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World Voice: Teaching Our Children to be Givers
This past May I was honored to be a speaker for the very first Mom+Social Summit hosted by the United Nations Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Johnson & Johnson, Huffington Post, Baby Center and 92Y Tribeca in New York City. I shared several...
NEW ZEALAND: Sibling Friendships?
My three boys argue and fight. They are three very different people and they all think they are the alpha male in the house. They are all assertive kids with opinions, ideas and good vocabularies. They can stand their ground and they will physically defend themselves...
FLORIDA, USA: Responsibility, should not be a chore.
I have two girls. They provide constant blog fodder. For the most part, they are okay with that. I even run certain posts by them for approval - after all, it is their story as much as it is mine. As a parent, we get to help write the stories of our children. The ebb...
SINGAPORE: So what makes you happy?
According to international pollster Gallup, based on a poll of nearly 150,000 people worldwide conducted in 2011, Singapore came out tops on the list of countries that are least happy. To be honest, I was surprised and yet not. Singapore is a pretty well-to-do...
SAUDI ARABIA: For Some Women, Not Driving Is A Paralyzing Issue
We always talk about "first world problems," and, I, most of the time, complain about women not being able to drive in Saudi Arabia in the "first world problem" sense. "My driver is late!" or "It's too hot in the car. I wish he'd switch on the AC before I get in" or...
UGANDA Day 4: Global Health in Fort Portal
This is Day 4 of a trip to Uganda with the UN Foundation's Shot@Life campaign. World Moms Blog founder, Jennifer Burden, was part of the delegation to observe UNICEF's Family Health Days in October 2012. At Church in Uganda Sunday, we rose and prepared for the Family...
NETHERLANDS: The Twelve Braids, or What Does It Mean to Be a Good Mom?
Imagine yourself in our situation. Your friends are getting married. The wedding is in beautiful Italy. You decide to go, even if it means leaving your two daughters with your parents-in-law, and just take the baby with you. Your in-laws arrive and you ask them to...
ISRAEL: A Moment of Clarity & Understanding
After attending the Israeli Presidential Conference last week, Susie Newday of New Day, New Lesson woke up today with these gorgeous words flowing from her head. Her internal call to understanding, a mother's call to inner peace and acceptance. We just had to post...
LAOS: Casting A Wider Net
Our “Casting a Wider Net” series features mothers around the world whose voices have typically been excluded from the blogosphere, due to lack of access to the internet, low literacy or poverty. This feature aims to include their important and distinct perspectives...
ISRAEL: Facing Tomorrow -The Fifth Israeli Presidential Conference
I don't know why it is, but I have yet to come across any initiative, no matter how praiseworthy, that doesn't have people criticizing some aspect of it. The Israeli Presidential Conference that I attended last week was no exception. The conference, in its fifth year,...
SOCIAL GOOD: 3 Steps to Changing the World by a Playground Aficiando
Nine months ago, I received the first donation to CleanBirth.org, my project to make birth safer in Laos. It was fittingly given on the playground after school by a fellow mom. I say fittingly, because I have spent much of the past 7 years of motherhood pushing...
AUSTRALIA: My Boys Drive Me Crazy With Worry…Still
It’s 8.27pm on the day this post is due and I have a dozen excuses for why I wasn’t going to make the deadline. But the biggest excuse is probably that I’m a mum and plans went astray and that none of those excuses will cut it with the audience and contributors on...
NEVADA, USA: Kindergarten Commencement
Earlier this month I attended my son’s graduation ceremony. He looked so handsome in his bright red cap and gown, smiling proudly at all he has accomplished. He clutched his little blue diploma when they called his name, and I was overcome with emotions that felt out of place. Especially considering the fact that my son had just finished Kindergarten.
Literally.
My son’s school had a graduation ceremony for the kindergartners. This has become a popular event across the United States, and I have to admit to being one of the ones who scoffed at the idea.
SINGAPORE: Celebrating Fatherhood
We continue honoring the fathers out there, even after Father's Day! Today, Veena writes about her thoughts on the roles of fathers, and their unique hallmarks. Motherhood and Mother's Day are celebrated the world over - but how much does the world really realise a...
CASTING A WIDER NET: Parenting in a Time of War
Our “Casting a Wider Net” series features mothers around the world whose voices have typically been excluded from the blogosphere, due to lack of access to the internet, low literacy or poverty. This feature aims to include their important and distinct perspectives...
SOCIAL GOOD: Face To Face With Poverty In Delhi’s Slums
At the end of May I had the honor of traveling to India along with Jennifer James, founder of Mom Bloggers for Social Good, a global coalition of mom bloggers who use our voice through blogging and social media to spread awareness, education and support to the various...
BRAZIL: My Birth Story, Part III: A Rewarding Peace
Today's post is a continuation of a South American birth story from our contributor in Brazil, Eco Ziva. Click here for part one and part two of her birth story on World Moms Blog. Coincidence or not, about five minutes after the encouraging message the...
World Mom Feature: Loren Braunohler in Thailand
Today we have a special World Mom Feature post by Loren Braunohler in Bangkok, Thailand of Toddle Joy. If you would like to contribute a post and be featured on World Moms Blog, contact contribute2@[at]worldmomsblog[dot]com! "In Asia, It’s a Fair-Haired Child’s...
NEW YORK, USA: Crossing the Finish Line
In early April I decided to step way outside my comfort zone and do something that I never thought I would do. I decided to run a race! I told you about my decision to run this 10K when I first wrote about it. It turned out to be a harder goal than I thought! ...
PHILIPPINES: There Would Be No World Moms If There Were No World Dads
I know some of you may not agree with the title of this post but humor me anyway. I'm writing this using my phone, while nursing and holding my seven-week-old daughter close to me, skin to skin. She's been sick since birth, you see, and lost a significant amount of...
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: So Many Mamas!
Look for Congo on any list ranking quality of life, poverty rate, violence per square meter, etc. and we don’t fare well. Great place to raise a kid, right? Well, actually, for us, yes. My friend Jill is my neighbor, co-worker and blogging partner on our blog Mama...
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