THE GLOBAL MOM SHOW connects moms around the world who are seeking to live with a global vision right where they are. Whether in their home countries or abroad, moms from around the world share their experiences as expats, immigrants, aid workers, diplomats, or homebodies. Anyone can be a Global Mom, all it takes is a love for the world and a desire to share that with your kids. We talk cultural differences, travel, educating global kids, teaching languages, bilingualism, learning, and basically anything you want. Sign up for the newsletter and find show notes at www.theglobalmom.com!
Today on the show, I talk with Christa Jimenez about the commitment she’s made to raise her children to be bilingual. She is living in the US, but she is doing a lot of things to keep her two girls …
Several months ago, I came across an article by Sonia Smith-Kang on The Mash-Up Americans website titled: How to Talk to Your Mixed Race Kids About Race. Sonia’s steps were straightforward and acces…
Anjelica Malone and I just kept talking, and we thought we would share the rest of our conversation with you. We touch on the refugee ban, books we want to read, how we’ve developed an understanding…
Have you ever met someone and immediately connected? That’s how it was with me and Anjelica Malone. She started listening to the podcast after the first couple of episodes last summer, and soon she …
If you live in the United States, you know that this past year has brought to the surface lots of racial tensions. We’ve seen racism on the news and in our classrooms. And many of us have had to re-…
Reading to your kids is a fantastic way to teach your kids about anything. It only follows then that multicultural children’s books would be an excellent way to teach your children about other cultu…
I wanted to say a quick hello to you all and pop in you podcast players to let you know what is happening with The Global Mom Show. Last year, I launched the show in May, and produced 27 episodes! I…
Merry Christmas everyone! Thank you all for a fantastic first year of The Global Mom Show (we’ll it’s not really a year, since we just started in late spring…). This week’s show is a fun chat with m…
Today, I talk with Rita Rosenback, author of Bringing Up a Bilingual Child, How to Navigate the 7 Cs of Bilingual Parenting. Rita is a full time writer, speaker, trainger and coach, and she maintain…
It’s no secret that traveling with your kids is one of the best ways to expose them to the world and all its cultures. But for some of us, that just doesn’t always seem possible. We have financial c…
Ocotber 16 is World Food Day, a day when the world stops to raise awareness about hunger and food security worldwide.
Today, I chatted with Angela Schug about World Food Day and the Hunger Free proj…
Mothering changes us. For my friend, Ludmila, it has made her more empathetic to children, more open to relationships, and it has intensified just about everything. Ludmila is a friend from my gradu…
Birth stories are so much fun, and today we get to hear from Lisa Ferland, the editor of two anthologies of birth and parenting stories, Knocked Up Abroad and Knocked Up Abroad Again (currently avai…
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This is a solo show today, where I dive in to the world of being an expat. I give you a little glimpse back into my own expat experience, and I share some resources to help you through all the trans…
Have you ever browsed your library’s new releases or searched the displays at bookstores wondering which book is right for you? After I moved back to the States after several years living abroad, ma…
This marks week two of our series on BOOKS! I’m so excited about this episode, because my guest, Valarie Budayr, offered us lots of ideas for books and extension activities to do with our kids. Vala…
This week Mary Grace starts a new series on books! She talks with the founder and CEO of Barefoot Books, Nancy Traversy, about how the company began, and how it has changed over the years. Nancy sha…