For about a million moms ‘out there’, the most dreaded time of the day is mealtime. Breakfast, lunch or dinner, the litany starts: Mom: Come and eat. Kid: What’s made? Mom: Rice, dal, beans, salad, curd. Kid: Yuck. I’m not hungry. Mom: What? You just said you were starving. Kid: If it’s dal and beans,… [ Continue Reading ]
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Creativity in Education
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