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Nutritious Indian Meal for toddler
Written on 22 Jun, 2009 at 11:41 in Asia, Food and Nutrition, Lunch Box Ideas, Main Meals | viewed 659 times | 3 Comments
Mixed Veggie Thepla with Daal Mixed Veggies Thepla:- Use any veggies combination like methi/spinach/carrots with mint/potato. Grate this vegetable along with ginger and garlic. Mix turmeric,salt to the grated vegetable. Mix in whole wheat flour (alternatively you can make with raagi flour... (Continue reading)
Vikram aur Betaal
Before the days of the cable and internet came, entertainment was more or less limited to T.V. In my childhood days, one of the serials I loved watching, (it used to be aired on Sunday evenings) was Vikram aur Betaal.... (Continue reading)
Summer Event – Activities for Kids – Artwork
Written on 29 May, 2009 at 23:57 in Extra curricular activities | viewed 24 times | 0 Comments
Sometime back, we had interviewed Linda Travers as our Woman in Question. Linda is an art teacher and an entrepreneur who runs the very successful Abrakadoodle art franchise in Atlanta. She has extensive experience in working with kids around art. Here... (Continue reading)
The Crochet Circle
Years ago, my mother taught me to crochet along with all the other skills that mothers are wont to pass down to their daughters. I crafted a few afghans for gifts and soon disregarded that particular handiwork as my own... (Continue reading)
The Creative Mind
The fixation with academic excellence in Indian families is alarming to say the least. I have been subjected to a countless conversations on how well the children (I’m talking about 3 to 7 year olds here) are doing academically. “Is... (Continue reading)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Written on 23 Apr, 2009 at 10:52 in Green Living with Kids, Living in a new culture | viewed 63 times | 9 Comments
April 22nd was celebrated as Earth Day throughout the world. This post is my day late attempt to start a Earth Day discussion. Growing up in a relatively small town in India, I did not give much thought to “Going Green”... (Continue reading)
Pirates for boys?
Written on 18 Apr, 2009 at 21:30 in Our kids | viewed 73 times | 11 Comments
All the recent news about the pirates and the navy and hostages has got me riled up. Why do girls get to be pretty princesses and boys get to be pirates? Why is it that girls get to pretend to... (Continue reading)
Innovative Glass Painting Techniques
Written on 2 Apr, 2009 at 11:11 in Asia, Extra curricular activities, Just for fun, Mompreneurs | viewed 1,430 times | 7 Comments
Let me today share a tip of making innovative glass artefacts by using glass painting colours and cut glass pieces. You can see the basic glass painting techniques here. Some of the innovative techniques: 1. Beveled glass is generally used in windows and... (Continue reading)
Parent Over Shoulder – and other tips for keeping kids safe on the web
Written on 12 Mar, 2009 at 18:00 in Raising Techie Gen Z | viewed 123 times | 3 Comments
Did you hear the recent news aboutr Myspace and Facebook finding thousands of registered sex offenders from North Carolina alone active on their sites? Here are some tips we learnt from my kids elementary school. 1. Keep the computer in a... (Continue reading)
Woman in Question – Linda – Perspectives on art and children
Written on 5 Mar, 2009 at 23:02 in Education, Extra curricular activities, Mom in Question, Mompreneurs, Uncategorized | viewed 97 times | 7 Comments
Name: Linda Travers Occupation: Art teacher and Enterpreneur, Director, Abrakadoodle Art Programs for Children, Northwest Atlanta Education: PHD in Education Born and Brought up: Wilmington, Delaware. I grew up in Maryland, Virginia, and Florida Places Lived In: Maryland, Virginia, Indiana, Florida, and Georgia Interests and... (Continue reading)
Glass Painting Techniques
Written on 4 Mar, 2009 at 22:01 in Asia, Extra curricular activities, Life as a mom, Moms Eye View, Working | viewed 1,391 times | 8 Comments
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Positive Discipline
Written on 2 Mar, 2009 at 16:33 in Asia, Book Club, Education, Extra curricular activities, Good Resources, North America, Our kids | viewed 89 times | 4 Comments
Of late I have been reading a book called ‘Positive Discipline’ by Jane Nelson. I bought the book after I was flummoxed by a ’surprise’ question in a parent questionnaire for school admissions. I say surprise, as I was supposed... (Continue reading)
Terrible 2’s
Written on 27 Feb, 2009 at 1:34 in Our kids | viewed 42 times | 4 Comments
Has anyone of you gone through the feeling of getting frustrated followed by a massive guilt with your little ones, especially when they are/were in their terrible 2s? Well I am going through that right now. My son is a... (Continue reading)
The first days of preschool
Written on 25 Feb, 2009 at 0:44 in Education, Life as a mom, Our kids | viewed 46 times | 5 Comments
Preschool, Day 1 Me (trying to establish good habits of talking about school to kids): How was school? Babe: It was good Me: (feeling like a textbook perfect mother) I am glad you liked it today. You don’t have to say it’s good,... (Continue reading)
To be or not to be a Friend to your Child
Written on 11 Feb, 2009 at 11:22 in Asia, Life as a mom, Moms Eye View, Our kids, Working | viewed 52 times | 6 Comments
At some point, every parent faces this dilemma, whether to be a parent or a friend to a child and whether being a friend will help or prevent the child’s development. Our children look at us for guidance and also a... (Continue reading)
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Written on 6 Feb, 2009 at 8:14 in Asia, Life as a mom, Moms Eye View, Our kids, Working | viewed 42 times | 9 Comments
Last month I wrote about Speech Problem and Hyperactivity in Children and the possible causes for it. Today let’s discuss about a developmental disorder usually detected in childhood, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) which is characterized by Hyperactivity, Impulsivity and... (Continue reading)
Five tips as kids start using the web
Written on 27 Jan, 2009 at 17:33 in Raising Techie Gen Z | viewed 38 times | 1 Comment
At various ages, our kids will start thinking of social networking and other such entertainment on the web. You know what, given the age we live in, we wont be able to stop them. But based on what I have learnt... (Continue reading)
Three funny stories of our Techie Gen Z kids
Written on 25 Jan, 2009 at 21:41 in Kids stories, Raising Techie Gen Z | viewed 51 times | 3 Comments
So ever since I thought I would write on this topic, I have been asking people I meet about stories about their kids – the techie Gen Zs who are growing up breathing technology. And today I thought I will... (Continue reading)
Kulfi Popsicles
Written on 23 Jan, 2009 at 18:14 in Just for fun, Life as a mom, Moms Eye View, Our kids, Recipes | viewed 52 times | 5 Comments
Quite like ice cream, Kulfi has its own wonderful flavor. This used to be my favorite Indian dessert while growing up. Now my 3yr old boys love it too. And they have fun helping me prepare this easy dessert and call it ‘Kulfi Popsicle’. This is not the traditional kulfi recipe, which... (Continue reading)
Rearing Tech Savvy Gen Z
Written on 21 Jan, 2009 at 17:08 in Raising Techie Gen Z, Uncategorized | viewed 45 times | 6 Comments
My friend Shanta, when she saw the site, suggested that this would be a great topic to highlight. And I think it is a great idea. Because our kids are growing up immersed in technology. It so permeates their lives that... (Continue reading)
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