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ISRAEL: Does Stress Give Us Away or Give Us A Way?
From the time we are born, we spend our lives adapting and fine tuning ourselves. We spend countless hours trying to understand what makes us tick and what makes us happy. We spend time trying to fit in and even more time trying to figure out where it is that we want...
WASHINGTON, USA: A Day at the Races
Back in the day before kids, my husband and I spent our weekends mountain biking. I was an average rider at best, but I loved it. Since having my first child almost 7 years ago, I can count the number of times I have ridden my bike on both hands. I wanted to do...
SOCIAL GOOD: World Moms Blog to Visit Uganda with UN Foundation
Last week I got the e-mail…”We have had a spot open up on our observation trip to Uganda (which is in two weeks), and we thought of you." I had less than 24 hours to decide to accept the incredible invitation from the UN Foundation, and before I knew it, I was reading...
TEXAS, USA: Homeschooling an Only Child
It was about a year and a half ago, when we decided to homeschool my daughter, now almost 3. At the time, we knew we'd start at preschool age and get in a few months to a year before adding to our family. Life has completely tipped upside down since then, after losing...
Saturday Sidebar: If you could turn back time and go back to just one day, which day would it be and why?
This week's Saturday Sidebar Question comes from World Moms Blog writer Alison Lee. She asked our writers, “If you could turn back time and go back to just one day, which day would it be and why?” Check out what some of our World Moms had to say... RoxIsBrilliant of...
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Doing the dirty work…or not
A friend came to our apartment the other day and said "Wow, your place is always so clean!" I looked at her. "Well, I pay someone," I said. "Duh." Until we moved to Abu Dhabi, I'd never had someone clean my house. I didn't grow up with "help," although I imagine my...
International Day of the Girl
Today marks the first-ever International Day of the Girl, a day in which organizations and individuals around the world will collaborate to hold events and a global conversation in effort to raise awareness about the importance of educating girls. (Watch the official...
NORTH CAROLINA, USA: Year Round School
I live in a suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina, and my children attend year-round school. I have one daughter in a year round middle school, and two daughters in a year round elementary school. This kind of school system has been an option for families here since the...
Social Good: Following ONEMoms To Ethiopia!
We are in Ethiopia this week, virtually following along with the ONEMoms team as they traverse the country gathering material to share with the world. "ONE.org is a non-partisan advocacy organization dedicated to the fight against extreme poverty and...
Canada: Bigger Things Than Politics
"Canada severs ties with Iran... ...Iranian diplomats are no longer welcome in Canada... ...Will this lead to war? Prime Minister Harper is quoted as saying..." I'm listening to the radio as I drive from work to my son's daycare, and it's full of the news about Canada...
Saturday Sidebar: What is your favorite Sweet Potato dish?
This week, in Saturday Sidebar, our World Moms share their favorite sweet potato recipes for a cause. World Moms Blog is proudly working with ONE Moms as a community partner. ONE is a grassroots advocacy and campaigning organization that fights extreme poverty and...
JAPAN: The White Belt
Sometimes as a parent, you get so involved in the nitty-gritty everyday, that the big picture is lost in the pixels. Then a random moment sweeps over you, and you see things from the distance for the first time in a long time. In those moments, you can see how far...
INDONESIA: It’s Party Time
Our twins turn 5 years old today. It feels like a big milestone – one step closer to being full-fledged big kids, yet still with a foot in the little kid world. I often find myself marveling at their suddenly long legs, new vocabulary and thoughtful commentary on the...
MASSACHUSETTS, USA: Art Smarts for Kids
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." This is how I home-school my two children. The majority of children in the United States of America attend some form of organized schooling...
Social Good: A Mother’s Issue
"One Woman at a time. That is how we fight fistula. By restoring health and dignity to one. One woman with the will to survive. She is still waiting." -The Fistula Foundation Take time to learn one woman's story Once we have given birth to our first child we join a...
SOUTH KOREA: Sleepless in Seoul
My little one is finally sleeping through the night for the most part. I never thought this day would come. You may remember one of my very first posts with World Moms Blog in which I bemoaned the sleep deprivation that comes with a newborn. Now that he’s sleeping,...
Saturday Sidebar: How and where did you meet your husband/partner? – Part 2
This week’s Saturday Sidebar Question is a sequel of the Part - 1 of where the world moms explained how they met their husbands/partners. “How and where did you meet your husband/partner?” Check out what some of our World Moms had to say… Elizabeth Atalay of...
FRANCE: “Entiendo”
In my other life, as I like to call it, I was the translator. I often found myself sitting at a kitchen table with school documents sprawled out between me and an anxious mother. As a family therapist with seven years of Spanish classes behind me, these were the...
PHILIPPINES: Sharing the Very Best of Our Selves–World Milksharing Week 2012
Last week, a few breastfeeding advocate friends of mine alerted me and other moms to the fact that September 24th through the 30th of this year is World Milksharing Week. According to the official website, World Milksharing Week is held annually during the last week...
ARKANSAS,USA: Finally an Adult
Earlier this week, I experienced the moment that finally made me feel like an adult. I mean, sure, I am 39 years old and a mother to two boys. Also, I am engaged, work full-time and attend school full-time. I own a home and a car and manage to keep my finances in...
Day 1: Social Good Summit and Clinton Global Initiative 2012
This long weekend was out of control good! Social good. World Moms Blog planned to be at the Social Good Summit in NYC, but we also received press credentials for the Clinton Global Initiative meeting, too. Both conferences overlapped, and we found ourselves back...
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