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Yummy Natural and Cooling Drinks for Summer

We are always thirsty in this scorching summer. In India, the temperatures are as high as 46 degrees in some places. It is essential that we keep ourselves cool internally with the right kind of diet and plenty of fluids. But before you start thinking about the western water melon coolers and kiwi fruit juice,…

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5 parent engagement tips to overcome the summer boredom

The Summer Vacation – sounds fun, right? But for parents, “the summer vacation” doesn’t refer to as a Fun ride, but a fear of Children’s tendency to lose some of their academic progress over summer break. Most of the parents can relate to this. This is a considerable challenge that teachers, parents, and school administrators…

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What do you do with the Flowers From Bouquets

People usually celebrate Roseday, exchange flowers, bouquets & gifts. And throw them in Dustbin. You can always Celebrate what you want in a sustainable way, like- Buy Flowers but not the plastic packaging around it. I usually buy single Rose, it shows my love for the person as well as Mother Earth so it’s a…

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Hospital Bag- Most Important

I was all set for the D-Day after the roller coaster ride of 9 months Even though- I was bit lost with what I needed to get before I got my tummy roll home. Our Indian tradition says- you shouldn’t buy anything before your child is born, superstition yes, possibly also just a way to…

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Simple ways to build confidence & self-esteem in kids

Self-confidence originates from ones own accomplishments. As a preschool teacher, I had seen many children become more confident and self-assured as they learned and completed new tasks and goal. And not only because of the praise by parents and family. It’s said- from play to chores, encouraging efforts helps kids gain confidence & acquire skills…

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Sustainable menstruation- Small change, Cloth-pads

Sustainable Menstruation refers to the practices where environment friendly alternatives and conventional menstrual products are used. Sustainable living is the practice of reducing our demand on natural resources by making sure that we replace non-sustainable, one time use products with reusable, sustainable products. It started with my first delivery, Post delivery, I had bled for almost…

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Varsha (RAIN)

The writer in me gets electrified when there is any activity related to writing in kids’ school. So, the activity is to recite a poem on Rain/Barish, in Hindi. Kavita on Barish to be specific. Wrote this short and simple poem, especially for kids. Aasmaan me Baadal aaye; आसमान में बादल आए; Khushiyon ka uphaar…

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HOLI- Colourful or Colourless

Holi is a festival of colours, most of us like to play with colours and enjoy the festival and the spring season. So does Sarala, she is an eight-year-old Hyperactive and mischievous girl loves the festival of colours and is drenched in colours when her mother called her and said “Sarala, come-on get ready, we…

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The A2Z of Parenting, D- Descipline

Moving further in A2Z of parenting Fourth Letter and Word is D- Descipline Effective Discipline ‘teaches’ children what is right and helps to make right decision. It is necessary to start disciplining kids in young age. Descipline brings positive changes or positivity in life. This is different from punishment which focuses on what is wrong. The…

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