Since the moment we are born, we start to form a definition of whom we are. Our interactions with our primary caregivers is the first experience that shapes our self-image. Afterwards, the world is constantly feeding us with ideas about ourselves. Because in early childhood, we don’t question what we are told, so we end … Continue reading Building Your Child’s Confidence →

Quarantine! A word that wasn’t even in our vocabulary and now it became our daily reality. Some people are even starting to romantacize it. The struggle is real. Thousands of families are facing difficult times without any income. Parents have to suddenly balance between remote learning, working from home and house chores. However, regardless of how we feel … Continue reading How Can Play Help You Deal With Your Parenting Challenges ? A Talk With The Playful Parenting Coach Merhan Moustafa →

The word ‘Montessori’ has been recently associated with wood toys and free play while many people don’t grasp the true essence of the Montessori system.  While the emergence of the science of ‘Psychology’ is associated with Sigmund Freud who based most of his studies on people with mental illnesses, Maria Montessori was simultaneously studying how … Continue reading Unfolding A Child’s Potential, The Montessori Way – With Danya Habib →

Happy Valentine’s Day. Today the world is celebrating love, or dwelling about the absence of it. And as I am always curious about how our own perspective of ideas affect our children’s own approach to life, I woke up asking myself, how can you tell when love is real love. And how do we teach … Continue reading What’s Not Love →

One of the ironies about motherhood is that no matter how ready you believe you are, you end up discovering that you are far from ready. Personally, I believed I was ready. I always loved children. I read a considerable amount of parenting books and got everything I though I needed. Only to discover, that … Continue reading Chronicles Of An Overwhelmed Mom →