Hi Everyone! I was somewhat prepared for the emotional extremes of new motherhood and yet was completely flabbergasted that these emotional extremes would also affect and be affected by my marriage! I have known my husband since we were both 18 years old and therefore was so surprised at the strain having children placed on […]
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.
Parenting: Slow Down and Enjoy the Ride!
Hi Everyone! When my boys were young, people used to say to me, “Enjoy it now, they’ll be grown before you know it.” I was so sleep deprived, spit-up covered, emotional and overwhelmed that at the time, I never really knew what that meant. In fact, I often felt just the opposite – that I […]
Teachers and Education
Hello Everyone! “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” William A. Ward Let’s honor our children’s outstanding teachers this week by nominating a teacher you know for New York Family’s Blackboard Awards. “The blackboard awards honor local teachers from all educational communities-public, private, charter, and parochial-and […]
Parenting
Hi Everyone! My good friend D has an 18 year-old son, a 16 year-old son and a 10 year-old daughter. They are polite, respectful, well-rounded, engaging and delightful (words not many would use to describe teens/tweens!). When you see one kid with these personality traits you may think it’s just their personality. Three? That’s got to […]
In Gratitude
Hi Everyone! As I was watching the Oscars with my hubby and 8 year-old son on Sunday night (whom I bribed into watching by offering them unlimited double chocolate chip cookies), I began to wonder who, in addition to my family, close friends and children, I would thank during my imaginary Oscar acceptance speech? Would […]
Kindness is Contagious
Hi Everyone! Is kindness contagious? As may of you know (because I am constantly jabbering about this) I am forever grateful and humbled by all the complete strangers that have helped me over the years during challenging and difficult parenting moments. Well, it happened again over the long weekend. Because my family and I were […]
Thank You 2010!
By Heather Ouida, owner kiddybites As 2010 comes to end I find myself reflecting on what I am thankful for. I am of course thankful for all “the biggies”. The biggies are such things as the health and happiness of my family, my friends, and my children. But it is also the accumulation of all […]
A Place Where “Dreams Really Do Come True”
Hi Everyone! This past Thanksgiving week my husband and I and our two boys went to Disney World with all the cousins and both sets of grandparents. Yup, you heard me. We did Disney with 5 kids and 9 adults during one of the busiest weeks of the year. And guess what? It was great! […]