As soon as Halloween was done, the shops got rid of all the grey and black stuff they were selling and instead started stocking themselves up with things that were red and green and gold. Suddenly, Christmas was in the air. Many of the items …
Little B came back from her school and was talking about buying a pin or a wrist band for charity. She wanted me to give her either £1 or £20 or £50 for contributing to the charity. My girl is so funny, she understands “charity” …
It has been countless number of times when I had a discussion with fellow mothers about educational tablets. To tell you frankly, I always had concerns about whether we really need a tablet to teach certain things to kids. I accept that the complex concepts …
4th of July was the Independence Day for the United States. Little B and I were exploring flags from countries around the world, including the USA. I thought it would be a good idea to do a quick craft so that Little B remembers the …
My daughter and I are obsessed with science. It is something that is always encouraged at my house. Not because “science” will make my daughter “intelligent;” but because “science” is a way of life and it will make her “rational.” Almost every day she has …
About two years back, I got irritated working in the regular 9 to 5 grind. It felt that whatever I was doing, I was doing for somebody else – working for somebody else, working on somebody else’s idea and working to meet somebody else’s goal. …
Hey everybody! Presenting to you guys my first ever (almost!) YouTube video! I have 3 books in my mind which I think will make an excellent Father’s Day gift for fathers who love reading. 2 of these are my all time favorites and I have …
It happened about a year ago when an elementary school in Wisconsin, USA posted this on their Facebook page – Titled “At what time should your child go to bed?,” this was just a chart suggesting sleep times for kids. I have seen many other …
How The Downward Spiral Started I had desperately waited for my daughter to turn 1. I thought once she is 1, she would be better at communicating and would start enjoying group activities. In other words, she would be able to adjust in a day-care …
The biggest “fuss” in my life as a mother is food. Continuous struggle, day and night and night and day, just to make sure every nutrient reaches my daughter’s plate and then goes inside her tummy. Yes, cooking a nutrient-rich meal and my daughter eating …