For every time we as a parent, knowingly or unknowingly, pass on a stereotype to our daughter or son, this is the video we should try and remember. We ignore what kids play saying its “meaningless” or “innocent” or “just child’s play.” IT IS NOT. …
Am I bombarding you with craft projects? Of course I am! But it’s about to be Valentine’s Day and that does mean a lot of craft projects. So please bear! This one’s pretty simple. It is a card that gives big hugs and it is …
I feel that music is the source of so much inspiration, at least for me. Every time I listen to a new song, a bulb lights up in my head. Really! For example, last year I saw Home and it had a nice soundtrack. One …
(The following article is written exclusively for Kellogg’s Chocos and was originally published at MyCity4Kids. This article is an attempt in breaking gender stereotypes propagated by toys.) Sometimes, I hate being in a toy store. I hate the overly-pink and overly-blue aisles that toy stores …
2015 has challenged the mother inside me like never before. Surely the past had “terrible twos” and “troublesome threes.” They were loud and draining, but they were always manageable. Little B always came through as a child who understands logic and reasoning. Up until 2015, …
You know we made pumpkin pie spice paint a couple of weeks back. We were wondering how to use the paint and then we found something perfect on Pinterest. There was lot of inspiration for leaf crown of fall leaves and that’s what we decided …
During our stint in the US, I grew quite fond of the autumn or the fall season. Autumn meant it was time for us to go on a romantic vacation to a fall-colors destination like Door County or the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It meant …
It seems like the school session had just started so why is it time for the Autumn/Dussehra/Dasara break already?! I can’t seem to decide if I like school break or not. I like them as I understand that more often than not, school gets overwhelming …
The whole thing triggered about a couple of months back when we took my daughter for shopping. We finalized a nice yoga pants for her, the only thing was to try it on her. So I took her hand and accompanied her to a changing …
(This blog was first published at my parenting blog at MyCity4Kids) The day my daughter was born, the comparison started. Her forehead was compared to my husband; her nose was compared to mine. As time passed by, her activities were scrutinized and were connected with …