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Mar 15, 2022
2 min

Storytelling and Learning: The Connection is Real.

What do storytelling, imagination, play, and learning have in common? Much more than you think. If you want to raise a learner, you'd be...

Feb 8, 2022
1 min

It Takes a Village...What's in a Village Anyway?

It takes a village to raise a child. When you are raising your children away from your home country, what would your village look like? ...

Jan 25, 2022
2 min

Live in the US? Teach Your Children About Race.

If you live in the United States, there is no escaping racial sensitivity. Here are four steps to help you handle this topic in your family

Jan 10, 2022
2 min

How to Tell it's Time For a Family Routine Update?

Family routines are advised by parenting experts, and for good reasons. It's just that routines should adjust to the family's changing needs

Dec 9, 2021
1 min

How Resilient Are Children, Really?

We keep saying that children are resilient, but how resilient are they? And where does this resilience come from? Can it be replenished?

Nov 2, 2021
2 min

Parenting: The Fastest 18 Years of Your Life!

Parenting is tricky. Some moments feel like they never end. Sometimes months zip by and we don't even notice. Either way the parenting jo..

Oct 26, 2021
3 min

Using Culture as an Excuse to Hit Children

World cultures are full of positive values, heritage, and languages that we can teach our children. Hitting should not be on that list.

Oct 19, 2021
3 min

Mixing Fun and Food in all the Wrong Ways

We want our children to have fun and we want to celebrate life's big events with them. But does it have to be with a sugar overload, unhe...

Oct 12, 2021
2 min

Children Are Not Mini-Adults

As parents of young children, we often get frustrated with their behavior and forget that they don't know better. It is our job to teach ...

Oct 4, 2021
2 min

I Took The Entire Summer Off. It Was Lovely. Don't Do It.

I took the entire summer off. It is a dream for many of us, but I don't recomm...

Jun 7, 2021
3 min

Instead of Monitoring our Children's Social Media Accounts...

Monitoring our children's social media accounts might bring us peace of mind but it could be doing more harm than good for several reasons.

May 27, 2021
2 min

Quality Time With Your Child is Everything!

There is a reason why spending quality time with our children is so important. It goes beyond building memories and having a great time.

May 20, 2021
3 min

Don't Raise an Obedient Child

Obedience is a highly prized quality in many cultures. It also makes parenting easier. So why would I suggest not raising an obedient child?

May 11, 2021
2 min

Depleted, Defeated, and Lost

If we, the grownups, are having trouble picking ourselves up from the aftershocks of last year, how do we expect children to? How can we...

May 5, 2021
2 min

School, Summer, and Uncertainty...

Vacation time, finally! Could it be that your child's idea of a summer vacation is different from yours? If it is, here is what you can do

Apr 27, 2021
2 min

Inside Out: Raising Multilingual Children

No. Babies and adults don't learn languages the same way. Babies are born ready to learn all languages, this super power shifts as we grow.

Apr 6, 2021
3 min

The Most Valuable Gift You Can Give Your Child

we want the best for our children, but it is not about education, sports, and community. The most valuable gift that we can give our childre

Mar 30, 2021
2 min

Did You Just Yell at Your Child? Here's How to Fix it.

We are all human. Sometimes life is just too overwhelming and we lose it! Feeling angry is ok. Taking it out on others isn't. The most impor

Mar 23, 2021
2 min

Exactly What is Play?

When we think of playing, we think of keeping a child busy. But that's not quite what experts have in mind. It is more than just busy, it is

Mar 15, 2021
4 min

3 Reasons Timeouts Do More Harm Than Good

Timeouts are a popular way of disciplining young children. It is fairly benign and easy to implement. If only it wasn't so broken.