Tag: family

5 Lessons I’ve Learned as a Single Mom

Single parenting is not for the faint of heart. No wonder there is a National Single Parent’s Day. While I am currently in the midst...

7 Ways to Share Our Luck through Family Acts of Service

Nothing makes me feel more like a bumbling idiot than trying to explain an abstract concept to my preschooler. With talk of St. Patrick's...

What Daylight Saving Time Reminds Us To Do: Beyond The Loss...

Here we are again, Mama. It's time to spring those clocks forward as Daylight Saving Time hits us again.  While the main focus is typically...

My Favorite Kids Books

Growing up, my parents read several books to me almost every night. I believe this led to a lifelong love for reading, education, school,...

We Are Raising World Children

"Mom, why do I need to speak Hindi? No one else speaks it. My teachers don't, and my friends don't. And anyway I am...

“This Is Us” Makes Me a Better Parent

  It’s a cult following. For me it started with Parenthood where I dreamed of having 4 kids (before I even had 1). That glorious...

That One Time I Was Humiliated by My Baby

When I was a new, first time mom, I was easily rattled. If my son cried in public, I was mortified. If I had...

The Twelve Days of Motherhood

  As the Twelve Days of Christmas come to an end, here is a little song I think we can all relate to. On the first...

{Pinterest Round Up} How To Keep Kids Busy During Break

  So the kids are home for about two weeks. Let the good times roll!!!! For two days. Then reality sets in and they are...

Creating Traditions When You Travel for the Holidays

Looking back at my childhood Christmases, some of the key things I remember are those things we did every year: helping my mom set...