 | Education, Inspiration, Interviews

Preserving our Planet – A Legacy Continues; A conversation with Philippe Cousteau Jr. and Ashlan Gorse-Cousteau Philippe Cousteau Jr. and his wife, Ashlan Gorse-Cousteau, are parents to one wonderful daughter and are expecting a second. Phillipe is the grandson...

Teaching our Teens to Find Their Passion

by Petal Modeste | Apr 10, 2020 | Inspiration, Resources

As the Coronavirus sweeps the globe, it is having a microscopic effect—revealing for many the challenges we face as a human family; the very challenges we dissect and discuss on each episode of Parenting for the Future. The systemic racism in our societies. The stark...

Recommended Activities to Keep Black History Month Education Going All Year

by Petal Modeste | Feb 29, 2020 | Black History Month, Inspiration, Resources

Activities: Take the Implicit Bias Test  Visit Equal Justice Work’s Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice Visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture Visit the National Underground Railroad Freedom...