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The pizza, burgers, hot chips are so yummy and difficult to resist for kids. But this yummy taste is certainly turning out to be a big trouble for the present generation. As the kids are moving away from fresh natural food and growing closer to fast food. The percentage of obese kids is rising in all the countries. As an aware parent it becomes our duty to understand the cause of the child’s growing fondness towards unhealthy food. The taste is one big factor that pushes the kids towards fast food but other than that there are some external triggers that we must identify. The external triggers are the factors that are present outside the child’s body and pushes the child towards unhealthy food. The external factors could be: 1.        Presence of unhealthy food at home : If the eating table has unhealthy food options visible, the child will certainly choose the same. But if we stop bringing such unhealthy options at home the child will have to look for something healthy that

It’s a happy time for you when your kids are nicely sitting and playing with sibling or a friend at playdate. And then all of a sudden you hear the screams and one trying to hit the other. You getting mad at them and they both are correct and both are wrong. You are trying to sort out but none is ready to understand because what they want to do is hit the other one, maybe because that is what satisfies them. We just think that why can’t the elder one just understand and “forgive”. Why doesn’t the younger one just obey the elder one and be gentle and forgiving. Well! Teaching our kids to be forgiving is very important but how is the big question. These are few tips I follow with my 2 kids. 1.        Release out : As elders even kids need to vent out their feelings, anger and frustration. To make my kids confident I always ensure that they vent out. If the kids don’t vent out properly they tend to bottle negative emotions and learn to live in stress.  After a massive fight the

The little ones know how to use the gadgets better than parents. Some parents feel proud of their kids for such an achievement but for most it’s a topic of concern. It was a big concern when I went and interacted with other fellow parents in the soccer class that 2 year old or maybe 3 year old are fixed to mobile phone. It has become an easy way for parents to keep their kids quiet and busy by just giving them a phone or IPad to watch a cartoon show on YouTube while they finish their job. We were in the soccer class when one 5 year old was playing the game but the little one was just not ready to sit so the poor mother had no other option rather than giving her the phone with her favourite cartoon on. I do the same several times to keep my kids busy. When I have to finish my household core or maybe some pending office work, the best way to keep my kids busy and not disturb me is give them phone or put their favourite movie on TV. But the alarming part for me was when my kids st

ME time! What? Who is going to take care of all that is pending at my home? My kids, their homework, folding cloths, cooking, cleaning….I don’t have time to sleep and here we talk about “ME TIME”. I have to go to office as well.  Yes but a good family and kids can be raised by a happy mother. At times it’s good to slow down a little to run faster later. Everyone needs a break from the monotonous routine. The downtime will give you the stamina to run that extra mile. It just looks like we can’t take a break but slowly this get into the routine and we all will start looking forward for the “ME TIME”. A happy relaxed mother can complete the work faster than a completely drained out mother. So don’t neglect yourself. Find three hobbies: ·          One to earn you money….that’s possibly your job ·          One to keep you in shape ·          One to bring out your creativity Here are few ideas for your “Me Time” to give your family the happiest mother. 1.        Dance a

Bedroom is a place where like adults kids find their own space and develop ownership to their belongings. It’s a place where they will feel comfortable and relax. You can keep in mind few tips while doing your kids room. 1.        Height of organisational units should be kept low matching their height. Kids will use closets, toy racks, coat racks more often if they are within their reach. This will help kids to be more organised. 2.        Colour scheme of the room can be stereotype like pink for girls and blue for boys. But giving a wider choice of colour will help them widen their horizon in life and break monotony in life. 3.        Wall stickers are the best option to do the wall especially for growing kids. Their likes and dislikes change with age. This is a less expensive option and easy to do. Let your kids do the wall decals. Let them choose and place it on the wall. When they put the decals they develop the ownership and will take good care. You can

All parents dream of the taking the most well-mannered kids out with them. But the best of the child can be very cranky. Going to market with a grade school kid can at times be a big challenge for parents. They have their set of demands which can be at times very unreasonable. They will be stuck on that one toy that is of no use and very expensive. They often make it a habit of getting a toy each time they go for grocery shopping. As a mother I really can’t handle my budget because of these tantrums by my child.  There are instances when the young school graders aged 6-8 years don’t even understand the worth of time. My 7 year old can tell me the time by looking at the clock but she fails to understand the importance of it. It would be almost school time when she will be stuck with her fantasies. Calling out for the time and that she would be late at times have no effect on her. These kids are in their own small world. I really feel like a culprit when I have to break her fantasi

The world is so competitive for kids these days. The competition is not amongst the kids, rather I feel the competition amongst mothers. How many activities does your child goes to after school depicts whether you are a concerned mother? Does it really? Well I got into the race as well. Madly I was searching on internet for the activities my kids should join. Asking all the parents in school about different activities available in my area. I think that’s how mothers go mad about their first child. I was under immense pressure that my child should not be left out from any opportunity. Being a good mother it is my duty to provide all the opportunities to my child. So a mother of a friend of my daughter suggested for Taekwondo classes. A mother in me thinks self-defence is very important for girl child. So I enrolled her for the same. Then living in a country surrounded by water it’s important for the child to learn to swim. Then my daughter loves to dance so I should be looking fo