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May 2017

May 08, 2017

A Page From My Diary: My Children Are My Redemption

I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life. I drove my parents crazy...

February 2017

February 18, 2017

Six Ways to Get Kids on Board With Healthy Eating

Healthy eating is probably one of the biggest motherhood struggles. It stresses them out. Moms...

December 2016

December 08, 2016

To the working mother: you are not alone!

A dilemma many working mothers face: do I go back to work or do I...

December 01, 2016

The Khan Chronicles: Adventures of a School Administrator and Her Two and a Half Children

My life and career as an educator has ensured that my list of “The Truly...

April 2015

April 14, 2015

Scrambled Eggs, Bubblegum, and Sex

This morning, over a relaxing weekend breakfast of scrambled eggs...

December 2014

December 03, 2014

On Being a Woman Without Children: Advice to Mothers and Others

As I sit down to write my thoughts and reflections, I pause to think, where...

March 2014

March 28, 2014

Recovering Lost Connections

I recently returned from a wedding where, for the first time, I made some observations...

January 2014

January 13, 2014

Sweet and Sour

I roll out the prayer mat and place my feet, shoulder width apart, onto the...

November 2013

November 30, 2013

A Beautiful Moment

My husband and I had a beautiful moment the other day, thanks to the kindness...

October 2013

October 07, 2013

A Mother’s Wish

As my daughter approaches her first year I am astonished, mystified, bewildered (insert every adjective...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

How Can We Live?

The news of the unrest and violence in Egypt is inescapable. Much of the it...

August 22, 2013

The Everyday Struggle

Motherhood has been bogging me down lately. Now that I've said it, I can hopefully...

August 15, 2013

The Ultimate Gift

Growing up, I was a part of a big North Jersey Muslim community. There were...

May 2013

May 16, 2013

My Secret Identity

There are some moments when I feel like I’ve got this whole ‘motherhood’ thing down....

May 13, 2013

Kids Belong in the Masjid

The first time I visited Masjid Al Haram, or the Grand Mosque as it is...

May 07, 2013

GrowMama Relationship Roundup: Quality Time

The doorbell rings. “Baba’s home!”, scream the children, as they climb all over him. Even...

April 2013

April 11, 2013

The Entitled Ones

We want the best for our kids, so naturally we give them the best. The...

March 2013

March 25, 2013

Keys to Successful Parenting- Managing Behavior Problems

This is the final article in our series, Keys to Successful Parenting Series. In case...

March 18, 2013

Keys to Successful Parenting- Strategies to Improve Kids Sleeping Habits

Bedtime problems and night wakings are common in young children and one of the most...

March 11, 2013

Keys to Successful Parenting- Strategies to Improve Kids Eating Habits

GrowMama presents an important series for our readers. In the next few weeks, we will...

March 04, 2013

Grow Baba Spotlight: The Visiting Professor

I often feel guilty when it comes to my kids. I know I don’t spend...

February 2013

February 25, 2013

Flawless Imperfection

It was a dark night, with the moon nowhere to be seen. We were driving...

February 14, 2013

An Apology Remiss

20 caskets, small and shaped like angels, sublime Souls taken so early, you were still...

February 11, 2013

The Time Has Come to Move

“My dears, the time has come to move.” I still remember the line from The...

February 07, 2013

GrowMama Round Up: Talking to kids about friends with bad influences

A young girl asked her elder female relatives about advice for dealing with friends that...

February 04, 2013

Please Don’t Look Away

My four and half year old daughter Sarina has twinkling brown eyes, beautiful long, black...

January 2013

January 24, 2013

Grow Mama Blast from the Past: The Wait

I baked up a storm and the breads and granolas are stealthily disappearing. I caught...

December 2012

December 24, 2012

Home for Christmas

It’s that time of year again, when the snow begins to fall, the sky is...

December 16, 2012

GrowMama Roundup Part II: Easing the Heartache of the Newtown School Shooting

The country is still reeling in the wake of the Newtown, CT. shooting. The killer...

December 15, 2012

GrowMama Roundup Part I: Easing the Heartache of the Newtown School Shooting

The headlines say it all. “20 children among the 28 killed in Connecticut slaughter.” Those...