From the heart of a woman
Why was I over assertive on having a confident girl and didn’t care about it when I had a boy? Why I wanted to raise my girl to take care of me in the old age but with a son, I should expect him to lead his own life without worrying about his aging parents?
Looking back, I realize that the first year of parenting was the easiest because I never had to bother about the nutrition for my baby. In fact, till 2 years of age breastfeeding was fulfilling all the nutritional requirements. Post 2 years, the only thing …
As parents, we keep a track of the baby’s height and weight and believe that it is a true indicator of his growth and health. We are contented and happy in the fact that he or she meets or exceeds the average weight and height …
Craft is a critically important aspect of a child’s development. Making projects is not just about colours and creativity, but is a means of fun-learning for developing all rounded personality of kids.
As a kid, Sundays meant playing all day long or family outings. As a college student, Sundays were synonymous with parties. In my job life, Sundays were eagerly awaited to sleep all day long!! I miss those carefree days spent in a messy room, lying …
Weaning is a very emotionally and physically taxing journey for all mothers. Please decide to eliminate the last feed when you have support at home. The support should be available day in and day out. He/She should be close to the baby and should understand his gestures and unsaid words.
3 years back, when I was 5 months pregnant, Kaftans became my best friends. I used to sleep, cook, walk and even shop from the society vendor in the same dress. I experimented with many looks but nothing was as comfortable as kaftan with that …
Dear Son, You turned 3 year old yesterday. I was just flipping through those memories in photos when dark shades of my personality started haunting me from the past. That past which I always wanted to be buried in a deep corner from where it …
The recent message ‘Swiggy is my Amma and Uber is my Appa’ is going rounds on the social media and whatsapp. The message criticizes the new age apps for spoiling the kids. It claims that because of these apps, the Gen Y kids don’t value …
People never understand the importance of my work. Whenever friends and family make plans and I chose to opt out because of work, they exclaim -” We work full time and yet manage to make plans on weekends. You are working from home and should easily pull out time at your own whims and fancies.” They believe that my job is not a job but just means of keeping myself engaged.