Parenting

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Being a working South Asian woman is our day job, but being a masalamomma is 24-7. Whether you’re living in an extended family, on your own with kids or with a partner, sometimes you don’t have the answer to that parenting question or challenge. Should you be on your child’s Facebook page? What school should you choose for your child? What’s the latest parent must-have for your baby? Here, you’ll find tips from experts and our very own masalamommas on how to tackle issues for all ages: baby, toddler, preschooler, teen and young adult. We’ll also provide suggestions and interviews with other inspiring masalamommas about finding their own version of the “right balance” of culture and parenting.

Carrying and Miscarrying: A personal story

By Sheba Siddiqui   When I was a few months shy of my 30th birthday, I finally felt like I was ready to be a mother. I expressed this to my husband and he was over the moon! So we decided to try for a baby. We got pregnant right

Writer, Activist Anushay Hossain On Challenges of Being a Working Mother

By Anjum Choudhry Nayyar When Anushay Hossain, a full-time author, commentator, writer and activist based in Washington, D.C.  got pregnant at 31, she spent a lot of time thinking about how she would balance both a career and motherhood.  She spent hours thinking about her maternity leave, childcare and how she

Bullying in India: A Mother Raises Questions on Raising Boys

By: Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta Opinion Piece The recent reports of bullying at the Sainik School in Tilaiya, Jharkhand seem somehow all the more shocking because this time, the incident has been recorded on video. Instead of merely reading the victim’s account and feeling upset about it, we are forced to actually witness