Communication and Monitoring

The Black Fathers' Pulse Podcast

Join our conversation on communication and monitoring practices with Dr. Shauna Cooper, Mr. Derek Phillips, and Mr. Kevin Bremond. With so many challenges facing Black children, it would not be strange if Black fathers and parents, by extension, felt they need to keep close tabs on their children's every move. But when does this become overwhelming and unhelpful for the child and the family system? We discuss what parental monitoring looks like and how Black fathers create trust with their children while also nurturing the child's necessary independence - and more so, how do Black fathers do this in collaboration with the mother?

When Black fathers speak, communities change, families are strengthened, children blossom. Black fathers are reclaiming their voices and honing their messages to self, family, and community.