Becoming Maman: A Multi-Cultural Family Travel Blog

  • How To Clean Cloth Diapers: Everything You Need To Know

    How To Clean Cloth Diapers: Everything You Need To Know

    When you are considering cloth diapers, it can be overwhelming all the information out there. Not only do you have to take care of this tiny new human being, but now you have to learn all about cloth diapers too? When my husband and I were pregnant with our first child, he was all for…

  • Beware of the “Most Dangerous Tree in the World”

    Beware of the “Most Dangerous Tree in the World”

    Imagine a tree whose fruit is sweet and inviting but will send you to the hospital with excruciating cramps. The sweetest quickly turns to burning and causes your throat to swell and close. Where the fruit touches your mouth, blisters will form. If you take shelter under this tree during rain, the water will contaminate…

  • 9 Guaranteed Ways To Heal Sunburn Fast and Calm Redness

    9 Guaranteed Ways To Heal Sunburn Fast and Calm Redness

    Growing up in the Caribbean with pasty white Scottish skin, I got more than my fair share of sunburn. Despite my parents’ efforts to plaster me in sunscreen, there would inevitably be times when I forgot to reapply, or I would stupidly rebel and pay for it the next day. Dealing with sunburn is not…

  • Child Leash Controversy: The Hidden Dangers and Benefits

    Child Leash Controversy: The Hidden Dangers and Benefits

    As parents, we have all had that pang of intense fear as our toddlers suddenly bolt toward something dangerous. You feel the panic grip your throat and your heart pound in your chest as you think of all the worst-case scenarios. It’s easy to understand why some parents use a child leash. But this relatively…

  • A Survival Guide for Traveling With a Toddler (2023)

    A Survival Guide for Traveling With a Toddler (2023)

    Whether it is your first trip or 100th trip, flying with a toddler is stressful. We all know that look, the one people give when they realize you are boarding the plane with a toddler or baby: the please-don’t-sit-next-to-me look. Traveling with a toddler on a plane does not have to be a nightmare. There…

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