We have all grown up hearing some very cliched yet classic dialogues from our moms, but one that has always been etched in my mind is her telling me “you’ll understand once you become a mom!“. And to this, I always replied coyly “o ho, mumma!!!“. I feel silly thinking about things I used to […]
Summers are here and if you are parenting toddlers, you would agree that one big struggle of this season is to ensure that kids are well hydrated at all times! Honestly, I never bothered to look at how much water my kids drank in the entire day until that one frightening incident that we encountered […]
Our cute little Easter Bunnies are ready to pop some colors around this Easter, with bleeding tissue paper art! We got a perfect chance to explore the bleeding tissue paper art technique this weekend. It’s really fun and easy. All you need- some heavy paper that can take getting wet colored paper that will bleed […]
On the day of our twins’ birthday, my husband and I hung up streamers & buntings, decorated their room with their favorite characters (Unicorn & Superman), placed a big ‘glittery’ number five balloon on the living room wall, and got the yummiest cake baked for them. Everything was just perfect- the way we all wanted […]
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 […]
Co-sleeping has been garnering a lot of positive reception from doctors these days. Even in the West, there’s been a lot of talks, of late, about the benefits of co-sleeping, that is, sleeping in the same room or same bed with your baby or toddler. Indian parents, of course, just call it ‘sleeping’. It’s always […]
One STEAM activity that we couldn’t get right in our first 2-3 attempts, but finally worked! Salt Painting- Where art meets science … One of the most satisfying forms of art, I must say. Salt Painting- steps to be followed On a sheet, make patterns using Fevicol, sprinkle salt on the same, shake off excess salt, […]
I am sure you would agree that parenting comes along with a humongous & critical responsibility of helping our children live on the right path. And this path is chosen by nothing but the little choices that we make at every step. And guess what? These little choices are nothing but our habits! Habits are […]
Books- the world of hopes, dreams, fairytales, failures, ambitions, learnings and possibilities…undoubtedly we millennials understand the importance of reading books to children. A great book can make an emotion, a problem, or situation that is abstract to your child, concrete, real, and most importantly, solvable. However, there are some books that stay with one forever. […]
“Bullying amongst children? Oh they are just kids! “ Have you come across such reactions with raised eyebrows when you try to find a solution to your child’s situation? Well, for a long time “bullying” per se has been associated with only teenagers and college-goers. Unfortunately, for younger children, “bullying” is simply labeled as ‘being […]