How many times have you heard this one from your darling daughters before? “Mummy, I want long hair… like the princesses”. Or, how about this? “Mum, I can’t be Superman without a mask. My skin is too brown”. For Mums of brown skinned beauties, the words coming out of our children’s mouths seem to take …
Black or Multiracial?: Raising Biracial Kids The other day I came across a post from a fellow multiracial mama about how she refuses to call her biracial kids black but instead intentionally refers to them as multiracial or mixed. It generated an interesting discussion about why, why not, and whether that is truly the message we should be …
Written for 6-12 year olds and illustrated by Soud, ‘Being You’ captures the sentiment every parent wants to teach their child. Be yourself, remember who you are. When other children whisper about you and question the things that you do and how you behave, answer them with confidence.
The Mixed.Up.Mama shop is now open! Gift your curly kids the chance to see themselves with with these gorgeous new t-shirts.
So I realised something this holiday. Everyday this week, we made our way to the different art galleries, literature festivals and museums, taking advantage of London’s amazing culture. Growing up in a family that spent its holidays outdoors hiking, walking outside and sightseeing mostly in the beautiful landscapes of North America, I can say that these are things …
