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USA: An Agnostic Walks Into a Baptism
Recently, my family and I were invited to attend the baptism and confirmation of a neighbor’s son. They are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Days Saints, and they asked friends, family and neighbors to witness this special rite of passage. I am an...
EGYPT: Choosing our children’s career path
One of the most challenging decisions faced by families in my country is choosing a career path and a college for their child. The journey starts during the second year of high school, when students choose between a scientific or literary curriculum. Later, in their...
WORLD VOICE: World Moms Attend the 7th Social Good Summit in NYC
Last week, I attended my fifth Social Good Summit in New York City along with five other amazing friends from World Moms Network. The Social Good Summit is a unique convening of world leaders, new media and technology experts, grassroots activists and voices from...
SINGAPORE: Supporting Dads to get more involved
With the rise of dual income families, the roles of mums and dads have become less conventional where roles are no longer confined to one gender. What used to be a typical arrangement of dads shouldering the financial responsibility of bringing home the bacon and mums...
BELGIUM: Coucou, One Mom’s Battle with Depression
Today is my birthday but I don't feel the need to celebrate. It's not about getting older. I don't mind adding years to my curriculum. The years and some grey hairs might actually help to finally getting profiled as a mature scientist. It's about celebrating life. My...
CANADA: Autism – Overcoming Fear Of Water
When he was younger, my autism boy was terrified of water. Bath time was an ordeal that involved physically restraining this petrified, screaming child while we sponged him down as best we could. When we had to wash his hair, we would have to take him by surprise and...
USA: Racial Profiling and Who to Follow #BLACKLIVESMATTER
In college, I had a black professor for a "Racism in the Americas" class. The students were overwhelmingly white and there was one brown girl, who had to give the opinion of what it was like to be black in America for everyone who is black in America when it came to...
SRI LANKA: On being a World Mom
I am an expat nomad mom, my family and I move from country to country quite often and our kids are growing up as Global Citizens. I, like all the moms in the World Moms Network, consider myself a World Mom. I have a home country, where I was born but I don't live...
Join Us for Online Meditation Wednesday for International Day of Peace! #peaceday #Heartfulness #GlobalGoals #WorldMoms
How can we find time in our day for world peace? You're a mom, your time is important. We get that. And because peace is an important issue, too, we've made it easy to join in -- only a half hour. Join in for what you can, when you can. It is a comfortable,...
PORTUGAL: The end of the summer
I'm going to let you in on a secret: September is the best month to be in Portugal. You see, every year there is this strange phenomenon. On August 31 the beaches are packed, heaving with tourists from Portugal and abroad, the queues to the ice cream parlors wrapping...
USA: Moving On – Taking Brain and Heart Along
The last time I saw my father was in March 1991. In July 2016, after 25 years and many more questions, I finally saw him again. Leading up to the day he was coming, I kept wondering what it would be like to see him after so long. Would we both cry? Would I be happy,...
OMAN: Black Milk, an Identity Crisis
The moment I saw the title of the book, I knew what the author meant. It was as if it was written for me. Black Milk by Elif Shafak, renowned novelist from Turkey, is a memoir described as 'a thoughtful and incisive meditation on literature, motherhood, and spiritual...
INDONESIA: Moms, Stop Feeling Guilty
“But I feel guilty…” she lowered her gazed and we all sensed how difficult it was for her to admit that. “Please don’t be.” One of the ladies chimed in. “Yes, please don’t feel bad. It is completely OK to getaway from motherhood for a bit.” Another adds their...
World Voice: The Burquini Controversy
As summer winds down in the United States, wardrobe choices become less of an issue. In other parts of the world, warm weather attracts beach goers and most women don’t have to worry about what bathing suits they wear - that is, until recently. In Cannes, a new law...
NETHERLANDS: Get Right Back on The Bicycle
Seven years ago, we moved to Lagos, Nigeria with a sixteen month old and a three year old. When we came back to the U.S., we suddenly had a four year old and a six year old! We have been in the U.S. for four years and this summer, our family has embarked on our second...
USA: The Back to School Safety Puppet Show
We are nearing the end of summer here in the US, and I just put on my annual back to school safety puppet show for my kids. I started the practice when my eldest was just starting out, but even at ten years old, he enjoys sitting down for my Mom Production. I came up...
UAE: Family Ties in an Expat Life
Recently, we went back home for a visit due to family circumstances. We hadn't been home in almost a year, and I was unsure how my 3 year-old daughter would react to our family and friends. After all, she is a completely different toddler from the one who visited...
World Voice: No Girl Should Ever Miss School Because of her Period
Last April, I traveled to Nicaragua, staying in the Chinandega, Managua and Granada regions of the country. I have traveled to many places, but never to Central America so I was really excited to embark on this new adventure. Nicaragua is famous for its volcanoes...
FRANCE: Acceptance & Freedom
Accepting children the way they are. It sounds normal. It’s what love is all about: accepting others. We are all different and we recognize that our differences are a real chance. But when it comes to our kids, we tend to have dreams for them; we tend to wish them to...
USA: “Trump Will Kick You Out Of Here”
A while ago, when my toddler son was playing in our neighborhood playground, another child said to him, “Trump will kick you out of here when he becomes President.” It happened during the afternoon of hot summer's day. My three-year-old bumped into an older...
GLOW: A Unique Webinar Series by #Heartfulness Institute and #WorldMoms Network
World Moms Network and Heartfulness Institute have joined together to create the new GLOW series of Webinars for introducing women across the world to Heartfulness Meditation. World Moms Network's vision statement as you all know is, "We envision a world of peace and...
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