STEM toys and STEM education are very popular in today’s competitive world and help encourage kids to develop skills in the core disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Playtime is not what it used to be. Let’s face it, most kids would rather watch a movie or play a video…
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This post is about how to teach your kids about entrepreneurship. I was chatting with my friend the other day. The topic of our discussion naturally turned to juggling our work from home and managing kids. As we chatted, we had to ask ourselves the question: What can our kids learn…
Finding Zen at the dentist’s office – A parent’s guide to zapping your child’s fear of dental visits
Finding Zen at the dentist’s office – A parent’s guide to zapping your child’s fear of dental visits
Ever heard of white coat syndrome? It is the fear of visiting doctors (and of course, dental visits). Or just about anyone wearing a white coat. Now most adults are terrified of dental visits—so let us not even talk about kids. To prepare them for their first, second or subsequent dental…
It is that time of the year to choose the right university–when high school kids and their parents are freaking out over the board exam results, entrance exams—done and forthcoming—and finally, picking the appropriate courses. And for the lucky ones who get admission into multiple colleges, there’s the problem of deciding…
During my childhood—we’re talking about the 60s—we usually traveled by train and bus. For joint families it was travel with kids. My Mom always made sure I carried a blank notebook to write down my experiences—essays about the trip. And that kept me focused mindfully on everything I saw and did.…
There was once a little girl named Rosalie. She was seven years old. She was a really nice girl—kind, polite and sweet. When she was around seven years old, she started learning to play the violin. The first time she played her violin, she sounded . . . umm . .…
On 10 May 2019, I was invited to the launch of the kid’s version of the popular movie franchise Golmaal by Sonic, titled Golmaal Jr. by Rohit Shetty. The animated show debuted on SONIC on 13 May 2019 at 1.30 pm. Nickelodeon has always been one of our favorite channels and…