Category: Parenting

  • Have I told you….

    Have I told you….

    A small ‘Happy Birthday’ message for my little munchkin, who turns THREE today.*Gulp* He’s a Three-nager.

  • A little optimism

    A little optimism

    I watched him pick up his toys and lazily amble towards the center of sand filled playground. It had not even been five minutes since he had been thrown out by the elder kids, because he was too small to help them build mud castles. But heart filled with optimism, he made his way once…

  • Winners and Losers

    Winners and Losers

    Picture this. You’ve just loudly announced to your toddler that it is almost bed time and that he will need to pick up all his toys and put them back in their respective places, or else he’s not getting a bed time story today. And surprise – your young one completes the activity without actually complaining. ‘Win!’ you think, and…

  • The League of ‘Ordinary’ Toddlers

    The League of ‘Ordinary’ Toddlers

    What if, unknown to us adults, these toddlers have a secret club? A league of sorts? What could their rules of engagement be?Introducing the exclusive “League of ‘Ordinary’ Toddlers”.

  • Guilty? Or Guilt-free?

    Guilty? Or Guilt-free?

    Recently, I spoke to a friend who is all set to embrace motherhood in all its glory. Now, I’ve known this person for a long time, and she loves what she does for a living. And mind you, she’s pretty darn good at it. But the more we discussed parenting and how life changes after…

  • So, you want kids?

    So, you want kids?

    Indian society has a problem. We somewhat detest the ‘live and let live’ philosophy. Rather we’re followers of the ‘live and let’s tell others how to live their lives’ movement. And true to this ideology, if you happen to be a single person on the slightly northern side of the age scale that begins at…