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SINGAPORE: What’s Urgent? What’s Important?
I read this recently from the Storyline blog. Don’t let urgency keep you from your spouse, your kids, creation or the God who made them all. You may find, like me, you get more done when your soul is fed first. - Donald Miller Life has been busier than normal for us....
Saturday Sidebar: How many children did you want and how many do you have?
This week's Saturday Sidebar Question comes from World Moms Blog writer Susie Newday. She asked our writers,“How many kids did you want before you were married and how many do you want now, now that you have kids and know what it is like?” Check out what some...
PHILIPPINES: School is What You Make It
We started informally homeschooling our son, Vito, this September. It's nothing structured, nor do I have lesson plans or anything written in a schedule. We basically play, explore, ask questions, converse, and repeat the process. Every time I observe my son learning...
NIGERIA: Just Ask
Asking for help has always been a problem for me. Even when I knew I didn’t really know how to do something, I never wanted people to think I didn’t know something. I know I am not perfect but to let others see it was one of my worst fears. Before I moved to Nigeria,...
INDONESIA: The GAVI Global Tea Party in Bali
World Moms Blog has formed a strong relationship with GAVI Alliance, a public-private organization whose mission is to increase access to life saving immunizations in poor countries. To raise awareness of GAVI’s incredibly important work, WMB contributors have been...
CANADA: Interview with Alison Fraser
Where in the world do you live? And, are you from there? I live in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada which is a city just outside of Toronto. I am originally from the little town of Long Sault, Ontario. What language(s) do you speak? English is my first language. I...
NEW JERSEY, USA: Hurricane Sandy
A week ago, Hurricane Sandy made landfall very close to our home in New Jersey. We live in a waterfront neighborhood, where some people live bay-front and the rest of us live on lagoons. Even though a mandatory evacuation was issued, we wondered whether we really...
Saturday Sidebar: How much of TV time for the kids?
This week's Saturday Sidebar Question comes from World Moms Blog writer Alison Lee. She asked our writers, “Do you allow your children to watch television? If yes, how much and what kind of TV programs?” Check out what some of our World Moms had to say......
NEW ZEALAND: Fend For Yourself Fridays
It began out of exasperation. Due to the logistics of Craig walking in the door at 5:45 pm and the smallest boy heading to bed at 6:30 pm, I've been cooking evening meals for the past few years. Craig is also allergic to cooking vegetables: something my mothering...
NORTH CAROLINA, U.S.A.: Put Down The Book and Pick Up The Baby
My oldest daughter taught me how to parent. If I ever thought I had an idea of what being a parent would look like, she took those fantasies and threw them all out the window. When you read books about babies, or talk to most any set of parents, you'll discover that...
NEVADA, USA: The Democratic Process
Here in the States, it's election time. That glorious time of year when you can't turn on the television or the radio or open your mailbox or drive down the street without being bombarded with all the VOTE FOR ME advertisements. I hate this time of year. The election...
UGANDA Day 2: Family Health Day at Mubende Town Mosque
Yesterday, I found myself donning a hijab and touring the inside of a mosque in Mubende, Uganda. It was not my ordinary Friday afternoon as a stay-at-home mom in suburban New Jersey... By invitation of the UN Foundation, I'm on an observatory trip to Uganda with the...
KOREA: C-Section Rates and Gender Equality
I was 32-weeks pregnant with my son when we moved to Seoul from Seattle. When my spouse first got this assignment my knowledge of Korea was admittedly narrow, but because of all the research I had been doing on pregnancy and childbirth, the one bit of information that...
SATURDAY SIDEBAR: Home Alone?
This week's Saturday Sidebar Question comes from World Moms Blog writer Maman Aya. She asked our writers, "At what age would you start to leave your child at home without supervision; how long would you leave them and where do you live (i.e. an apt in a busy city, a...
UGANDA Day 1: Shot@Life Trip at UNICEF Offices in Kampala
"When we walked out of the airport, the smell of crisp wood burned air swept in the gentle breeze. We had made it to Uganda after almost a full day of traveling. We were excited to hear about Uganda's health programs for children." This week, I am on a UN Foundation...
CANADA: The Thought of Breastfeeding Caused Me Anxiety
Before I got pregnant, I had one fear, and it was never about childbirth: I was terrified of breastfeeding. I am not sure where it came from, or what specifically made me go into panic mode about it, but it almost looked unnatural to me. Having spent so much time in...
CANADA: What’s Wrong With Cloth Diapers?
Of all of my parenting decisions, my choice to use cloth diapers raises the most eyebrows. People tend to treat it like an admirable but inconvenient decision that they would never seriously consider themselves, like converting your car to run on vegetable oil or...
OHIO, USA: Lessons Learned
As I watch my almost ten year old son struggle with peer pressure and the need to find his own way in the world of 4th grade adolescents, I am transported back to my own struggle as an awkward 6th grader, a time when I was caught between being faithful to my friends...
WASHINGTON, DC, USA: A Little Grace
As I stood in the kindergarten pick up line, I told another mom I was about to start the potty-training process with my littlest guy. I told her it had been a while since I had done it and would love any advice. I've used the excuse of putting it of because of our...
Saturday Sidebar: What Was Your Best Ever Family Vacation?
This week's Saturday Sidebar Question comes from World Moms Blog writer Susie Newday. She asked our writers, “What was your best ever family vacation and why?” Check out what some of our World Moms had to say... Maureen @Scoops of Joy of Indonesia writes: I love this...
NEW YORK, USA: Becoming a mother
This Saturday Sidebar Question had me thinking about and reliving my birthing experiences. When my son was born, I had been having contractions for several months. I knew they were Braxton Hicks, but they were so regular for so long, even my doctor was concerned. I...
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