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While my younger one is still finding his way around simple words, the elder has graduated on to Enid Blyton books now and is thrilled to pieces. We've been a reading family; hope it's in their genes too.

These reading games came in pretty useful for my kids in the initial stages. Right from recognizing the different alphabets by means of colorful interactive animals prancing around to how each letter sounds, they are pretty comprehensive. Do have a look.

Burping cloths. I mean, when I read the name for the first time, I could hardly believe that they actually make anything called that! Who needs 'burping cloths' when you can use perfectly clean, washed towels instead? Escapes me.

When my daughter was an infant, she refused to sleep on her back too and would wake up the moment I lay her down on her back. Our pediatrician suggested and approved a wedge, which I placed on her while she was asleep. My little one needed quite a bit of strength to be able to wiggle out of it...

Whoa! But I have a question: <I>Why</I> would you wish to prevent your kids from playing games on the computer altogether? I mean, all games are not bad, and if played in moderation, they can do well to supplement a child's education as well as be fun too! At our place, we have a designated...

According to <I>The Academy of General Dentistry</I>, tooth pulp is fully formed when a child attains the age of 14 years and so one should hold off on whitening till then. 3 years is <I>much</I> too young! You need not worry if your kid's teeth appear yellower than they were when he was a baby...

Good question. Here are some suggestions: <LIST> <LI>Twinkle Twinkle Little Star: This is a perfect first lesson in melody, since it has a very simple series of notes - CC GG AA G.</LI> <LI>Five Little Ducks: This one has sweet lyrics about daring ducklings who waddle away from their mama. This...

I love to bake! Every other day I'm making some cake or pastry or trying out a new type of cookies or something. Nice to discover a thread on this subject. Here's my favorite recipe - Chocolate Truffle Cake. <LIST> <LI>In a large saucepan, cook the milk, butter and chocolate over low heat...

Talking about the best movies for kids, there are some you just can't miss. Here goes: <LIST> <LI><U>E.T. The Extraterrestrial</U>: This 1982 movie by Steven Spielberg is a must-watch. A sci-fi masterpiece which is funny, semi-spooky as well as incredibly moving, E.T. tells the story of a child...

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, jingle all the way.. Oh what fun, it is to ride on a one-horse open sleigh! Dashing through the snow, on a one-horse open sleigh, Over the fields we go, laughing all the way.. Ha Ha! Bells on bobtail ring, making spirits bright, What fun it is to ride and sing a...

Poor kid! Did you get a chance to ask him what he would be like to be named, given a choice?

My daughter started pestering me for a Facebook account when she turned a teenager. I guess it was because of peer pressure of her friends or whatever but she was after my life for it. Initially I said no, but then agreed as far as certain conditions were followed. First and foremost, I should...

It is a well-known fact that tablet ownership has more than doubled in the past few years - leading to the expected results that children are becoming more and more proficient using them and finding their way around the various apps and games on them. And thus comes a raging debate of whether...

This 'oppositional defiant disorder' that you are talking about, my personal guess is that 9 kids out of 10 go through this when they are between three to five years old. I have faced it myself though it gradually phased out as they grew a bit older. Tantrums were a regular occurrence at our...

My kids have been going for swimming classes since they were 4 and all of them swim like fishes! :) They have to go swimming every single day of their holidays, without fail.

There is this website which has a variety of interesting science experiments for kids along with grade-wise worksheets and other printables which I use for my kids. There are many other science resources as well listed on this site which I find pretty useful. Could anyone here suggest a similar...

My sister's daughter (she just turned 14) is active on facebook since the past 2-3 years and her mum knows all about it. The good thing is the girl has always been very open when it comes to social media and shares everything with her mum. And though my sis doesn't exactly keep tabs on her...

My brother-in-law is a nutritionist by profession and he says that it is important to drink water according to your lifestyle rather than follow the 8-glass water rule. If you have a fairly sedentary lifestyle such as sitting all day and working in an air-conditioned environment where there is...

According to me, health insurance would probably be a better bet for you.

Hi Mommies and Daddies, I'm Emily, a mother to three kiddos, all under ten.. Just wish to share as well as know about others' experiences of being parents. Also, I am a homeschooling mum who is constantly on the lookout for new ways to keep my kids happy, engaged AND learning ALL at the same...