I had the unique honor of watching my dad compete in triathlon and Ironman competitions during my impressionable tween and teen years. Over many races at which I was a spectator, I saw hundreds of women compete with herculean focus, dedication and talent. They were fierce, and many came in well ahead of their male […]
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.
Asking Important Safety Questions
A few years ago, I had an interesting (but excellent) question asked to me by a mom. I was organizing a play date with my son (then six) with a new friend, and I had not yet met the mother. As we were on the phone planning the play date, she asked me if I […]
Word of Mom
I know that I wrote a love letter about my Kindle a while back (don’t worry – the love still burns strong), but I have one major gripe: How is one supposed to snoop on what other people are reading if one cannot see the cover of others’ books!? Let’s say, for example, that one […]
Changing the World
One of the graduation speeches that’s trending on social media right now is from Naval Admiral William H. McRaven, who spoke to graduates at the University of Texas about lessons he learned from his basic SEAL training. If you have not already read his speech, I urge you to do so. Here is one of […]
Uber Love
Dear Uber, I love you. The end. What else can I say? I mean, what’s not to love? When my friends in Chicago first told me about you a year ago, I honestly thought you sounded too good to be true. I was wrong. You’re a taxi, car service personal driver all in one. Let’s […]
Loving Loudly
I knew I liked my friend Verta the moment she sent me an email as the class mom in my son’s 4th grade class. She declared that for the school’s Halloween celebration, she planned on dressing as “The Concierge” from the book, The Elegance of the Hedgehog (totally my humor!). An immediate, easy and fun friendship […]
No Need to Feel Alone
There is a line that the character Milesandre always says in Game of Thrones that goes, “The night is dark and full of terrors.” Now, I know she is talking about something downright sinister (’cause she is just plain creepy and makes me long for scenes with John Snow instead), but for some reason, whenever […]
Do-Overs and New Orleans
Dear City of New Orleans, I had the pleasure of visiting you this past weekend, and let me just say this: You are worth the hype. The French Quarter, the people, the food, the action, the music, the chaos, the smell, the art – are all electric in their intensity. Quite frankly, when I am […]