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Lifestyle / Shereen Rahming

Nice is not Enough

November 1, 2019March 11, 2021 - by Shereen Rahming - Leave a Comment

I live in a town that most people would describe as nice. The neighborhoods, schools, houses, and people all give off a purposeful and distinct impression of being nice. It …

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Carolyn Rathjen / How We Parent / Voices

How the Italian Police Instigated an American Mom’s Parenting Struggle

February 21, 2019 - by theparentvoice - Leave a Comment

When an Italian policeman starts throwing rocks at a US-American mother’s window, her parenting struggles and vulnerability as an immigrant, become all too real but for…

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MichelleObama
Books / Shereen Rahming

On Belonging and Becoming…A Special Essay

January 17, 2019 - by theparentvoice - Leave a Comment

When you are the only one or even just part of the minority, you have to develop self-confidence and a strong voice in order to survive and thrive amid the stereotypes and negative connotations with which you are confronted.

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Carolyn Rathjen / Culture / Family / Lifestyle

Grandmother’s War Bride Story Inspired My Own Intercultural Marriage

November 19, 2018 - by theparentvoice - 1 Comment

My grandmother left her entire world behind that allowed me the privilege and freedom to not think twice about doing the same thing some 60 years later. 

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Shereen Rahming

Schools Vs. Homes – How do Kids Learn about Racism?

November 2, 2018 - by theparentvoice - 2 Comments.

At who’s feet do we lay the blame for dragging our most precious beings down into the hole of hate and racism?

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Welcome to America
Contributors / Family / Shereen Rahming

“My sister and I were pulled to the side and my great grandmother was taken by the arm”

July 3, 2018 - by theparentvoice - 1 Comment

Time dragged on as each minute seemed like an hour and every hour an eternity.  Five hours had passed and no one offered us food, water, or bathroom access. 

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Baby Bellies on Bikes Part 4
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Baby Bellies on Bikes: Giving Birth in the Netherlands

April 17, 2018 - by theparentvoice - Leave a Comment

In our first series on Pregnancy and Motherhood, we present Dutch mom, Kari van der Heide, who shares her journey exclusively with the readers of theParentVoice, Magazine.

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Lola Shahdadi Family
Columns / Lola Shahdadi / Voices

My Ethnic Diversity (Re)Defines My Transracial Parenthood

April 11, 2018 - by theparentvoice - Leave a Comment

I am a wife, mother, lesbian, and a Person of Color.  I have always known that I wanted to find love, and be a mother.  I knew I was a lesbian at a young age, and came out at 19.  But I did not understand that my Lebanese-Iranian heritage made me a Person of Color (POC) until recent years.

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A wrinkle in time
Books / Shereen Rahming

A Wrinkle in Time – Why this Movie Matters So Much

April 9, 2018 - by theparentvoice - Leave a Comment

Frederick Douglass once said, “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”  I have thought about this statement a lot lately as we witness children leading a movement to create a better and safer world for themselves and for all of us.  But how do we build strong children?

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Carolyn Rathjen / Contributors / Our Voices

When an American Mom Joins an Italian School Lunch Committee

March 28, 2018 - by theparentvoice - Leave a Comment

Italian sea bass Extra virgin olive oil Fresh, organic egg Breadcrumbs Parsley Sea salt These are the six ingredients in the fish meatballs served in my daughters’ public school lunch …

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January 17, 2019

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November 2, 2018

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April 9, 2018

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The Boy Who Asked Why: Book Review

March 27, 2018March 11, 2021

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There’s Somebody in My Room: Book Review

February 19, 2018

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Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth by Sanjay Patel and Emily Haynes

January 26, 2018

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the Parent Voice, (tPV,) is an online parenting magazine that celebrates multiracial/multiethnic families and multicultural lives by showcasing our many different and unique experiences, providing resources, nurturing virtual support, and building a community of like-minded individuals who want to raise responsible and respectful children in a world that may not always be that same way for them.

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