Parenting Like Moses’ Mother

I read the story of Moses in the Quran, and how his mother placed him in a basket (in Arabic it says tabout which implies some

Homeschooling for a Day

I have mixed feelings about homeschooling. On one hand I critique much of what formal schooling is about and don’t get m

The Wheelchair Question – Talking to Kids About Disabilities

Wheelchair whizzes by Kids are in art class, painting and drawing and moving around, occasionally getting in each others’

Always with Me

I found myself today thinking about a question I hadn’t expected. It crept up on me (more on this later) unexpectedly. W

Answering Why Questions

This is an epiphany I assume many parents reach during the phase of kids constantly asking “why” questions…

Can You Learn Music Rhizomatically

I use rhizomatic here in a very loose sense. In the sense of non-linear learning, learning that isn’t systematic or follows

Bedside Story

I think I love children’s books as much as I hate textbooks. As in, I love kids’ books as a rule but occasionally

The Real Reasons

Yesterday I had a strange day. It was a very full day where I took my daughter to maybe 5 or 6 different places all over Cairo

Pragmatism and Idealism in Real Life

Can idealism and pragmatism ever meet? I like to hope so, but that the idealist talking. The pragmatist is skeptical. flickr p

Being Happy FOR Someone (Emotional Labor of Parenting)

Been thinking that as a mom… Well obviously we become happy FOR our kids when they are happy for something or achieve so