In today’s era where nuclear families are on the rise, we are stuck in an extended pandemic. The traditional family structure of joint families is replaced by smaller families, limited or no siblings. There are certain risks of children being less accommodating & adjusting, self...
Those of you reading this, many of us grew up with a pet or animals during our childhood, and you will feel exactly what we’re talking about in this blog! Just thinking about our furry friends brings a smile to our faces no mater what...
The Race of Chores: You could teach teamwork to your children through chores! Divide yourself into pairs as a family and set a time limit for a certain task. Make this a fun chore race where you see who finishes the task efficiently and first....
Did you put your toys back in their place after playing? We often hear parents ask children at home these questions, hoping to get some relief from the non-stop energy balls and distract kids into being occupied while they complete the chores. There has always been...
Your child’s daily routine must include 2-3 healthy snack choices that are nutritious for children. Begin limiting snacks in quantity and frequency, it ensures that the child feels hungry for the meals and increases his/her appetite for them. It’s totally normal, expected even, for kids...
Healthy eating practices daily in toddlerhood are essential to lifelong nutritional habits. In their early years, children begin discovering their likes and preferences which affect their food choices, and they begin developing the motor skills that allow them to eat on their own. As infants...
Nursery rhymes, traditional poems, and songs are great tools for children to retain information, observe rhythms and patterns through the music, homophonic words (words with similar sounds), learn languages, and teach moral lessons to early learners. Reading nursery rhymes to your children during their infancy...
Nursery rhymes are more than a set of rhythmically positioned words in a line, they are tools that cater to a child’s development in various ways. Rhymes enhance children’s memory, understanding of sounds, syllables, and phonics. The rhythmic nature of language is the basis for...
We all remember some lies our parents told us that stay with us for life. We might have wondered how our parents’ lies affected us. Instead of keeping this tradition alive, we must pause and consider how our lies are processed by our young ones. In...
Living in a culturally challenging world, it is difficult to challenge the privileged narrative of entitlement that we have experienced and enjoyed. Most parents might have noticed that when their child or a child in their family is given a gift or a return gift...