Beat boredom: Take along plenty of games and toys which your child can play with in a bus, train, car or plane. Magnetic boards that double up as blackboards are great. So are small 4 to 6-piece puzzles. Crayons and felt-pens are great for do-anywhere, anytime activities. Remember to take along plenty of used-on-one-side-only paper… [ Continue Reading ]
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Making Friends
Everyone needs friends; the world would be a sad place without them. However, the ability to make friends varies from child to child. To some children, making friends is easy, and to others it’s a tough call. It is a skill, and you have to encourage your child to develop this skill. For instance, if… [ Continue Reading ]
Flying with your Toddler
Traveling alone can be stressful enough, but add a two year old and the stress could be compounded, since you are so worried firstly about him staying well and secondly that he does not become too much of a handful and land himself in trouble. Start with packing two carry-on bags. A diaper bag with… [ Continue Reading ]
The Importance of Play in children’s lives
Play and play materials are part of the basic needs of all children. If your child has enough stuff to play with, half your problems connected to the child are solved. It would keep him occupied and prevent boredom. A bored child develops a bad temper and becomes irritable. Thus toys are of great importance… [ Continue Reading ]
A ‘Mela’ theme party for the kids
Theme: Mela Mention a village ‘mela’ or fair and see the glint in children’s eyes! After all, there is so much excitement about visiting different stalls, taking a ride on camels and horses and, of course, eating mouthwatering food. So why not create a mela ambience for the next children’s party, provided you have access… [ Continue Reading ]
Primary Students on the Web
Ms. VaReane Heese, an American teacher, shares her experiences about using the Internet either in the classroom or as an active tool in the learning/teaching process. When our district was considering a technology adoption, one school board member was definitely for the purchase of computers and all the connections. However, he was definitely against placing… [ Continue Reading ]
Planning to buy a walker for your kid?
You are planning to buy a walker for your kid who has just started sitting up. That will help him take his first steps, you feel. Perhaps you need to do a rethink on the issue. If you buy your child a walker, he will start walking sooner than he would have otherwise. But, don’t… [ Continue Reading ]
Bringing Up Baby
A lot of children become difficult at some time or the other. And often we hear doting parents say, “He’ll be all right once he’s older.” But, isn’t that untrue? Don’t we know adults who play equally difficult? Obviously, there is no set way to handle your difficult child. But, it might help if you:… [ Continue Reading ]
Wonder in the Sand
Adventures in the Desert Written by Cheryl Rao Illustrations by Ashish Sengupta Published by National Book Trust, New Delhi Two children from Mumbai spend a year in a small army township in the middle of the Rajasthan desert. Missing the urban sights and sounds, it takes them a while to get used to living in… [ Continue Reading ]
Biting to Communicate
I was planning to stop feeding when my son started cutting his teeth. Mainly because I used to have nightmares of running frantically to a doctor to stitch a bitten nipple back into place. Or even resigning myself to a nipple-less existence for the rest of my life. Until it happened. It was not as… [ Continue Reading ]
