Asia Archives - World Moms Network https://iv1r64b91k.onrocket.site/category/aaworld/asia-and-oceania/asia/ Connecting mothers; empowering women around the globe. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 14:01:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-World-Moms-Network-Logo-512-125x125.jpg Asia Archives - World Moms Network https://iv1r64b91k.onrocket.site/category/aaworld/asia-and-oceania/asia/ 32 32 Building Resilience on the “Surf-Board” of Life https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2022/02/03/building-resilience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-resilience https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2022/02/03/building-resilience/#respond Thu, 03 Feb 2022 12:51:00 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=37760 If there is one skill that most of the people on this planet have been compelled to nurture, since March 2020, it is arguably RESILIENCE amidst change. True – there may be many different shades of color to this skill. While some of us have bid goodbye to loved ones, others have said a farewell […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2022/02/03/building-resilience/feed/ 0 Diwali: Celebrating the Spirit of Light and Love https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/11/03/diwali-celebrating-the-spirit-of-light-and-love/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diwali-celebrating-the-spirit-of-light-and-love https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/11/03/diwali-celebrating-the-spirit-of-light-and-love/#respond Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:09:54 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=37558 So, whatever you do on this Diwali day, enjoy the light in your heart, the love in the air, and peace in the universe.

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/11/03/diwali-celebrating-the-spirit-of-light-and-love/feed/ 0 Being An Indian Daughter – The Dark Side https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/10/21/being-an-indian-daughter-the-dark-side/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=being-an-indian-daughter-the-dark-side https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/10/21/being-an-indian-daughter-the-dark-side/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2021 08:27:00 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=36826 In India, when a girl is born, her parents start saving up. Buying gold, opening fixed deposit accounts, you name it. You’ll now be thinking, “That’s wonderful! Such loving parents ❤“. Well, think again. Here’s a clue – this is NOT her college fund. They are saving for her (eventual) marriage! Amusing, right? Why would […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/10/21/being-an-indian-daughter-the-dark-side/feed/ 1 Fatigue: The Invisible Symptom of Covid-19 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/10/07/__trashed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=__trashed https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/10/07/__trashed/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:03:54 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=37451 Fatigue.  Sure, we all feel it now and again. But recently, I seem to encounter this word more than usual. It pops up on my Instagram feed and lingers in the air from overheard conversations at work. A few weeks ago, Singapore was even cited in an article as being the most fatigued nation in […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/10/07/__trashed/feed/ 3 Evolving Maturity: Sometimes 23, sometimes 3 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/08/25/sometimes-23-sometimes-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sometimes-23-sometimes-3 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/08/25/sometimes-23-sometimes-3/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=37228 “Why aren’t babies born with their own unique manuals?!” used to be my constant refrain during the growing-up years of Abhishek, my science-loving, planet-conscious geeky son. As infancy, toddlerhood, childhood and the pre-teens of this bursting-with-energy boy, gave way to the tumultuous teenage years, I kept marvelling at the continual learning involved in being a […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/08/25/sometimes-23-sometimes-3/feed/ 2 Not What We Were Expecting https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/08/12/not-what-we-were-expecting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-what-we-were-expecting https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/08/12/not-what-we-were-expecting/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=37134 My 16-year-old son left for a summer study session this morning, only to message me from the train station thirty minutes later. Oops, it had been cancelled. Now a long day in the oppressing heat and humid hell of Japanese summer stretches long and lazily before us. It is not what we were expecting. But […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/08/12/not-what-we-were-expecting/feed/ 1 Protecting Family Time From Screen Time https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/08/05/protecting-family-time-from-screen-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=protecting-family-time-from-screen-time https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/08/05/protecting-family-time-from-screen-time/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=37067 Socially distanced but digitally connected. That pretty much sums up what happened globally when COVID-19 hit us in 2020. Who would have imagined that in order to stop the spread of the virus, we have to isolate at home, get quarantined, and go as far as having lock-downs across cities, states and countries. It was […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/08/05/protecting-family-time-from-screen-time/feed/ 2 Choosing Wellness and Going with the Flow https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/07/01/choosing-wellness-and-going-with-the-flow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=choosing-wellness-and-going-with-the-flow https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/07/01/choosing-wellness-and-going-with-the-flow/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:32:07 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=36717 Truth is, if you had told me a few months ago that I would be writing a health and wellness story right now, I would have answered you with a great big “Srsly? Well, here I am, seriously writing that health and wellness story. I spent most of 2020 quarantined at home with my family […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/07/01/choosing-wellness-and-going-with-the-flow/feed/ 3 The Pandemic, Traveling and the Power of NOW https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/06/17/the-pandemic-traveling-and-the-power-of-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-pandemic-traveling-and-the-power-of-now https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/06/17/the-pandemic-traveling-and-the-power-of-now/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2021 11:42:10 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=36605 World Moms Network changed my life. The first time I traveled out of my country was in 2013. Jennifer Burden, Founder of World Moms Network, celebrated. She couldn’t stop talking about it on social media. I went to Chicago to collect the BlogHer International Activist Award on behalf of World Moms Network (at that time […]

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]]> https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/06/17/the-pandemic-traveling-and-the-power-of-now/feed/ 4 My Race is Human…and Asian https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/03/24/my-race-is-human-and-asian/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-race-is-human-and-asian https://worldmomsnetwork.com/2021/03/24/my-race-is-human-and-asian/#respond Wed, 24 Mar 2021 21:01:09 +0000 https://worldmomsnetwork.com/?p=36110 When you walk down the street, can you tell what nationality I am? Can you tell from the color of my skin that I’m American, besides being Asian? Or even more so, an Asian Jew? These questions may not enter one’s mind in passing, but don’t we all have preconceived ideas about anyone we see […]

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