Sylvia Bucina
Sylvia lives in Flagstaff, Arizona with her daughter (5 years old) and husband. She was born and raised in Mauritius Island which is a small tropical island located in the Indian Ocean. She is multilingual (French, Mauritian Creole and English). She lived in Ottawa, Canada before moving to Flagstaff, Arizona. She holds a Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management as well as a Master of Health Care Administration. Sylvia is an avid reader, tea drinker, traveler and cruise-goer. You can find her with a hot cup of tea concocting her family’s next destination.
It is Time to Make Mother-Daughter Trips a Tradition
As a stay at home mom whose husband’s demanding career takes him away from home for extended periods of time, all aspects of parenting...
Homeschooling Temporarily During a Pandemic
I have been homeschooling my daughter since school closures in mid-March and decided that I will continue to teach her myself for another year....
Parenting an Only Child During a Pandemic
Since school closures in March, my five-year-old daughter and I have been staying home. Although the stay home order was lifted a few months...
Stop Praising Children
As mothers, we strive to do our best to raise our children, we often look for tools, activities and people to help us navigate...
COVID-19: A Germophobe During a Pandemic
COVID-19 brought the world to its knees and changed our daily life in a matter of months. As I am writing this, the number...
Meet the Contributor: Sylvia Bucina
Family: I met my husband while I was on a vacation in New York City. I was visiting from Ottawa, Canada and my husband...