Why is it that when we become adults, we discourage our children from playing even though we have fond memories of playing with our friends in our childhood? If as parents we understand the reason why children play and how it transforms them, we will no longer dislike the wonderful human activity called play. What […]
Improve Your Preschooler’s Fine Motor Skills With These Activities
Fine motor skills are required for completing tasks that require small movements. They involve the coordinated efforts of the brain and the muscles. While they do not form a part of learning skills, they impact the child’s ability to learn and display what they have learned. They are also vital for performing everyday tasks for […]
5 Things You Can Do to Promote Your Child’s Mental Health
As a father or a mother, you are keenly aware of the role parenting plays in the development of a happy, healthy, and well-adjusted child. A child’s parents are the biggest facilitators in his or her psychological growth. While no two children are alike, here are five things all parents can do to promote their […]
The Funniest Things about Parenting
Becoming a parent for the first time is one of the most delightful human experiences. The love, pride, excitement, and even dread that you feel when you hold your child for the first time is overwhelming. You think to yourself, I made this? Really? Wow! This is mine? Great! Now I’ll have to take care […]
Sensory Play and Early Childhood Learning
What are the ways in which we can engage with the world? Touch, sound, sight, smell and taste, otherwise known as the five senses. This sensorial engagement is extremely high among toddlers who constantly use their senses to receive, absorb and understand the world. Not only children, but even adults learn better when all their […]
Play these 4 games to make your kid smarter
Introduction A child’s brain needs more stimulation than an adult’s. It’s like a sponge, eager to soak up everything and anything. Age-appropriate games help stimulate a tot’s mind and smarten their overall approach towards life from a very young age. This is why even the pre-school that you choose for your child’s first steps towards […]
Activities to keep your kids engaged during long periods at home
Practically every parent on earth is struggling today with the same question: How do I keep my kids engaged indoors during this prolonged lockdown? To put things in perspective, even before the lockdown, children were spending quite an amount of time indoors. But what they are missing now are: (a) learning and education, (b) social […]
Tips on how to balance work and kids when at home
Loving means caring—you must have heard that often. But caring takes a lot of organising. And the only way you will be able to strike a balance between your work and kids—especially when you are working from home—is by being well organised. Here are some tips on how you can achieve that elusive balance: Set […]
6 Simple Tricks to Teach Your Toddler Colours and Shapes
Children are naturally curious beings. They go about the world soaking in different sights, sounds, and smells. They have their own ways and means of absorbing stimulus from the environment and remembering what they observed. Watching your child go about making a sense of the world can be a beautiful and thrilling experience. Why not […]
How to Get Your Kid to Eat Healthy
Kids can be picky eaters. In fact, many a time they are. Their taste buds need satisfaction each time they put something on their tongue. Result? Easy addiction to junk food, full of addictive flavours and unhealthy elements. A preference for fast food, that is low on nutrition, is a mass epidemic among kids. How […]