#TopTen Part 4: Books To Read To Your Preschooler

Raising readers is a joy! However, there are too many distractions today that outweigh their desire to read – smartphones being the main culprits. Without proper assistance and guidance, they will always prefer the animations and sounds of a mobile to the quiet pleasure of reading. Learning to read is a sequential process. Step by …

Diwali Break Made Fun with Flintobox

Hey mamas!! So finally the long Diwali break is over. Our lives are back to usual with kids going back to school and getting busy as usual. Whenever there is a long school break, the biggest challenge that I face is in finding way and means of keeping Miss D busy for the most part …

Values Your Kids Can Learn During Diwali

Diwali is a time full of excitement, celebration and happiness. It not only brings joy to our homes but also brings families together. Every year we wait for this time of year to celebrate this biggest festival with togetherness, laughter, good food, dressing up and making memories that last for our lifetime. Amongst all the …

Little People, Big Emotions

Life is full of chaos these days. As adults, sometimes it becomes difficult to identify, understand and cope with our emotions. And often we can’t recognise what we’re really feeling. Our coping mechanism makes us ignore our feelings or pretend they don’t exist. In worst case scenario we turn to unhealthy habits like Emotional Eating, …

PrettyMumma’s Honest Review – PEESAFE Toilet Seat Sanitizer Spray

To Pee or Not to Pee As a child, I was brought up in a household where we had the Indian toilet system and not the Western or European one. My mother always made sure that we always keep it clean and never leave the toilet dirty, smelly or unflushed. This is a habit that …

The Darkest Shade of Blue

Two days ago, an incident in Bangalore jolted me deeply from inside. It was an incident where a mother, pushed her 7 years-old differently-abled daughter from the terrace of her flat. That helpless little girl, Shreya, died on the spot. The mother told the Police that her daughter was restless and she decided to throw …

Freedom for Our Children – The Yoga Way

Free·dom – ˈfrēdəm –noun The power or right to act, speak or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Yoga is a celebration of the freedom we experience in our minds, bodies, hearts and souls. With so much competition, stress and difficulty young kids face, it has become very important that kids should learn yoga for …

My Treasure In My Little Heaven

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also - Luke 12:34

Parenting — The Single Dad Way

#GuestBlog by Gaurav Prakash To start with I am not a single Dad – so why am I writing this blog post? My experience of a ‘single dad’ is from the child’s perspective. Yes, I grew up with a single parent – my Father. He is 80 years old and simply does not give a …

The First 365 Father’s Day (s)

A lot has been written by experienced fathers and psychologists about the challenges a father faces during the first year of fatherhood. Very little has been written about this dimension of parenthood from a mother's perspective. An aspect yet unspoken and undiscovered.