Tomorrow will mark five whole years since my little Karthik came into this world, nevertheless I remember every single detail of my pregnancy and his birth …
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The Underappreciated Mother
My children left for school today with reminders that Mother’s Day is coming up. This year will be my first Mother’s Day as a mother of three and as …
Raising Men
These days, we tend to focus on raising independent, bold, fearless daughters with the hope that they will go on to shatter their gender specific stereotypes and reach their …
Life with Three Kids
As soon as I posted The Modern Day Brown Mom, I knew the questions and comments would coming flooding in. I haven’t gotten back to …
The Meaning Behind My Children’s Names
Recently many of you have asked me how I decided on my children’s names and the meaning behind those names. It was very important to me to give …
Hypocalcemia in Newborns: Our Experience with Baby #3
The birth of my son and the last two months leading up to his birth were stressful so we were really surprised and relieved when Achyuthan …
Birth Announcement and Story
I am happy to announce that my husband and I welcomed our son Achyuthan Vishnu Danancheyan, to this world on the night of June 6th, 2016. He arrived …
Living with Lupus
Today’s post is about a topic that I rarely feel comfortable talking about: my battle with lupus. The purpose of this post is to bring awareness to this …
Anxiety in Children & How Parents Can Help
Parenting is an adventure of highs and lows, joys and frustrations, and many, MANY questions along the way. One of the things I often have …
Building Healthy Self-Esteem in Young Children
Self-esteem refers to how much we value and believe in ourselves. Self-esteem also plays a major role in how successful our children will be. Children …