As I’ve mentioned before, I tend to make a huge deal out of the holidays. Thanksgiving is no different in our house. I start planning … Read More ›
Tag: American Parenting
One fine day, a boy was watching a YouTube video and his mom peeped. A dance competition among the family members caught her eyes. It … Read More ›
Looking Beyond the Individual As a life coach for teens and parents, I think often about what it means to heal and what it means … Read More ›
Competitive momming is a problem, a big problem. It feels as though we’ve lost our villages, especially when everyone on social media seems to be … Read More ›
School until 3:00pm. Soccer at 3:30 pm. Dance at 6:30 pm. Quick dinner and homework until 9:30 pm. Bedtime. Repeat. Over and over again. Check … Read More ›
Summer, and any other unstructured time of the year, can lead to boredom. Children and teens have to make pretty big energetic and logistical transitions … Read More ›
As a young child, I ate what the rest of my family ate which included meat. I didn’t love meat, but I ate as my … Read More ›
Yet another school shooting, scrolling through the news lying next to my peacefully sleeping baby I read this horrific news! A chill ran down my … Read More ›
There was no question we were going to do it. My husband had to teach his kids native tongue. It’s a part of him and … Read More ›
Perhaps, like myself, you’ve gotten curious about how Thanksgiving came to be. We all know the stories we learned in elementary school, about the Pilgrims … Read More ›
Have you ever called an “emergency family meeting?” Did you gather in a circle around the kitchen table? Or huddle together on the couch? What … Read More ›
A chill has set in the air. Leaves are turning brown, dancing away to the tune of the swirling wind. This usually means Halloween is … Read More ›
Cyber Bullies. These types of people have always existed. I’m curious to know if you’ve ever been bullied? I was. The worst of it was … Read More ›
Children playing enthusiastically in a playground… Toddlers rushing to meet their parents after a day away at school… Kids at a restaurant noisily playing with … Read More ›
This post is a collaboration of Raising World Children and CultureDabba but the opinions are of the author. The Festival of Lights is coming! It … Read More ›