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WORLD VOICE: Child Labor in Morocco, “Les Petites Bonnes”
Hidden Child Labor While millions of tourists visit Morocco every year, very few are aware of a hidden human rights abuse that is occurring behind closed doors in Morocco's cities. Morocco has one of the worst child domestic labor problems in North Africa. The...
NETHERLANDS: Threshold
It has been magical. Waking up to the sound of a little person chatting. Starting my mornings with a little person crawling in to bed with me, smiling at me, kissing me. Carrying a child on my hips, making little ponytails, spoon feeding. It's been wonderful to watch...
World Mom Feature: Miss Pip in Laos on Equality & Raising Daughters
I am fascinated by how often people feel compelled to tell me that my family is incomplete because I don’t have a son. They remind me that, despite over 100 year of feminism, my three children and I are still considered ‘LESS THAN’ because we were born without a Y-chromosome.
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA: We Need To Talk About Miscarriage
Recently, when I was around 10 weeks pregnant, I went in for a dating ultrasound. My midwife wanted to confirm my baby's due date, because we suspected that I was actually 9 weeks along, or maybe 11 weeks. The radiologist discovered that my baby was dead - had died at...
PHILIPPINES: The right to be “mom”
I created this graphic for my blog. I thought it appropriate for this post, as I hope you'll realize. I have always played this parenting thing "by ear." While I do read books, websites, and blogs about parenting, there's just never anything out there that tackles my...
EGYPT: Life Skills Children Need
What life skills do my children need to learn to live a happier, more fulfilling, and successful life? This is a question that I asked myself while thinking about what my children need to learn. I started by looking for what exactly the definition of life skills is,...
ISTANBUL: A Turkish Mom’s Perspective
I am a Turkish mom, who is raising my 3 kids in the United States of America during the school season and in TURKEY for the summers. My husband and I made the conscious decision to raise our kids immersed in both of our cultures. Growing up in the democratic and...
NEW ZEALAND: Having a Baby at 41
I had my third baby when I was 41. Many people told me I was bonkers and a few refused to congratulate me, but those who knew how it felt to long for a baby, whether that baby was number one or number six, were as delighted as I was. I was unfit, I knew that once the...
TEXAS, USA: Writer’s Block
I was watching my daughter play with a bubble machine today. She and I were laughing as she was running through the bubbles, and we were both looking at the bubbles floating up to the sky trying to see different images. I looked over at her as she watched the bubbles...
SINGAPORE: The Memories We Create
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about my childhood, and as far as I can remember, it had been rather boring. My parents were poor so we never went on any family holidays abroad. But that’s no excuse for not having some fun family activities. Yet, when I try...
MOROCCO: Coming to Terms with Income Inequality, Toddler Addition
My mom loves to tell stories about her girls...to anyone who will listen. One of her favorites is about my first plane ride home from her native Peru. At age 6, as I sat in the window seat watching Lima fade away beneath us, I turned to her and said (with wisdom far...
Women Deliver Conference In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Beginning today in Kuala Lumpur the world gathers at the Women Deliver conference, the third global conference to be held focusing on the health and well-being of girls and women. Starting today and running through May 30th International leaders, policymakers,...
UGANDA Day 3: Queen Elizabeth National Park & Extreme Poverty
Jennifer Burden traveled by invitation of the UN Foundation's Shot@Life campaign to Uganda to observe UNICEF's Family and Child Health Days, where children are provided life-saving vaccinations. This post reflects on Day 3 of her adventure in October. She has...
BELGIUM: Interview with Tinne from Tantrums and Tomatoes
Where in the world do you live? And, are you from there? My current home is in Belgium, in a rather small village near Mechelen. While I was born here my father and mother relocated to the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg shortly after my birth. From there they went on to...
World Moms Blog Talks Ugandan Maternal Health at The Gates Foundation
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to write on maternal health for The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's amazing blog, Impatient Optimists. The foundation is "guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works...
ALBERTA, CANADA: Our Language Journey
I am trying to teach my youngest child three languages. I am determined to make it work, even if I only speak one perfectly. I am making a conscious decision to do something that is almost as awful as pulling teeth (in my opinion). I am determined to force myself to...
INDONESIA: 5 Healthy Living Tips for Moms
We are all busy moms. Some of us work full time, some of us stay at home, and some of us work from home. Bottom line, we are all busy busy busy. Sometimes we wish we have more than 24 hours in a day to get things done, right? But you know what, if we do have let’s say...
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: BOOBS! And now that I have your attention…let’s change the world
I used to have a college professor—of women’s studies, of course—who would occasionally start class when we were particularly chatty and inattentive by saying, loudly, “SEX!” Our heads would whip around to stare at her and the room would be silent. The professor...
WORLD VOICE: The Wandering Swallows of North Korea
As the world watches and wonders what, if anything, is going to transpire as a result of North Korea’s recent threats against South Korea and the US, we sit here in Seoul going about life as usual. Indeed if it weren’t for the international news coverage, I could have...
FRANCE: What to Expect When Moving Abroad?
Looking back to my pregnancy as an almost mom to my one and only son, I literally had everything prepared for the first nine months of his life before his eyes ever saw the outside world. Diapers and clothing gently washed and neatly lined up by size, ready for each...
NEW JERSEY, USA: One Exhausted Mama
I made my first guest contribution to the World Moms Blog about two years ago. My article focused on being a “busy bee,” and managing working, motherhood and household duties. I wrote about energy, dedication to my career and “getting it all done,” even though I knew...
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