I was so psyched when my oldest daughter wolfed down the "sushi" that my Korean sisters-in-law made by wrapping white steamed rice with nori seaweed wrappers. It was a simple but nutritious snack that they told me kids love in Seoul.

Like most 4-year-old children, Sofia doesn't always want to...

This image is burned in my mommy brain: My oldest daughter, at about 22 months old, standing in our living room after I have dressed her in a pair of lime green, wool kaidangku, split-crotch pants, staring down at her bare parts and then looking up at me and grinning....