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Independent eating habits in a baby is a natural way for him to understand cues for his hunger and fullness. But unfortunately for a lot of babies, they always have someone waiting on them hand and foot. A doting dadaji (grandfather), an over-indulgent dadima  (grandmother), naniji and nanaji (maternal grandmother and grandfather) being proxy forRead more

With these 7 quick tips, say ‘tadaaaa’ to the Absent Minded Professor in you! For those of you who are following me, you must have read in my previous blog about the earth shattering experience I had!! (http://www.motheropedia.com/my-learning-from-absentmindedness/) My mom attempted consoling me by narrating  an incident wherein my dad (who had just separated fromRead more

Over the years, absentmindedness and I have become quite acquainted.  You know the famed Hutch advert with the adorable pug? Yes, something like that. Where ever I go, she follows. I find it almost impossible to doge her off. Several times I’ve left the keys to the cupboard dangling in the key hole, walked offRead more

Simple Sensory Play Ideas For Babies (1-2 year olds) Inaaya , my daughter, is a year old now. We brought in her birthday surrounded by family singing an uncoordinated and enthusiastic ‘happy birthday’,  an awesome Sunday buffet of Indian kissed Chinese food  and  a troop of animated  ‘toddler’ cousins (all aged between 1 and 5Read more

My toddler is like a blender without a lid. And my daughter, well she’s almost there. Taking a two minute loo break is most of the times, a lot to ask out of them!! By the time I’m out, my kids have usually, and unsurprisingly, managed to custom design the home! With car-pooling trips,  longRead more

Life for me could be described in just one word…beautiful. I was married to the man I had loved for 8 years, had a successful career as an educator and ventured into nomadic ways of life at heart’s behest: my life was beautiful. Lack of culinary skills was the only little sore I could thinkRead more