I’m just gonna come right out and say this. I have a BIG favor to ask. Would you mind taking this very short (anonymous) 10-second survey that will help us get to know you a bit better? I know that there is nothing fun or exciting about a survey, but as we have never officially asked […]
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.
New on Mommybites: Healthy Living!
You know those families when you were growing up whose parents served “healthy variations” of traditional things. That was me. We had kidney bean pizza, salmon loaf instead of meat loaf, tofu dogs – the works. So of course I did the totally predictable teenage thing and rebelled against this lifestyle when I had the […]
Take It or Leave It
May and June mark the time of year for graduations from preschool, grammar school, high school and college. To honor this time of endings and new beginnings, I thought I would share a few lines from a letter I received from my parents’ family friend the day I graduated from high school entitled, “Take It […]
Treasure the Everyday Moments
This past Mother’s Day my sons presented me with cards that they had made at school,sharing some of their favorite “mommy memories.” It occurred to me as I was reading their cards that neither boy wrote about “big” events such as holidays, birthdays or vacations. They wrote instead about our walks to the bus stop […]
The New York Baby Show
One of my favorite parenting experts is Dr. Harvey Karp, the beloved author of the Happiest Baby/Toddler on the Block. He saved me when my son had colic and kept me sane when my other son went through the “terrible twos.” When I was knee deep in the infant/toddler stages, I would have taken meeting […]
Delicious, Easy Appetizer: Wasabi Cream Cheese
I had dinner with a friend last week and she served the most delicious appetizer. It was yummy, pretty AND easy to make (music to my ears). Here’s the recipe and I promise if you serve this bad boy the next time you have friends over, it’ll be the hit of the party! Ingredients 1 8oz […]
The Ultimate Moms’ Night Out!
We are so excited to see so many of you at the Ultimate Moms’ Night Out this coming Wednesday night at the iconic New Yorker Hotel Grand Ballroom.
The Happiness Project at the 2012 Mommybites Summit
Every so often, a phrase or quote in a book takes my breath away. It happened to me recently when I was reading The Mommybites Summit keynote speaker Gretchen Rubin’s book, The Happiness Project. Gretchen was talking about a father whose three young sons were driving him crazy because they were all getting up so […]