I came across this book while randomly browsing the shelves at my local library, and right there at that moment, without looking it up, reading reviews, or even checking out the blurb, I decided to pick it up. Because let’s face it, this parenting business is hard. And to be honest, this book’s title spoke…
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How To Help Your Child ‘Read’ 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
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…
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…
First Day of Preschool | A Mother’s Dilemma
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…
Why You Must Have A Child-like Zest For Life
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 their own sunshine, and have an irresistible zest for life. Moreover, I…
Yelling Less : The Journey Within – by Shailaja Vishwanath
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…
What We Can Learn From Our Kids
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 was an unusual spot for him to play, so I was not…
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…