Why has this world created a control or standard for normalizing things? Anything or anyone that deviates from the control is considered abnormal, irregular, unhealthy, or whatever word fits in according to the type of thing or person we are talking about. Likewise, behavioral issues that are pronounced “misfit” for a certain person, could be…
Like all mothers, I always wanted my child to learn more. I did not just want him to know the answers but I also wanted him to know which questions to ask and how to think critically when a problem is present. For this purpose, I always wanted my son, Musa, to get a STEM…
Do you get overwhelmed sometimes? Tired of always being on the run? Tired of always having to do something? Just plain tired? We all do. As mothers, as wives, and in the different roles we play in our lives when life brings you on the fast track, you often forget that in order to remain…
The other day, my son and I had a very interesting conversation about the word “no.” Honestly, I don’t remember the context but I’ll tell you what I remember. I was telling him that no is a complete sentence to which he giggled. “When someone says No, they mean it Zaviar,” I told him. When…
Breastfeeding can seem like a complex and challenging motherhood topic, especially for first-time mothers. Many opposing approaches and stances about it can look very confusing for mothers who are just looking for the best for their infants. There is no doubt, however, that breastfeeding is a unique gift of motherhood from a mom to her…
Unschooling is an interest-led approach to education, where the parents act as facilitators and supporters of their child’s education rather than take on the role of teacher. If someone had told me a few years ago that I would be homeschooling my two children with multiple special needs, I probably would have laughed or just…
As a parent, your concern about your child’s eating habits and patterns is inevitable and justified. From the moment you start weaning your little one, the challenge of what to feed and what not to feed begins. Most children are picky or reluctant when it comes to food items, especially if they are trying them…
While writing sentences as part of his homework, my six-year-old came excitedly to me to ask me the spelling of penis. After an obvious double take, I asked him to tell me what his sentence was first. He then brought his notebook and showed me a page-long sentence describing a lollipop. Imagine. Apparently, the lollipop…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Raising Boys With Love (@raisingboyswithlove) What will I feel when I see you I wonder My emotions are a mix of sunshine and thunder I know you fell in love with me as soon as I became A tiny little speck of life without even a…
I don’t know if you remember about my firstborn having a tiff with the color pink. To this day, he doesn’t like it very much because in his head he associates it with girls and he thinks it’s a girly color. This has nothing to do with what he observes at home or even at…