Author: Aditi Bose

Fun Rakhshabandhan Activities for Kids

Back to Rakshabandhan Guide Rakshabandhan celebrates the love between a brother and a sister.  As your daughter ties a rakhi around her brother’s wrist, you can also take this opportunity to have more fun with them n this day. Guess Who Bring out old pictures when the kids and their cousins were babies and ask them to guess who is the person. Then you can help them make a chart showing ‘then’ and ‘now’ with all these pictures and adding funny captions to them. Write a Poem Ask the kids to write out some adjectives that best describe their...

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Tips to Help Your Child Make Friends

As your child grows, she slowly learns what sharing and caring means. And thus begins her journey of forming strong friendships and nurturing them all her life. But there might often be times when you are asked for tips. How will you help your child? What will you tell her? Teach If your child sees you being friendly and affectionate towards others then she will learn by example. You can also ask her to do nice things for people at home. For example making a card for a sick uncle, helping you in the kitchen or even taking food...

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5 Fun Ways to Celebrate Janmashtami with your Kids

Lord Krishna – Gopal – the little child who is God. Known for stealing butter, running after gopis, fighting for justice and just being Him. As India gears up to celebrate the birth of the Lord on Janmashtami, take some time out to teach your little ones about Him the smart and fun way. Books Kids love listening to stories be that straight form the books or just cuddled up next to you. Take this opportunity to read them stories of Lord Krishna. His birth and life does have many a thrilling stories. For the little ones, get books...

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The Benefits and Safety of Using Essential Oils during Pregnancy

Many pregnant women often use different essential oils for massages during pregnancy. They feel calmer and less stressed post its use. However, it is good know that the exact effect essential oils on the developing baby is not completely known. In fact, since the molecules of the essential oils are very small there is a possibility that they may cross the placenta and reach the baby’s developing circulatory system. So do be very cautious about using essential oils during pregnancy, especially during the first trimester. In fact, for women who are prone to miscarriages, even oils that are generally...

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The 12 Most Common Skin Changes during Pregnancy

Now that you are pregnant, you will begin to notice many changes in your skin. Sometimes there will be a glow and sometimes it will get patchy, dry and filled with pimples. Below is a list of skin changes that are most common during pregnancy. If you have experienced any of these, then do share with us here what you did about it to reduce your discomfort. Acne The hormonal activity during your pregnancy will make pimples and acne erupt on your face at any point during the three trimesters. The good part is that they subside shortly after...

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