Let them make messes!

I love it when my daughter is busy making a mess. Yes, you read it right! The knowledge they gain when they are allowed to make a mess is immense. She learnt to name the fruits and veggies by exploring the fridge and while grocery shopping. I don’t sit and teach with flash card and…

Toddler Tales

Little Ishku got up at 4.00 am today and woke me up asking for cookie! I was super sleepy yet managed to grab a cookie from the box and handed it to her. She was least bothered about cookies by then. She wanted to play the numbers game. Let me tell you what it is….

Positive Parenting Lessons

I realized something beautiful as a parent a few days ago. My daughter, Ishaana, is now in this stage, where she is so curious about pens and papers. She can recognize alphabets, numbers 1-20 and few shapes. She started scribbling on papers and now eventually she has started writing on walls and other surfaces. I…

“So you are just a full-time mom?”

“So you are just a full-time mom?” How do you guys feel when you hear this question? I get this question often from various kinds of people in varied tones. I am sick of being constantly judged for staying at home with my daughter. “Don’t you want to do more than just being a stay…

Babies and emotions

I slowly opened my eyes and reached for my phone to check the time. It showed 11:25 am. I still felt very tired. I could feel that my neck pain has grown worse than the previous day. My shoulder was hurting too. Why wouldn’t it? I had walked for almost 40 minutes carrying my toddler…

Parenting : Illustrated with crappy pictures – Book Review

I had borrowed this book, Parenting : Illustrated with crappy pictures by Amber Dusick from our local library few weeks ago and I finally read it yesterday. This is a very hilarious parenting book and I could relate to most of the situations illustrated. This book immediately caught my attention as I entered the parenting…

Tips for hassle-free traveling with a toddler

Have you ever felt horrified just by the idea of traveling longer distances with a toddler? Have you been procrastinating your travel plans, just because you think your toddler/baby could make your trip a stressful one ? Well, then this post is for you. These suggestions are based on my experiences and these tips may…

Day trip with a toddler – Detroit

My mom and sister have come to US to visit us and so these days, we are taking them to important and beautiful places near our city. We prefer short day trips more than long vacations because of two reasons. One, my mom has motion sickness and second, long hours of travel could be tedious…