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  • Don’t brush off your kids: Understand what they are trying to communicate

    This is a guest post by Aryssa, a family coach who works with parents and kids. It may not feel like a big deal to you but it’s a big deal for me! Child: I fell over in school today and hurt myself.Parent: Oh really, these things happen, it’s not a big deal. Now what…

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  • The No-No stage of almost-three-year-old toddlers

    NO. NO. NO. NO. Is this the current favourite word of your toddler? Especially, when it comes to meals! My toddler is 2 years and 9 months old (at the time of this post) and she uses this two-letter power word the most from her decent vocabulary. Ah, how happy I was when I got…

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  • Online Education or Homeschooling for a two-and-a-half year old – How to decide?

    With schools closed in India for over a year now and schooling restricted to online education, it is getting tougher for parents to plan the academic year for kids, especially for toddlers and little kids. Oh how I started researching schools and boards even before I tested positive for pregnancy in March 2017! Exactly one…

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  • 10 reasons why I spend time on Instagram

    The judgement by those who are not on social media, or active out here, can be frustrating. Often, the people who comment, “Oh you are always on Instagram / Facebook,” are the ones with active social life, lots of loved ones in their life, lots of people to talk to and vice versa, absolutely busy…

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  • Fun and Learn Activities for Kids: Land & Water, Twister

    Fun and Learn Activities for Kids: Land & Water, Twister

    This Saturday, I planned a FUN AND LEARN ACTIVITY with my 2 1/2 year old! We really enjoyed it and it was so easy to set up. Two Activities/Games, Same Preparation:1. LAND AND WATER2. TWISTER FOR LAND AND WATER ACTIVITY: 1. Use the alphabet foam sheets to make land and water patches. (You can use any other…

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  • Toddler Activity: Drawing and Colouring Shape Friends

    Toddler Activity: Drawing and Colouring Shape Friends

    Our toddler activity of the day was SHAPE FRIENDS. It is fun and useful for identifying and colouring shapes. This was an impromptu activity as I sat to teach her the concept of “after” in numbers but she got bored after a while. So the shapes here are mostly doodles. This was a revision of…

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