Monsoons have their own charm. Lush green surroundings, good climate and clean, fresh air. But monsoons bring more than good weather with them, they bring water-borne bacteria which carry diseases varying from [Read more…]
By: Bril
Monsoons have their own charm. Lush green surroundings, good climate and clean, fresh air. But monsoons bring more than good weather with them, they bring water-borne bacteria which carry diseases varying from [Read more…]
By: Bril
Feeding water to babies while they are still breastfeeding has been heavily condemned by doctors around the world. Why?
Well right from killing appetite to causing diarrhea, water can be a source for many problems in 6-month-old and [Read more…]
By: Bril
Let’s begin with the position of your baby; while feeding. hold the baby in an upright position and support the head.
Make sure the teat is full so that your baby doesn’t swallow air.
Feeding is a great bonding time for the mother and baby. Sing or talk to your baby while… [Read more…]
By: Bril
After an eventful summer, children get packing to school in the most romantic yet most messy season of the year!-Rainy season. The rains are a welcome change in any part of the world, there is more lush in the green, the air is cleaner; a self cleansing process the Earth takes on! But apart from the romanticism with rains, as parents you must be fully prepared to get your kids to muster everything that comes with the rain, including bacteria!
Here are some tips:
By: Bril
Is your child getting unusually cranky at the dinner table? Finding it difficult to get them to eat food which they otherwise gobble up? What do you think could be the reason for this sudden fall in appetite?
It is the summer heat! It is the season when they expel more energy than their body has and are invariably dehydrated due to excess sweating.
By: Bril
Some of our best childhood memories are from our summer vacations. Fingers digging into mangoes, playing in our grandmother’s courtyard, learning to swim in the well at our ancestral village; and many more such timeless moments which stay with us forever make summer holidays a special time of the year.
By: Bril
Switching on to solid foods for your baby? Here are some recipes you could try and make the introduction to food, for your baby, more flavoursome.
Apple Sauce: if you want to try something apart from apple cereal, apple sauce is a good option. Apple being a non-seasonal fruit makes it accessible at all times and is an easy option. Peel the apples, cut them into chunks, place them into a pan of water, enough to make them soft but not soggy. Stir on a medium flame, once they are soft enough mash them thoroughly. To make them more consistent you can use a masher with a little water added. If the pediatrician agrees, you can add cinnamon for taste.
By: Bril
Holidays -the most awaited time of the year! Children run out their schools on the last day of exam with inexplicable excitement. The parents, meanwhile, wonder how they will contain that excitement for the following two months!
While some take to travelling other parents enlist their children to summer workshops where various skills are picked up. To continue your daily chores & office work, without interruptions, your children need to be occupied. They need to learn how to spend time by themselves when their parents are busy. Once you make them independent they enjoy their holidays better and you enjoy a peaceful time!
By: Bril
Parenting has been a constantly evolving process. Every subsequent generation has different ideas about parenting which, generally almost always, is frowned upon by the previous generation. Especially in India, where parents play an important role as advisors to their children about parenting, it is hard not to be influenced. But things are changing and young parents are finding their own methods and techniques.
By: Bril
It is that time of the day when temple bells ring louder than ever, teachers do overtime, and children experience something that adults experience daily-Stress!
That’s right, exams are around the corner and while your children are preparing for the same, parents too can start working their homework- ‘how to keep children stress-free during exams?’