One of the greatest responsibilities is parenting, because  parents are nurturing and preparing the future  generations of adults.  They are the greatest teachers and role models. What we teach  our children from a young age, and the examples they see, will be a part of their lives as they grow and become adults.

‘The Family The Home and The Community’ is a guide to help parents balance the responsibilities of managing a home and raising their children. 

If you are a single parent or a two parents household, child-rearing responsibilities are the same. The loving memories you create will be a part of their lives forever.

Some of the topics ‘The Family The Home and The Community’ covered: child-rearing, single parenting and  how to balance both parents responsibilities, how to heal from the pain of a broken marriage/relationship, how to avoid child abuse, how to know your child’s silent pleas for help, and common things parents must do to help their kids succeed in school, prepare for college, graduate and succeed in their adulthood.

My Parenting Journey

When my marriage ended, I became a single parent. My son Eddie was 15 months old and I was two months pregnant with my daughter Amanda. It was not easy managing the household responsibilities alone and raising the kids. To stay focus, I would often tell myself, ‘Stay on the mountain top and look far into their future and guide them through the five stages of childhood so they can be successful in their adulthood. Help them stay focus, and protect them from yielding to temptations and peer pressures that could ruin their lives at a young age.’

Looking at their accomplishments below, the journey was worth it.

Degrees: Chemistry and Journalism. Research: Cancer research. STEM Educator: Lead Science Ambassador K-12 for ExxonMobil Science, and Science Fair Judge. – Author: ‘The Mystique Violin’ and ‘Disclosed Short Film’. Music: Violinist– Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra.  Actress: Movie – Contact (Jodi Foster) – Feature Film- Warner Bros – Supporter. Television: Homicide Life on the Street (James Earl Jones) Series/NBC and PBS Television/Principal.  Commercials: Louden Health Care, PBS, Toy Drive-Channel 9, and Tourist video/Principal and Muckleshoot Bingo.  News Media: UTA Science Ambassador – Presented and demonstrated science show on Channel 4 News. Print: American Red Cross and George Mason Bank/Principal.  Film Productions: Producer and Assistant Director on 13 projects. Theater: Vice Chair of the Woodinville Repertory Theatre.

Degrees: Aeronautical Engineer, minor in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, MBA in Aviation Management – Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University.  Pilot: Private Pilot License. Athlete: Track & Field Sprinter, Soccer, Football and  Baseball – Athlete highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVpHQnr57do (first place winning blue team – anchored last leg  of 4x400m – championship win. Championships at Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University Track and Field team. AAU – 400M record holder at age 10. Actor: Feature Film: ‘Contact’ (Jodi Foster) – Warner Bros – Supporter – Short Film: Disclosed/ Principal, and In the life of an Athlete/Principal – Television: Homicide Life on the Street/NBC with James Earl Jones and Commando with Tim Reid/NBC/Principal – Video Games model: Tiger Woods golf games/EA Sports – Game Model Setup/Principal.  Commercials: Atlanta Braves with Mc Hammer/Dancer & Field Player/Principal – Commercial: Dicks Sporting Goods with Terry Bradshaw/ESPN Sports/Principal – Commercial: Ocean City Beach – NBC/PDR/Principal – Commercial: Dicks Sporting Goods/Principal and PBS/Principal – Tourist video. Print/Modeling: JC Penny Magazine – Cover Model with Cal Ripken Jr.  Microsoft: Employee Video Training/Principal, Model: Time Life Books – National and American Red Cross – Book Cover designer/Illustrator: 10 Published books. Logo: D.A.R.E car logo design. 

Readers Comments 

Ms. Thesina C. Daniel books, ‘How To Succeed Through Your Teenage Years’ and ‘The Family The Home And The Community’ are powerful works in which the author masterfully combines cultural psychology and spiritual for the purpose of providing teenagers and parents with positive understanding of the challenges facing both parents and their children as the latter go through adolescence while the former are often absorbed in the daily routine of earning a living and providing for the family. It is at this crossroads of the family life that Ms. Daniel works offer a comprehensive guidance aimed at preparing the next generation to succeed by helping teenagers to avoid yielding to drugs, teen pregnancy, suicide, and serving time in jail. –Dr. Mohamed S. Camara