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A Global Day of Giving! #GivingTuesday

Elizabeth Atalay — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 16:30:00 +0000

Giving Tuesday was created to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season. It has become an international movement around the holidays dedicated to giving, in the same way that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now synonymous with holiday shopping. After the frenzied commercialism of Black Friday sales (that now […]

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World Voice: From PranaPrathishta to Pranahuti – The Transformative Possibilities

Purnima Ramakrishnan — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 05:00:35 +0000

There was an air of pious anticipation, that one could almost hear the elephants trumpeting while carrying huge granite stones to build the temple, one could almost hear the hum of the 400 odd dancing damsels’ and their anklets tinkling, while dancing for Lord Shiva (as the lore tells), and one could almost envision the […]

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What We Did During WORLD MOMS Blogcation 2017

Elizabeth Atalay — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 05:00:35 +0000

You might have noticed we were a bit quiet on our website this summer as we took our annual “Blogcation.” Well, here is what some of us, World Moms, were up to during July and August of 2017! Tara Bergman, USA “My family and I took a backpacking trip to an alpine lake in the […]

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POLAND: Eight Reasons Why You Should Travel With Your Family (Even If It Is Exhausting)

Loren Braunohler — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 05:00:02 +0000

If you loved to travel pre-kids, you probably got a big shock the first time you traveled with kids. Goodbye vacation, hello stressful multi-tasking of the whereabouts, safety, and happiness of little people amidst canceled flights, busy airports, and a foreign place where you don’t speak the language. Traveling with kids, especially young ones, is […]

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WORLD VOICE: Happy #MothersDay to the Supermoms

Cindy Levin — Tue, 03 May 2016 05:00:26 +0000

This Sunday, many moms in the United States will be celebrated with crepe paper flowers, homemade artwork, and breakfasts made with love and varying levels of quality control as tradition dictates. No matter how many kids you have or what country you live in, I wish you a Happy Mother’s Day from the U.S.! But […]

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Happy New Year!

World Moms Blog — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 13:50:47 +0000

World Moms BlogWorld Moms Blog is an award winning website which writes from over 30 countries on the topics of motherhood, culture, human rights and social good. Over 70 international contributors share their stories from around the globe, bonded by the common thread of motherhood and wanting a better world for their children. World Moms […]

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UAE: Is there a Santa Claus? Thoughts on Trump and Guns

Mannahattamamma (UAE) — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 06:00:30 +0000

“Will we be safe there?” My 11 year old son asked me that question as we were discussing our winter holiday travel plans, and I suppose, given that we live in the UAE, his question might make sense. In the last few years, we’ve traveled to Jordan, India, Kenya – all places that have been […]

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WORLD VOICE: #GivingTuesday, A Day to Give Back

Alison Fraser — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 06:26:40 +0000

Typically, after Thanksgiving in the United States, the following Friday and Monday, known as Black Friday and Cyber Monday, kick off the holiday shopping season. Black Friday, in the stores and Cyber Monday, online. However, Giving Tuesday follows and is what now kicks off the holiday “Giving Season.” This movement has been around for […]

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SOCIAL GOOD: Gifts For Him

Elizabeth Atalay — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 05:00:54 +0000

Here in the United States of America, on Sunday, June 21st, we will celebrate Father’s Day. I thought for the occasion I’d put together a list of gifts that World Dads would love, but that also give back in some way. There are so many great companies that give back to choose from these days, but […]

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SINGAPORE: Confession of a Selfish Mom

Susan Koh — Thu, 21 May 2015 05:00:23 +0000

As mums, we are always seen as the one who should be self-sacrificing and present for our families. After all, we are the ones that our children turn to when they can’t go to bed, when they need a kiss on their boo boo or when they are back from school with a growling tummy that […]

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