The other day at the grocery store, my daughter Lyra was growing fussy as we stood in line for checkout. She’d just spent over an hour playing with her friend in the hot sun and was teething. She’s also a year old. Fussiness is understandable. It’s expected. I readjusted my hold on her and gave…
There is no doubt about the immense impact parenting style has on children. Parents are the first human interaction a baby has after being born. It could be a significant differentiating factor between a confident and self-assured child or an insecure and possibly aggressive one. The behaviors that children acquire from home ultimately shape their…
We have all experienced bullying in our lives in one form or another, whether as a child or as an adult. Sometimes at our schools, and other times in the safety of our own homes. Sometimes we have been the victim, and at other unfortunate times, the bully. Regardless of the age, place, or extent…
I’m going to tell you a story today. Of a girl who was full of mischief and adventure. She loved driving at the speed of lightning and getting into trouble. She saw everything as an adventure. Getting stuck in rain in the middle of the road with no hope of the car moving? Nothing better…
I got married while I was doing my MBA at the age of 22. I conceived right away and wasn’t really happy about it as I wanted a two-year break before starting a family. My pregnancy was smooth, without any complications, and went well till the end. Rumaisa’s Birth On 21st Oct 2002, I gave…
So you’ve taught your child how to read and you’re done patting your back about it, but he isn’t reading anything. As frustration builds, you devise different strategies to get the kid to read something. Okay, anything! I don’t know about you, but we definitely faced this issue with our son. So we are proud…
Growing up, I didn’t see myself as any different from the other kids around me. Apart from the fact that my skin is brown, and that they were mostly white. I didn’t feel like I was different in my being in any way. I didn’t feel lesser or that I was lacking something because of…
The first year of my life after becoming a mom to twin boys was beautiful, and to be honest very tiring as well. It was and is a lot of work raising autistic twins and managing them by myself since I was living in the UAE, in a home away from home and family. The…
If you are a parent of a child with special needs, or if you just got to know that your child is differently-abled, and you are scared about how you’re going to deal with it, then BINGO! This article is just for you. Be calm, have patience and try to make strategies on how to…
11th October 2011 exactly at 09:45 AM, my family welcomed their first grandchild; my mother took him into her arms and gazed at his soft, milky white face and pink lips swaddled in green cloth. We already knew we were going to have a boy, thus the world welcomed Zaraar. Being a mother is never…