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UAE: Does multilingual mean global?
When we moved to Abu Dhabi from Manhattan five years ago, we intended to stay in "the Dhabs" for a year. Our kids had scored the Manhattan Grail: spots in a "gifted and talented" public school, which meant we wouldn't have to sell everything we owned to pay for...
SINGAPORE: Being a Why Not Mum
As mothers, we hear these questions on a daily basis Why must I go to sleep when I’m not tired mummy? Why do I have to go to work while you stay at home? Why can’t I marry Daddy when I love him as much as you?’ There are days when I get asked innocent questions by my...
World Voice: Kurandza – One woman’s passion to help #FeedMozambique
Meet Elisabetta Colabianchi, Founder of Kurandza, a non-profit social enterprise that invests in the future of women in Mozambique. I have featured her work and organization before on my blog and include their products under my Gifts that Give Back Guide. Kurandza...
NETHERLANDS: The art of letting go
When my husband and I got married over 16 years ago, we had very little belongings. What little savings we had, we spent on the wedding and on buying paint for our new home. We had no furniture, not even a bed. Any help we were offered by friends and family was...
USA: A Sea Change on Gun Control
A thought-provoking tweet has been making the rounds on social media since the horrific mass shooting in Orlando. The tweet reads, "In retrospect, Sandy Hook marked the end of the US gun control debate. Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over."...
GHANA: Inclusive education
I am often asked why I decided to enrol my mainstream children in an inclusive school. I did a great deal of research when looking for the best school for my family, and I was encouraged by the testimonials of parents who had chosen this path for their mainstream...
How to join our Heartfulness Meditation today 12pm EST!
Join us -- moms, dads, friends, and all humans welcome! -- on Wednesday, June 22nd, at 12pm EST for a Heartfulness Meditation session for world peace to celebrate our launch to World Moms Network! World Mom, Judith will be our meditative guide. First, she will have us...
INDONESIA: Positive things I have learned as an expat.
A few months ago we celebrated our “Asia-versary”, marking six years since we packed up our life in Portland, Oregon and moved to Dili, East Timor with our twin toddlers. In some ways, it feels like yesterday. I can easily recall the very vivid sense of taking a giant...
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World Voice: #EqualityForDummies
My name is Aisha Yesufu and I happen to be a human being with the reproductive organs of a female so I am called a woman. When I demand for equality I am not demanding to change my womanhood for manhood. That would be an insult to the ME that I am. When I demand...
POLAND: Diving Deeper than the Typical Expat Life
Imagine that it is your child's first day of preschool. You are nervous, naturally, about them adapting and being able to spend time away from you. They are not sure what to expect and may be dealing with a range of emotions from excitement to apprehension and fear....
#Heartfulness and Children: An Interview with Dr. Veronique Nicolai (Part – 2)
“Please join us in the 2016 #Heartfulness Meditation Conference in the USA. If you are a World Moms Network contributor, or reader, or fan, please contact us (worldmomsblog@gmail.com) for a free pass.” Our Senior Editor, Purnima Ramakrishnan in India recently...
CANADA: Helping Through Kindness
In the wake of the devastating tragedy that struck Orlando early on Sunday morning, I have seen and heard all of the usual arguments. Gun control activists are insisting that America has a gun problem, gun rights activists are denying that America has a gun problem,...
TANZANIA: Eye of the Hurricane
I recently discovered that there are 5 things deemed the most stressful in life. The topic came up in a conversation I was having with a friend and I was shocked to check two boxes out of the five that were listed! Box 2. Getting married, Box 4. Moving. "How did you...
PHILIPPINES: Mother, the light of the home
In the Philippines, we have a saying that the mother is "ilaw ng tahanan." In English, it's literal meaning is "the light of the home." Beautiful thought, right? It conjures up images of a well-made home, filled with laughter and warmth and hope. It's nice and...
World Voice: Play Like A Girl
Hockey is Canada’s national winter sport, with most Canadians huddled around the television on Saturday nights to cheer on their favourite teams being featured on “Hockey Night in Canada”. Boys love hockey. Girls love hockey. And, they love it equally. But the...
UK: You’re beautiful just the way you are
I’m sharing today a letter to my daughters but not just to my daughters, to all your daughters as well. Come on Mums and join me in being the antidote to the norms and expectations of our society. Please make sure you celebrate your girls for who they are and not how...
USA: The Evolution Of The Breastfeeding Controversy
Jennifer Grayson is an author, journalist, columnist, and a leading expert on environmental issues. UNLATCHED: The Evolution of Breastfeeding and the Making of a Controversy is her first book and her global exploration of the breastfeeding uproar and the bond that...
KENYA: Passing on valuable parenting knowledge
Over a sumptuous dinner with my girlfriends last weekend, we naturally got talking about our children. One of us had just enrolled for an eight-week programme specifically for ‘Mothers with Sons’. For a cost of about $150 USD, with learning taking place once a week...
#Heartfulness and Children: An Interview with Dr. Veronique Nicolai (Part – 1)
“Please join us in the 2016 #Heartfulness Meditation Conference in the USA. If you are a World Moms Blog contributor, or reader, or fan, please contact us (worldmomsblog@gmail.com) for a free pass.” Our Senior Editor, Purnima Ramakrishnan in India recently...
SINGAPORE: Things I Want To Teach My Son
My dearest son, Being your mom has brought me tremendous joy, but also challenges. Many times, I worry about bringing you up well enough to reach your highest potential. I see other moms and feel like I am lacking. Taking a deep breath I remind myself this is not a...
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