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MumpaActivity : Learning about dairy products

Mental health of your child is as important as his/her physical health. Television is a great way to keep your child involved, but it does not require any active participation on the child’s behalf......

The Toothless Bite Initiation to First Foods

It’s a titillating moment for every parent, including me – the baby’s very first toothless bite......

The Paratha Formula- How to Make Parathas Nutritive

I love to cook; always different varieties for the various meals of the day. But after the baby, most of my time was consumed in feeding the baby....

Fingers to Spoon- Learning to Use Spoon

Like Aladdin’s treasured lamp, my baby discovered the ‘spoon’ in my hand one fine day, although he had been eating from it every single day! The independent thinker suddenly made a decision.....

Tricks to Keep Your Child Away from TV and Mobile Screens!

Is your child watching too much television or spending too much time watching other screens (read tablet, mobile, ipad)? Does your child choose the screen over spending time with you.....

The 5 Most Fun DIY Crafts For Your Child.

“I am bored” is one phrase I dread hearing from my son; which I may say is quite often in the summer holidays. The best indoor activity to engage kids productively is “Do It Yourself” crafts. They are not only fun but very educational.....

Keeping the Children Safe from Sun Stroke

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.....

How to Teach Nursery Rhyme to Your Child

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.....

Top 4 Things to Include in Your Summer Fun Calendar

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.....

5 C’s to Crack the Nursery Interview

My mother deliberately wore a colourful sari on the day of our nursery interview....

Ward off the Monsoon Bug!

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....

Basic Civic Sense All Kids Should Know

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....