Season 2, Episode 5: Mothers as Loving Experts (Part 3 of 3)

For our fifth episode of Rewriting the Rules℠ Season 2, we’re continuing our focus on being the adult we wished we had as a child and teen, from the perspectives of our mothers and grandmothers. For this episode, host Dr. Tracine Asberry, Executive Director of St. Paul Youth Services, has a Sunday Dinner Conversation with two of our loving experts from our last season, Chakita “Kita” Lewis and Eboun Wilbourn. Tracine talks with Kita and Eboun about navigating health and wellness for their kids, pushing back against stereotypes, and advocating for resources in proportion to the desired social impact. We saved a seat for you - Join us for Sunday Dinner!

References:  

• St. Paul Youth Services: spys.org 

• Rewriting the Rules℠ Season 1 Episode 3: Respecting Mothers as Loving Experts 

• Confronting the invisibility of anti-Asian racism 

• How to Teach Your Child to Be a Critical Thinker 

• How to Apologize to Your Kids—And Why It's Important 

• The ‘Tiger Mom’: Stereotypes of Chinese Parenting in The United States  

• Stereotype of a Welfare Mother 

• Classroom Assessment Techniques: Weekly Reports 

• More Than 1 in 3 Children Who Started School in the Pandemic Need ‘Intensive’ Reading Help 

• Classroom Physical Activity  

• 10 Benefits of Small Class Sizes  

• Four Steps to Finding an Excellent Tutor for Your Child 

• Open Communication in a Blended Family 

• RSV  

• NEXT Weather Investigates: Summer of Smoke 

• 10 Uses for Vicks VapoRub and the Science (or Lack of Science) Behind Them 

• What Are Nebulizers and Inhalers? 

• Eucalyptus Oil Benefits and Uses 

• The Strong Black Woman: How a Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women 

• Comparisons to picture-perfect motherhood: How Instagram's idealized portrayals of motherhood affect new mothers' well-being 

• Quote from bell hooks:  Whenever people talk about Black women's lives, the emphasis is rarely on transforming society, so that we can live fully. It is almost always about applauding how well we have survived despite harsh circumstances, or how we can survive in the future. When we love ourselves, we know that we must do more than survive. We must have the means to live fully. To live fully Black women can no longer deny our need to know love. 

• Bell Hooks, “Sisters of the Yam” 

• I’m a Black PTA Mom and It’s Weird AF 

About Kita:

Kita Lewis is an African American Black woman, a step-mother and loving godmother, auntie, and all of the above to all children that she encounters.

As a loving expert, Kita says: “My children are very opinionated, very artistic and I support them in all that they wanna do. I don’t drive who they are, [or] make assumptions of who they are. I let them be… and support them in that journey.”  

About Eboun:

Eboun Wilbourn is a Laotian mom, auntie, friend, and neighborhood mom to all the little neighborhood kids.

As a loving expert, Eboun says: “People think, ‘she’s got it together, she can handle this.’ [But] I need help too. I need to ask for help too.” 

Further Reading:  

• Blended Family and Step-Parenting Tips 

• 7 Face Masks Your Kids May Actually Wear 

• Taking Care of YOU: Self-Care for Family Caregivers 

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