The Blog
NEW JERSEY, USA: Moms can predict the future
I often say that I think moms have super powers. I genuinely, truly believe it. They might not be as flashy as climbing up walls – although figuratively, I do that on a daily basis - or flying from roof tops and landing on our feet with our hair perfectly combed. But...
USA: Life of an Immigrant’s Child
"But mom, why can't I do my homework in front of the TV??? I'm not watching it, I'm just listening to it!!", says my 12-year-old girl, emphasizing the word 'watching' with a half roll of the eyes. My daughter is a really cool human & a great child. She is a tween...
INDIA: Lukewarm For FIFA World Cup Compared to Cricket
Every four years, a large part of the world’s attention descends on one nation – for World Cup Football. Tomorrow, the FIFA World Cup actually starts, and as you all know, the first match is in Sao Paulo, where Brazil takes on Croatia. I was on the phone with fellow...
SOCIAL GOOD: Introducing Human Rights to My Children
I've recently introduced a picture book into my family's reading time called "I Have the Right to Be a Child" by Alain Serres. With beautiful simplicity, the book provides the author's interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The...
EYE ON CULTURE: Brazil and the World Cup
Even if you have heard very little about Brazil, you probably know soccer is a big thing here. In fact, for a long time Brazil was known mostly for its soccer, its Carnaval (its version of Mardi Gras), its beautiful women and, perhaps, its forests. Unfortunately,...
New York, USA: Having Babies: Is This the End?
I cried tonight. Real tears rolled down my face and my heart ached. My husband came and wrapped his arms around me and asked "Is it the suddenness of it?" You see, my dear friend is about to have a baby boy. Her first. I am so excited for her and so happy for...
JAPAN: PTA Pain (or maybe not)
I have vague memories of the Parent Teachers Association (PTA) in the US, where I grew up. I remember the occasional school-wide meeting being held in the evening and a fall festival here, or there, involving baked goods. I'm not sure how much of my non-memory is due...
ISRAEL: We All Need Love
Without exception, every living and breathing person needs love. (Duh….) Obviously, we each have our own unique ways of expressing love and of feeling loved, but I find it amazing that babies, children and adults all have the same universal yearning and desire to...
SOCIAL GOOD: World Moms Blog Editors Heading to Ethiopia to Report on Newborn Health #EthiopiaNewborns
We have exciting news at World Moms Blog! Two World Moms Blog Editors, myself and Elizabeth Atalay, have been selected to travel to Ethiopia this June as New Media journalism fellows with The International Reporting Project (IRP). Last April, World Moms Blog Senior...
NETHERLANDS: How Many Spoons?
Recently, I’ve been reading about the Spoon Theory (also sometimes called the token theory). The idea is that we’re all given a certain amount of spoons (or tokens) each day---metaphorically of course--to spend on all the things that we need to get done during the...
NEW JERSEY, USA: Interview with Sarah Hughes
Sarah Hughes has been helping out behind the scenes at World Moms Blog. Read her interview to learn more about our newest contributor in North America! Where in the world do you live? And, are you from there? I live in New Jersey, U.S.A. but I was born and raised in...
LAOS: The Staggering Stunting of Children Under Five
While I still have the opportunity to write another post for the WMB community before leaving Laos later this year, I feel compelled to tell you about child nutrition and the problem of stunting in Laos because stunting is a seemingly invisible problem that can go...
TANZANIA: What Does “HOME” Even Mean
I was recently asked to be a part of the upcoming UNHCR World Refugee Day in my country. I was asked to put literally myself in the shoes of those individuals who have been forced out of their homes and countries, due primarily to conflicts. I was then invited to...
WASHINGTON, USA: Settled, Just in Time to Feel Unsettled All Over Again
Hello from Washington State! I can hardly believe it’s already been three months since we arrived from Korea. We just unpacked our last boxes of books last week and are finally feeling a bit settled. The transition took much longer coming back than it did going....
NETHERLANDS: Goals
Long term goals versus short term goals. (You have probably scrolled up and down to see if you're at the right place. Yes you are. Continue to read.) Short term goals are goals that you want to achieve instantaneously. There is immediate result and you benefit...
District of Columbia, USA: Demonstrating a Healthy Confidence
Last month’s Atlantic Magazine featured a cover page story on the “Confidence Gap” between men and women. For a variety of reasons both biological and environmental, women drastically underestimate their own competence. This, the article tells us, is a big obstacle to...
SINGAPORE: Less Stress, More Joy
As a mum, some days I need a reminder to have more joy in my life. Because if I were to describe how I feel these days, it’s exhausted, tired, cranky, stressed up with my tank running low on joy. Sure motherhood is a joy. But there are days when it can be so tiring...
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Feminism Matters Because…There Are Too Many Reasons To List
In March, I wrote a post in honor of Gloria Steinem’s birthday, in which I mentioned that when Steinem spoke at my college graduation way back in the 1980s, my friends and I had wished for a speaker who was more “relevant.” In our innocence, we believed that Steinem...
SOCIAL GOOD: Ghana Mothers’ Solidarity March #BringBackOurGirls
As a mother, it is really hard to see other mothers go through certain challenges. I think it’s in me to be supportive in whichever way that I can when there is something I can do about a situation….like the hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls who have been kidnapped; I...
World Moms Blog Hosts Editor Retreat
This weekend World Moms Blog editors met in person and on Skype to work on our organization's strategic plan. Senior Editor, Elizabeth Atalay of Documama, hosted Kyla P'an of Growing Muses and myself in Rhode Island, USA, where we had a packed agenda full of...
NEVADA, USA: Perfectly Imperfect
My extended family on my dad's side is huge. My dad had a bunch of sisters and a brother, and they've all gotten married and had babies and all of their babies are getting married and having babies. My oldest cousin is in her 40s; the youngest is in her early 20s. The...
Contact
(333) 394-2342
worldmomsblog@gmail.com