You all know how much I love to read, but there is one more thing I love just as much, and that is structure & organization. Now this could take many forms, but the thing that I use the most to bring structure (and also some sanity) in my life are Lists! I make all sorts…
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My kid would never fall into a gorilla pit..and other lies we tell ourselves.
This past weekend, a terribly unfortunate incident was reported at the Cincinnati Zoo – a four year old boy fell into the Gorilla enclosure, and the Zoo authorities had to shoot the Gorilla to save the boy’s life. When I heard about this news item for the first time, I myself was at D.C.’s Smithsonian National Zoo with…
Valentine’s Day for Toddlers! – Why does this exist?!
Last week I got an email from my son’s preschool titled – ‘Valentine’s Day List’, and the content of that email contained the list of names of my preschooler’s 18 classmates, and that’s it – no explanation whatsoever. I was at a loss, as to what this meant, mostly because, this is the first year…
Diwali in USA | A normal Diwali, our festivities, and keeping India alive in America
If I had to pick a time of year that I miss being in India, it would most certainly be during this festival of lights called Diwali. Sure, I would like to celebrate all festivals with my family, but during Diwali, it is not just the family I miss. I miss walking out on my…
First Day of Preschool | The First Day of the next 18 plus years. Sniff.
The day that I was looking forward to with equal parts of anxiety and anticipation has finally dawned. The change that I had mentioned in my post Changes & Priorities is here. Today I sent little D for his first day of pre-school. Actually as I write this, he is still at school, and my mind is running around in circles…
A Child-like Zest For Life #AtoZChallenge 2015 @AprilA2Z
‘Z is for Zest | Positive & Inspired Living A to Z’ Have you ever noticed when some people walk into a room, the energy level of that room goes up a couple of notches? Sometimes a person’s sunny personality brightens even the gloomiest person’s mood. I know a few people like that. They bring…
Yelling Less : The Journey Within – by Shailaja Vishwanath @shyvish #AtoZChallenge 2015 @AprilA2Z
Today, I am very happy to welcome a very dear friend, Shailaja, to my space. I came across her parenting blog a couple of month’s back, and the first thing that caught my attention was the Yelling Less counter on the sidebar. It read over 150+ yell free days at that point. 150+ days since…
Learning from our Kids #AtoZChallenge 2015 @AprilA2Z
‘L is for Learning | Positive & Inspired Living A to Z’ A couple of days ago, I was going about my household chores, when I opened a door, and it knocked down my 3 year old who was playing behind it (Don’t worry it wasn’t a big fall, and the floor is carpeted). It…
Encouraging Phrases for Kids
I pride myself in having a fairly large vocabulary. However, while interacting with my toddler, I realize that most of my verbal communication with him, comprises of just three words/phrases – STOP! DON’T DO THAT! NO! So much so that NO will almost qualify as a reflex action at this point. D : Hey Mom,…
Do Not Treat Your Daughter Like Your Son | Fight Unconscious Gender Bias
Have you heard people say – I treat my daughter like a son? Contrary to popular opinion, that’s not a parenting best practice. It’s unconscious gender bias. Not convinced? Read on. “I treat my daughter just like my son.” “She is not my daughter, she is my son.” If you are not an Indian, the above…