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 The Inner Child is a concept that can do wonders for a parent child relationship. A lot of any adult s personality is due to experiences of childhood. You might still be scared of heights becaus...

As read some where,end of an era for left brainers,21 st century would we dominted by right brainers. Do our school's find that uniqueness in our children .They all are following what so called pr...

The importance of play cannot be stressed enough. Research has shown numerous benefits from play . But often, as Indian parents, we do not seem to give as much importance to it. We tend to focus on kn...

Your prolific budding artists are at work. Great! It is so wonderful that they are exploring and being creative. By all means facilitate and encourage this creativity. But is your children’s...

In today’s competitive, dynamic and multifaceted world, extracurricular activities and classes for children are getting increasingly popular. With the growing importance of confident all rounder...

Editors picks! We have come up with a collection of popular toys or play stuff for preschoolers (ages 2-5 years) - from our experience as parents and our research. We feel all preschoolers should have...

One of the fun ways we spend time with our kids is by creating a story with them. The activity is very simple. One of us starts a story with one sentence and then each one in turn, has to add a sente...

It is said that Lord Shiva brought sound to this universe in his damroo….whether or not we believe in it, we cannot deny the ethereal nature and effect of music in our lives.  Is it a su...

Young children learn a lot through pretend play, By pretending that their doll is a firefighter or their hand is a tennis racquet or that their crayon box is a spacecraft going to the Moon, they are l...

I got this idea from my 5 year old. Sometimes we tend to throw away things like Gems containers, curtain rings, buttons, broken plastic TT balls etc. Instead you can put away these plastic things inte...

I recently saw this video of a talk (The powerful link between creativity and play) by Tim Brown. Tim Brown is the CEO of Ideo, a legendary design innovation firm. Ideo is one of the world's most...

Look around you. Some of the people you admire the most are creative and imaginative, whether it is artists like M. F. Husain or maestros like A.R. Rahman or directors like Steven Spielberg. How did t...

Here are some tips on talking to children about their “work” - their painting, writing, lego or playdoh creation, whatever they create. These tips can help Indian parents further develop t...