The other day, I was at the park with my 6-year-old daughter. There were some youngsters who might have been in their 20s, who wanted to swing and they did try. However, immediately came a security guard and said “ ये बच्चे के वास्ते है ”, which translates to “This…

Scenario 1 Me(the parent): Leela, look at all the mess you have created. FIRST, YOU SHOULD finish cleaning up. Only then you can go out and play. Scenario 2 Leela(the child): GET ME MY SHOES. Me(the parent): Hey that’s not how you speak to adults or anyone. That’s a demand…

Have you noticed that we as adults somehow, ask much fewer questions? Children are so full of curiosity and questions, but what happens as part of growing up, that erodes this ability in us? Have you ever wondered? I have to take references from the book, Atlas of the Heart…

Albert Einstein said Logic can take you from A to B, whereas Imagination can take you anywhere. Imagination is something we all value and have high regard for. …

Valuing to see what makes us different or our weaknesses, as Strengths and to be accepting of them, is not easy. Neither as an individual nor as a parent. Unconsciously, there is a set standard of traits that are seen as strengths and weaknesses. …

Part 1: As a child, I have grown up accepting the fact, that adults have a right to scold or spank a child, to teach that child the right or better way to behave. However, as an adult, due to awareness through reading and my own experience of how I feel when…

There is so much to learn and unlearn from kids if we pay attention and pause if we empty our cups of knowledge to let their perspective in if we live in present and connect with them and it can actually transform us. From my experience, I strongly believe that “ I am on a faster track of being my better self since the time I became a mother”. …

I have been aware of the Growth Mindset, through the TED talk of Carol Dweck and a few articles for a few years now. During these years I think I was only superficially aware of the concept. However, only after reading the book, I think the true essence has stuck…

I found a simple and customisable recipe for making play dough at home from this hapafamily Instagram post. And that changed my life :D Why I would urge every parent/caregiver to try this at least once? Of course, the cost aspect was one of the motivating factors for me. I would see myself buying dough again and again only to see them…