Stubborn or Strong-Willed? What is your child all about? “My child just doesn’t listen!” gushed a fellow mom in the park. Ha! Been there. Done it. “He is so stubborn.” She added. Many would feel stubborn and strong willed are the same. I wouldn’t agree. The difference between being stubborn and strong willed is thisRead more
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“I can’t get my child to stop from talking back!” lamented one visibly disturbed mom in a parenting workshop recently. This, I feel, is becoming an increasing concern. Not just does your child talk back but somehow, he doesn’t realize that it is also disrespectful. This cannot only be frustrating but becomes a bridge youRead more
Sweet potato is one of those healthy vegetables that is so available in the local market. Yet it reigns the list of veggies that I have absolutely failed to incorporate well in my kids diet; unless of course the sweet potato chips I made sometime last year in a moment of optimistic parenting counts! SoRead more
Since the past few days, the house has begun to witness some changes. I have had requests for boy toys from the girl and girl toys from the boy. While I am more than happy giving a cricket bat to my daughter I sensed that somewhere when my son asked for a doll IRead more
It breaks my heart to think that in all my associations with children as an educator and a parent, I at some point, am definitely guilty of making a child feel this! There’s always too much work, too frayed brains, relentless pursuits of targets and lesser of what we should be doing the most: enjoyingRead more
We just finished a birthday in the house. In an earnest endeavor to have a worthwhile, no-casualty-no-blood play date comprising of 6 year old boys and girls on boosters, I planned a hot-mix of play and down time activities. The party got done in under 3 hours and is completely doable for kids of 6Read more
The little one has outgrown the crib and though I would love to have a third baby, I simply cannot. So this brings me to the question on reuse of the old baby crib. While I browsed around, here are some great ideas I found! REUSE OF THE OLD BABY CRIB #1 I loveRead more
5 Things That Damage My Relationship With My Kids Ironically, every night when I watch the kids in bed a list of things I had to do with them and couldn’t, pops up in my head. On most regular days when I sit back and size up the amount of time I have spent withRead more
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