As I’ve gotten older, I have dreaded going to the dentist more and more. I’m not sure why (maybe yet another joy of turning 40 is developing sensitive teeth?). I know that I should feel very lucky to live in a country with outstanding dental care, but having said that, I would be lying if […]
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.
Feeding the World While Laughing
It’s probably no surprise that I love the honest, funny and always truthful blog, Scary Mommy. For those of you who know me and/or have come to know me via Mommybites, you know that I love to laugh (with such wild abandon that I often slap the knees of the people around me in pure […]
Tween Book Recommendations
One of my favorite ways to bond with my now tween-age son is through books. That’s right. I get most of my book recommendations these days from a 12-year-old boy. So far, we’ve read The Hunger Games series, the Divergent series and we both just started The Maze Runner. And I am not embarrassed to […]
The Magic Of A Photo
As someone with very little artistic talent, I am always mesmerized by artists’ ability to capture the human spirit and the grandness of nature through photography. In a time when media and technological advances are exploding, there is still something magnificent and satisfying about a still image. I stumbled upon this year’s winners of Sony’s […]
Halloween Costumes
I had to laugh when I read my friend Verta’s latest article in NY Family Magazine because it so mirrored my own experience with Halloween. I, too, have one son who hates dressing up in Halloween costumes. Come to think of it, he’s never even wanted his face painted (the closest he got was getting […]
Mommybites Job Connections
Let me start by saying that Mommybites moms rock! We rock as moms, as friends, as wives and as sisters. We rock when we work inside the home and we rock when we work outside the home. And it is because of our moms’ rock star status that many large and small companies email us […]
What Happens in Vegas
Last week, the Mommybites team and I were in Las Vegas for the ABC Baby & Kids Expo. The Expo was ginormous and we connected with a ton of incredible companies. But it’s Vegas after all, so in addition to working hard, we also played pretty hard. Here are my top 5 reasons why I […]
Remembering 9/11: Be and Be Better
We at Mommybites remember and honor all those who lost their lives on 9/11, thirteen years ago today. “Be and be better for they existed.” When Great Trees Fall by Maya Angelou When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety. When great […]