Motherhood came to me unexpectedly, but on time. I was exactly bored with working with inhumane schedules, fiction books and carelessness towards myself. In fact, my life at that time consisted mainly of chronic depression and running away or having a bad relationship. How childbirth changed me With the birth of a baby, I finally…
I often hear parents complain that there’s not enough Ukrainian-language content, and even when you do find it and turn on a cartoon in Ukrainian, the next video automatically switches to Russian. Before you know it, your child is fluently speaking Russian — even if the parents don’t use it at all. This isn’t the…
In the wink of an eye the toys have already been destroyed, lost, given away, and the baby is suddenly 18, and he wants to know what he has been playing with when he was one year old. Or not. But I think that keeping them at least on the photos is a brilliant idea!…
Raising Ukrainian speaking child but having difficulties finding books for them? Here are some books we own and most of the best books for a baby you can find on today’s Ukrainian market, either originals or translated ones. I did my research, so I can share it with you. Best books for youngest Contrast Book…
A baby needs boundaries. They need someone who can stand them and not break. Alla Slotvinska “Playing Together or How to Cope with Child’s I-do-not-wants” I’ve read a lot of parenting books. Now it’s rather a sport than a research. However, I am still looking for a brilliant, and with no doubt have some useful…
In the winter, I pondered: what do I suppose to do during hot Emirati summer? Maybe there is a place where moms with children are welcome? Perhaps there is a place where children’s screaming sounds organically like frogs in a pond and don’t bother anyone? Perhaps there is some sort of training for moms with…
Yes, it is difficult, especially when you are alone. It is difficult when the baby is yelling and you are not able to find the reasons. And when he does not let go to the toilet, let alone shower or eat. Hard when he gets sick. It is physically difficult to pull a ladder loaded…
I decided to share some insights about everyday culture in the broadly defined “Arabia” — the wider Arab world. Specifically, about the female body after childbirth, motherhood, and care during the first days of a baby’s life. There is much to learn, to be surprised by — and most importantly, to rethink. Recognition of Labor:…
Today, I will likely lose some readers. I do not chase popularity; my blog is more for the soul and to enrich Ukrainian content, not for profit or fame. So, if this doesn’t suit you — goodbye. Critical Moments in Life On January 22, 2014, I stood on Maidan amid smoke and chaos, feeling like…
Why We Don’t Think About Childbirth Until We Experience It Ourselves Until you personally go through childbirth, you rarely show interest in someone else’s experience. The arrival of a new person in the family is perceived as something natural, without visible external changes. It seems like the new parents remain the same as before. But…
