Back to School doesn’t have to mean back to stress! Check out our 10 great tips for a stress free back to school season. Moms, you will thank us!

Welcome to Mocha Manual, the most comprehensive online resource for black mothers. Mocha Manual was created with the intention of providing black women with knowledge and guidance through articles and media that address pregnancy and motherhood from a point of view that’s aware of the issues specific to the black community. We believe that black […]

The history of African American parenting in America has been one of survival and endurance. There exists a tradition of sacrifice and hard work among the community of African American parents, especially among black mothers. Today, there is a prevailing image or stereotype of the black mother as a figure of strength, severity and independence.  […]

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Eating healthy is always a challenge. Who’s got the time? March is National Nutrition Month and what better time to start some new healthy eating habits.      

I’ve got a childcare dilemma and ever since Michelle Obama moved her mom into the White House to help out with Sasha and Malia, I’ve been suffering from Granny Nanny envy.          

  How to keep our kids safe from abduction. Adji Desir disappeared from Immokalee Jan 10 Recently, the abduction of Haleigh Cummings shocked the public and set off a daily media blitz. This sad news and, parents’ worse nightmare, was even more shocking because Haleigh was abducted from her own home. Of course, every year black children are also abducted […]