While the children are yet in their infancy feed them from the breast of heavenly grace, foster them in the cradle of all excellence, rear them in the embrace of bounty. Give them the advantage of every useful kind of knowledge. Let them share in every new and rare and wondrous craft and art. Bring…
Thanks so much April from California for taking the time to post your 5-Star Review! Sharing your experience with Growing Up Global means the world to me! I am truly grateful… I consider myself to be one of Homa’s most enthusiastic (and hungry) students. I’ve never been outside of North America, and although I live…
I really appreciated KJ Dell’Antonia’s Motherlode Post “Celebrating Chinese New Year with My Adopted Daughter” where she shares honest thoughts about being Caucasian raising a Chinese-born adopted daughter along with three other biological children. The annual Chinese New Year’s festivities and her pledge to honor her daughter’s birth heritage spurred the reflection which is worth…
I was so honored to be featured in the latest issue of Brilliant Star magazine. Here’s a blurb I wrote about what I think of this publication: “My daughters range in age from elementary school to college. We’ve been reading Brilliant Star magazine for at least ten years, and the excitement of getting each new…
The December 2011 issue of Parents Magazine featured a story on global learning for families, drawing from a number of experts in the field, like the inspiring Dana Mortenson of World Savvy. I was honored to be contacted for the story, and that the title of the story ended up being the subtitle of Growing…
The Year of the Dragon celebrations offer a great opportunity to grow our understanding of the world – while having fun with our kids. Before you good-intentionally blurt out “Happy Chinese New Year,” to colleagues and neighbors – stop! “Chinese New Year” represents a subset of the cultures that celebrate. It’s also a festivity in…
