Saturday is New York’s first full Ironman. An Ironman is a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike and then a full 26.2-mile marathon. You have 17 hours to finish. During the race, athletes burn around 9,000 calories and lose up to seven gallons of sweat. I know because I’m bit of a triathlon groupie. My dad competed […]
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.
Olympics Family Fun
Not to sound cliché, but what I love most about the Olympics is that it’s truly “good ol’ fashioned family fun.” When much of what our country currently sees on TV is violent or reality-ridden, it’s refreshing to watch dedicated, hardworking and talented people pursue their dreams. When was the last time there was something […]
Helping Children When Disaster and Violence Occur
In light of the recent Colorado shootings, we thought it would be helpful to provide parents with some useful guidelines on how to talk with their children when public tragedies such as this occur. Thank you to Dr. Gerard Costa, PhD, at Montclair State University’s College of Education and Human Services, Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental […]
Honoring and Remembering: Treasure Each Moment
I’m sure that I am not alone when I say that I have been thinking about the horrific shooting in Colorado a lot these past few days. I have been thinking about how life can change in an instant. How quickly joy and excitement can turn into fear, horror and sadness. But mostly, I have […]
The Bliss of Feeling Needed
While reading one of this summer’s hot reads, Heartbroken by Lisa Unger, I came across a passage that really resonated with me. Birdie, one of the main characters (a grandmother), is reminiscing about when she was a young mom. And the early morning was a stolen time, the time before the children woke and needed […]
Celebrating Differences
I was going to tell you all about my friend and Mommybites speaker, Meg Zucker. I was going to tell you how she is a remarkable mom, an accomplished lawyer and that she also happened to be born with a rare condition whereby she only has one finger on each hand and one toe on […]
Summer Beach Reads
Another great thing about the summer: beach reads! Beach reads for me mean I have a little more time to actually finish a book. Therefore, in the summer, I like big, fat books that are not necessarily traditional “beach reads.” Don’t get me wrong. I love a good Harlan Coben, Jennifer Weiner or Elin Hilderbrand. […]
Best Teachers: The Blackboard Awards
Do you remember the teachers in your life who inspired you? The teachers you adored so much, you could probably name them right now even though you haven’t seen them in decades? For me, it was Miss Goldstein. Fifth Grade. Imagine going back in time and being able to give all of your favorite, most […]