There is a paradox in how we talk about politics and how we talk about raising children. There's a lot of chatter in schools about growth mindset these days. We encourage our children to focus on how they can re-channel negativity to think about what they can accomplish rather … [Read more...] about Growth Mindset and Politics
Dirt and Noise
Civics and Civility: Political Paradigm in America
As my children grow more in tune with the political process, it gets tougher and tougher to help them make sense of this world of ours. They ask to stay up late to watch the debates, both Republican and Democratic, and we oblige. Twelve year old Bird reads the headlines on his … [Read more...] about Civics and Civility: Political Paradigm in America
Shot@Life Summit – Where Tribes Meet
When I am at the Shot@Life Summit I am with my tribe, my people, my girls. These are like-minded, smart, passionate women who yammer about the same issues at their dinner table as I do at mine. I suppose we annoy our families and friends in the same way, but when we are together … [Read more...] about Shot@Life Summit – Where Tribes Meet
He Named Me Malala Film to Air Commercial-Free on NatGeo 2/29
Educating girls is not a woman's issue. My own son wanted to raise money for girls' education after we visited a village school outside Kolkata on our trip to India last year. He's just 10-years old yet sees the value in educating girls. In a recent letter he wrote to the United … [Read more...] about He Named Me Malala Film to Air Commercial-Free on NatGeo 2/29
Imposter Parenting – #AsianMomBlogger
Do you ever feel like you're in that Talking Heads song Once in a Lifetime and wonder how you got here? Sometimes I look around and have an outer body experience. This is especially heightened when I find myself sitting in those tiny hard plastic chairs in my son's classroom for … [Read more...] about Imposter Parenting – #AsianMomBlogger
Harper Lee Lives On
Atticus, Scout, and Harper were all on our baby name list. A proud parenting milestone came last summer when both Bird and Deal read To Kill A Mockingbird. Like so many others might say, it's the one book I can read over and over again without skimming. Bird read my tattered … [Read more...] about Harper Lee Lives On
Snow Angels
Whenever it snows I'm taken back to the third grade in Roanoke, Virginia. I don't remember my teacher's name, but I can vividly recall the classroom. It was tucked in a corner so there were extra windows. We enjoyed glorious streams of sun and daydreamed as we stared out the … [Read more...] about Snow Angels