Mommybites regular contributor, Wendy Bradford, started an important conversation amongst parents. One of the many reasons I adore and respect Wendy as a writer and a friend is her honesty and self reflection when it comes to parenting (and life). Most of the time, Wendy writes about how truly grateful and rewarded she feels to […]
Author: Heather Ouida
Heather co-founded babybites with business partner Laura Deutsch. Heather was a learning specialist where she taught in London for many years as well as at The Dalton School in Manhattan. Heather holds a BA in psychology from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, an MA in child development form Tufts University and acquired her learning specialist degree form York University in England. Heather currently resides in Manhattan her husband, two boys, two fish and pet turtle. Heather’s hobbies include, hot yoga, Nutella eating, writing, Bravo watching, reading and sharing inappropriate jokes with girl friends.
Hello, Kindle!
Dear Kindle, As someone who loves reading, I must admit that I refused – and even mocked – you for many years. I just couldn’t imagine how reading was, well, reading – without holding the actual pages of a book. I would look at all the “youngsters” out there with their fancy “computer books” and […]
Reaching for Joy in 2014
This is the time of year when people begin to abandon their new year resolutions. Mine – eating less chocolate and flossing regularly (not necessarily in that order) – have already gone out the window. But after reading many friends’ Facebook updates recently, it seems that an important theme in resolutions for 2014 has emerged: […]
Less Thorny Relationships
Guess who I got to interview for this month’s New York Family Magazine? (Pretend to be thinking long and hard. And now pretend there is a dramatic pause…). OK, I’ll tell you – my mom. As you may recall, she recently wrote a book entitled, Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Helping Young Parents And Grandparents Deal […]
Happy New Year 2014
Happy New Year! As a new year begins, we thought we’d share, as we have the past few years, Buzzfeed’s “Most Powerful Photos of the Year.” There is something about the stillness, power and emotion of a photo that is able to capture a story and a moment in time unlike any other medium. Here’s […]
What They Already Know
Sometimes, during this chaotic time of year, we are so busy teaching our children about holiday traditions, thankfulness, gift giving and gratitude, we forget to celebrate what they already know. I was reminded of this recently, when I was sent a beautiful video from my friend and co-founder of Stork Films, Julie Meerschwam, which she […]
Friendships Over Time
I went away a few weeks ago with my college roommates for our annual “girls’ weekend.” It occurred to me as I was belly laughing so hard my sides hurt, that I had known these women for over 20 years now. We have gone through many of life’s chapters together and I am the person […]
How Times Change
Times – oh, how they change. Back when my boys were babies, I absolutely hated the “fall back” time change. I would hear everyone say how great the fall time change is because we gain an extra hour over our lazy, leisurely, glorious Sunday. In fact, way-way back before I had kids, I too embraced […]