‘Eat healthy from young’, well that’s quite easy to say, isn’t it? But try to implement it with your tiny tots and voila! We arrive at one of the biggest parenting challenges. Before we go further, let’s just take a sneak peek into the causes of this challenge. The truth is that many parents today…
Category: Childcare
5 ways to deal with your kid’s homework challenge
‘HOMEWORK’… This is a word that haunts almost every parent. A kid’s homework turns into a source of immense anxiety for parents. But all this can be easily avoided. Let’s see how it is done in 5 easy steps. Understanding your child’s needs Your child is an individual with her own tastes and skills. For…
What are your kids reading now?
Many parents today will not be able to answer this question. With our hectic schedules, we hardly get any time to spend with our children. But are we to be faulted for this? Does it matter much what our children are reading? Research points out that children start developing habits right from the age of…
Screening Our Technology Use
Screen time is an easy demon to hate. As digital devices become more common in our children’s lives, we need to be careful about how we approach and use this double-edge sword. All screen time cannot be treated the same
How to Eat Healthy During School Term
The first week of school has flashed by, and already we are starting to notice that kids are getting bored of school food. Have they started asking you to prepare their recess snacks yet? Well, if they have, here are some ideas of what to put in those recess boxes to encourage healthy food habits….
How to help your kids adjust to a new class
The new year has come and gone, and a brand-new school term has just begun, jolting many parents and children back to the reality of having to deal with the hustle and bustle of school. With the new year comes the promise of fresh lessons, a harder level of homework, new classmates, and most importantly, being in a new environment.
How to Set Goals in the New Year
As 2019 arrives, so does the promise of a new year with hopeful beginnings. Nearly everyone ends December 31 with a New Year’s Resolution—go to the gym more, study harder, improve on relationships. And while treadmills are crowded for perhaps the first week of January, commitment to any resolutions tapers off noticeably weeks after. The weights rack begins to gather dust once again
How the Easy Junk Food Fix Can Be Bad for Kids
“Mummy, I’m hungry!” Some parents may jump with excitement that their kids are finally feeling hungry, but there are others who sigh, wondering how those tiny tummies are able to digest food faster than they can mutter ‘ABC’ If your child loves his or her junk food, it will be hard, but try as much…
How should we deal with kids who are bored?
“Mum, I’m bored!” Sounds familiar? Many parents would say that this phrase brings about a feeling of dread in their hearts. Unlike times of the past, before hand phones and iPad came into existence, the current generation of parents were able to entertain themselves through activities like sports, or movies. Now, this generation of hybrids…
How to Motivate Children to Study Without Forcing Them – Part 2
Last week we tried to understand how each child is different and how hence, their reaction to everything varies! Let’s take a step further and understand how we can help build a conducive environment at home for our children to study comfortably! Kids are mostly all for learning new things, reading interesting and fun facts, but…
