Positively Reinforcing Multiracial Identity in Kids: Comments and Affirmations from around the web “Multiracial kids/people are disruptive to stereotyping just by existing.”—unknown RAISING A BIRACIAL CHILD As parents we want to be prudent in nurturing and fostering our biracial daughter’s understanding of who she is. Neither my husband nor I intimately understand what it is …
WHERE ARE THE SOUTH-ASIAN CULTURE LEARNING TOOLS? THE SANSKRITI BOX The Sanskriti box is a monthly subscription box for children. It brilliantly provides parents and educators alike with storybooks and activities from South-Asian culture. The box can be customized to the size of your family and touts itself as “helping you to build a library that can …
10 THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT INDIAN CULTURE TOLD IN GIFS 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.)
IRELAND HERE WE COME October 2014 was our first multicultural family trip to Ireland. We were heading to Ireland for a couple of weeks for a friend’s wedding. And our daughter was going to be turning one during this time as well. PREPARING FOR OUR TRIP Slightly nervous but also excited to celebrate our friend’s nuptials and …
NEW BHANGRA WORKOUT YOU HAVE TO TRY NOW… MASALA BHANGRA TRANSFORMATION WHAT POST BABY WEIGHT LOSS CELEBRATION? My post baby weight loss celebration has been at a snails pace. An utter contradiction to all the jabber about how effortless it will be to lose the baby weight. I did everything they prescribe you to do in the welcome to motherhood articles and books. That’s right …
Our multicultural family has had nomadic tendencies. See habits of successful career nomads for more details on what I mean by this. To add to this, my husband travels globally for work and as a result we have been able to travel to some incredible places. One place that we are particularly fond of is Hawaii. Hawaii is renowned for …
You Know You Are A Parent When… Unequivocally since becoming parents approximately 5 years ago, my Husband and I can candidly say that not one day is exactly like the other. Although repetition is touted to be “king” in raising a child the act of being a parent is continuously met with: laughs, wonderment, and challenges. Parenthood is …
The Ultimate Tips For Planning A Disney Vacation For Under $2K “I instantly thought to myself, who can afford to go to Walt Disney World then…?” About a month ago, our family headed to the inglorious world of Disney. Our daughter had recently turned the great, big, three years of age. Every day we …
My Pakistani-Burmese-Scottish Experience: Understanding Who I Really Am This article originally appeared on our partner website, Brown Girl Magazine, and has been republished with permission. by Jehan Suleman Just trying to figure out what the first line of this piece should be. I typed “From a New Yorker” and hit the backspace key quickly to delete it …
UNEXPECTED EXPECTATIONS IN PARIS RAISING MULTICULTURAL KIDS IN FRANCE Guest post by: Amanda Otto, edited by: Caroline Sandiford “The theme of our relationship from the start has been, “Jump in and worry about the details later…” I think this must be true for many relationships, but international romances also involve: very long distances, language …
