10 HILARIOUS TODDLER SAYINGS As a new parent you never know what your child is going to say, or when they are going to say it. Our journey in parenthood thus far has been exhausting, trying, beautiful, and humorous. We wanted to share some of the humorous sayings we have encountered thanks to our 3 year old …
Teaching A Biracial Child To Love Their Skin “Barbie, Elsa, And Shimmer & Shine Are All The Same !” I want to look like Elsa, Mommy she is prettier than me!” My heart sank as a parent to a biracial, 3-year-old, child upon hearing her utter these words. Like many toddlers, she loves Frozen, …
A COMPLETE GUIDE TO AN INDIAN WEDDING OUR INDIAN WEDDING When my future Mother-In-Law returned to the U.S., I had a million and one questions, I wanted to ask her about India. I could have rambled on: “So what is India like?, How did you find the dress for me?, How did you know it was going …
This post is part of the annual Diwali for Kids blog hop from Multicultural Kid Blogs! See the posts below for great ideas on celebrating Diwali with children. You can find even more ideas from last year’s series and on our Diwali Pinterest board: Maple and Marigold on Multicultural Kid Blogs: Celebrating Diwali in …
Taking the Big Step from Interreligious Dating to Interreligious Marriage by Simerjeet Sahota – This post was originally published on our partner website Brown Girl Magazine and has been republished with permission. Before our interreligious marriage, we were just two kids interreligiously dating, which was easier. We avoided any mention of religion, aside from a …
Trials And Tribulations Of Multiracial Kids Hair Care Hair Daze After our biracial (African-American and Indian-American) daughter was born, I presumed that taking care of her hair would be a breeze. No, it’s not the notion that because she is “mixed” that her hair would be easy to comb and style etc. One of the labor and …
BALANCING CULTURE & FAITH The longer I’m married to my husband, who is Indian-American, the more I hear “so, how do you deal with culture and faith?” Well in all candor not lightly because both are sensitive subject matters for people across the globe. These are topics that my husband and I discussed continuously while we …
Teaching A Multicultural Child About DiwaliTeaching A Multicultural Child About Diwali The Festive Roots Diwali Trunk I had reached out to a company by the name of Festive Roots after seeing that they provide Indian festival and holiday trunks for kids. Their trunks are intended to aid parents, teachers, and those interested in helping their children …
