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SINGAPORE: Dealing with my imperfections
I've made many mistakes as a parent. I've yelled, spanked out of anger, accused and spoken hurtful words out of frustration. Only to realise that there's no way to undo the deed…well, except to say "I'm sorry" to my children. We had a recent episode where I came home...
KENYA: Westgate Mall Shooting: finding words
This post is a reflection by our editor, MamaMzungu, in Kenya on the September 21, 2013 shooting in Nairobi, when 10-15 unidentified gunmen opened fire in an upscale, downtown shopping mall, killing 62 and wounding more than 175 people. I’ve spent the last few days...
SOCIAL GOOD: Honouring Eleanor Roosevelt and Girls Around the World on October 11th!
Mark your calendars and celebrate October 11th with your families and in your communities! Why you might ask? Well, the reasons are two-fold. Firstly, October 11th is Eleanor Roosevelt’s birthday. Eleanor was a world-renowned advocate for human rights and world peace....
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Where Is the “Developing World,” Anyway?
Ever since we moved out of Manhattan to Abu Dhabi, in the summer of 2011, our family has been lucky enough to do a lot of traveling. Seeing the world had been, in fact, one of the primary reasons we'd decided to make our move--well, that and the fact that we'd been...
SOLD OUT!! Social Good Summit NYC #2030Now
We can't wait to head to New York City tomorrow to attend this year's Social Good Summit! This is one of our favorite conferences, and a great place to catch up with many of the people and foundations, including some that are a part of our #Moms4MDGs campaign, that...
TEXAS, USA: To Request or Not to Request
School will be starting for my children this week, and for many children this new routine and the new teachers can lead to much anxiety. Not only are the children feeling some of this anxiety but many parents are as well. This past week, the teachers for my son and...
LAOS: Bringing Babies Home
One of the most exciting day in any parent's life is the day we get to bring our baby home. I was ecstatic to bring our two twin babies home, and very scared too about being left on my own to care for them. But it was indeed one of the most exciting days of my life....
UNITED KINGDOM: Endurance
Hurrah for Diana Nyad! In a few short weeks she has overturned long-established ideas about age and ability and strength and given us all a reason to keep swimming. Nyad, in case you’ve been looking the other way, is the 64-year-old woman who recently became the first...
#Moms4MDGs on MDG 2 With Save The Children
In 2000, 189 nations made a promise to free people from extreme poverty and multiple deprivations. This pledge turned into the eight Millennium Development Goals, and was written as the Millennium Goal Declaration .- United Nations Development Programme This month as...
GUEST POST: Unsolicited Parenting Advice in Belgium
Sometimes I’m really weary of explaining. To grannies in the supermarket. To teenage girls at the playground. To fellow mums at school. My daughter is clearly adopted, yes. She’s from Ethiopia, yes. She’s had a rough start, yes. She’s lost part of her eyesight, yes....
NORTH CAROLINA, USA: My Truth About Motherhood
The truth about motherhood is that no one prepared me for this. No, really. Have you ever actually admitted that, out loud? That you feel lost, unprepared, five years behind where you "should" be in raising your children? I just did. I wonder on a daily basis why...
NETHERLANDS: Raising Digital Natives
I am raising digital natives and I love it. Technology is a big part of our lives. My brother-in-law once jokingly asked: “Is there a pen in this highly digitalized household?” “iPad” was among my now 2-year old’s first 50 words. When we Skype with my parents,...
PHILIPPINES: A Birthday Wish for My Children
I'll be celebrating my birthday very soon but to be perfectly honest with you, I'm not so worked up about it. Now, don’t get me wrong — I'm the type of person who deems occasions like these special, but when it's focused on me, I'm not so particular about being...
SAUDI ARABIA: How Close Is Your Tribe?
The first week of school, after a two and a half month summer, is nearly over and we are slowly getting into the swing of things. I love the schedules, the school calendar, the time tables. The order of it all is just so... ahh... comforting! It only takes a...
WORLD VOICE: How to Host a GAVI Global Tea Party!
Who wants to add a spin on their regular ladies night out? We all do! How about throwing a GAVI Global Tea Party? It's easy! The GAVI Alliance is a public and private global health partnership which carries out vaccination programs in developing countries. And the...
FRANCE: Preparing for Transitions and Change
Two years ago, I said goodbye to the 100+ friends that had started off as co-workers and quit my job in preparation to leave the United States and move with my husband and son to Paris, France. Working in the mental health field, where burnout rates are a true reality...
WORLD TOUR: Agnieszka from POLAND Sews Love
"Stiches of Love" I come from a family that rarely said 'I love you' with words, but nonetheless, I always felt loved to bits. My family showed their affection with handmade sandals, jumpers, dresses, skirts. I wore them with joy, and they witnessed my climbing the...
CALIFORNIA, USA: I could have been anything, but I am a mother first
I am a wife. I am a daughter. I am a sister. I am an aunt. I am a friend. I am a blogger. I am a photographer. I am a glass half empty. I am Polish, I am an expat, I am a coffee lover, and I am more than that… I might have been a globetrotter. I am nothing like, for...
Parents: Get Ready, Get Safe with Save the Children
Did you know that it was 6 months after Hurricane Katrina until the last child was reunited with her parents in Louisiana? SIX months. Did you also know that just after the fatal shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut a mother was sent to three different...
SOUTH AFRICA: How Much Medical Intervention Is Too Much?
Some religions have followers who refuse to accept blood transfusions, and other religions actually prohibit medical intervention of any kind. They believe that prayer alone will save those who are ill or injured, and if it doesn't that it was "God's will" for that...
SOCIAL GOOD: Women on a Mission to Reach Higher Ground
- An All Female Team's Journey to Everest Base Camp - By Christine Amour-Levar There are unique opportunities in life that come your way, and at first you may not realize how meaningful they are. We often get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of our daily...
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