How worried should we be about increasing screen time?
While the COVID-19 pandemic has made us all go loose with our rules around screen time, it might be a good time to rethink and rewire ourselves.
Toddlers
Highlights of NEP 2020: Building Life Skills in Children
The New National Education Policy in India lays stress on building life skills. This article highlights the key aspects of the NEP 2020.
What are the Benefits of Storytelling / Reading Stories to Children?
Storytelling is an essential part of a child’s early development. This article provides insight into how to use storytelling with your kids and why it’s so important for their emotional and cognitive growth.
7 Activities to Develop Fine Motor Skills in Toddlers
Fine motor skills start developing from very early in life and play a huge role in many critical activities that the children engage in during their life.
Babies & Toddlers Learn Object Permanence by Playing Peekaboo
Playing peekaboo with your baby or toddler can help develop object permanence. Read more on how to play peekaboo and why you should play it.
Gratitude in the times of Covid-19
The world does not know how much it owes to the common kindness which so abound everywhere. J.R.Miller, The Beauty of Kindness So we too, like almost everyone, went over to our terrace at 5 pm yesterday, the day of the Janta curfew. It felt almost as if people got a task to do, finally, … Read more
Storytelling: The Defining Art of Learning
Storytelling helps build 21st century skills in children. This article points out why stories are an important tool for learning?
Benefits of Mindfulness & Mindfulness Exercises for Children
What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is a practice that all parents should consider teaching their children. Naturally, kids are usually mindful, especially in their play, but they later get to a stage that tuning in to their senses, emotions, and inner thoughts becomes elusive. This stage arises usually as a result of their lives being more … Read more
Friendship – An Important Life Skill
Nurturing Early-Childhood Friendships When I think about my growing up years, many memories come rushing back. Some of those memories are unpleasant exchanges with friends. As a child, I always had a tough time keeping friends. I suppose I got too attached and was slightly unlucky in the department. My friends and I always ended … Read more
7 Books that Celebrate Grandparents
List of curated books that celebrate grandparents. Celebrating the source of infinite and timeless stories, countless anecdotes of wisdom, immeasurable mounds of affection.