The mercury has touched 44 degrees and it’s predicated to go even higher in the coming week. With the summer holidays just set in, mothers fear the most common consequences of heat exposure -sun strokes.....
My son is seven but still needs some assistance in dozing off to sleep at night. And the one thing that comes in handy is the instrumental version of the nursery rhymes that we learnt together. He is an auditory learner.....
I am sure, all of you have planned your kid’s summer vacations- enrolment in a 2 week summer camp with lots of art and craft activities, one or two weeks at nani-nana house, a week stay at the nearby hill.....
I was in love with the monsoons, until I became a mother. Does that sound really sad? I’m afraid so. Most mothers will agree that with the outset of rainy season comes a bag full of diseases, mosquitoes, dirt and smelly clothes that just won’t dry....
My six year old niece from the US kept holding on to the chocolate wrapper in her hands until she got home from the airport fanatically looking for the dustbin....
While we three sisters were being raised by our super home -executive mom, she let papa be in charge of polishing our shoes every day.....
I read somewhere that when we express appreciation to young kids, it gives them a sense of significance. It instantly motivates them to do things better.....
For me sugar is synonymous to hyperactivity, tooth decay, addiction in kids and the most dreadful -obesity. Of course......
I am sure a new mother has heard this more often either from her mother or her mother in law that whatever she eats or drinks is directly linked to the health of her new born......
*My son is so shy; I really have to help him overcome this!* Being shy is not a disease. We all wish for our kids to be happy, healthy and successful.
We used to travel a lot when we were younger. Train journeys of 48 hours used to become so cumbersome and of course a tad bit annoying for parents of three hyperactive girls.....
It’s a tussle every morning between me and Aarav (yes, that’s my son) over milk. When I have to lure him into taking one big gulp or when he starts making excuses for not drinking it.....
