I have fond memories of my mother showing me how to sew a button and fix a hem as a kid. When I became a mom, I wanted to share the same experience with my children. But between homework and after-school activities, it often fell off my to-do list. Until the pandemic hit. Stuck at […]
This pandemic has certainly given all of us a lot more time with family and children. And this family time has not just helped us bond well with our children but also gave an opportunity to share so much more about our own childhood, our life back in those days with long power cuts, holidays […]
Multiplication tables, alphabets, formulae, periodic table…..what is the first emotion all these things bring to your mind? If you are like me, I am sure it is none other than stress! The early conditioning of our minds to learn through repetition is what is known as Rote learning. And most of us have been raised […]
Is your child bored of all the toys? Kiddo interested more in the packaging than the actual toy in it ? Got limited means to get hold of toys in the present scenario? Well, more often than not, we parents do the research, buy our toddler the best toys for their development — they’re toxin-free, […]
“You know what, he can tell names of all the capitals of the world in less than a minute!” chirped a satisfied millennial mum describing the impeccable qualities her 4-year old possesses, thanks to his photographic memory. Parents in a rote environment are happy if their child has memorized capitals or currencies of every country […]
A cancelled picnic, lost soccer match or a change in school- it’s an understatement to say that life these days is a bit hectic for kids. Over scheduled days with an added social media life, twenty-first century kids face different challenges than those just a few decades ago. And this makes building resilience even more important for […]
I grew up with computers. I started playing games when I was five and was using MS-DOS-based PCs from before Windows 3.1 was even released. I started using the Internet in the mid-90s, and by the time I hit college, I had taught myself the basics of coding. But not everyone dives into learning […]