My job

It is my job to teach you,To tell you what to see,To pass on all the things to knowTo live life successfully. It is my job to make you strong?Courageous, smart and tough?And what if I am not these things?Will I be enough? What if all I have are armsTo hold you when you’re tiredEars…

Mindful nurture ❤️

When you speak of “parent-centric” parenting it is highly rebuked by both parents and children calling you mean. Next came “child- centric” parenting which presented its challenges too, here the child became the centre of the universe and got into your head. Coming to parenting style, there are many from helicopter parents to snow plough…

10 things I did to help my child memorize better.

When exams are round the corner, every household is under performance pressure. Burning the mid night oil, the child along with parents have a tough time. I faced this recently in the month of December when my older one was writing exams for the first time in grade 6. He was finding it difficult to…

Do you already know?

Me to Sparsh: Do you know the difference between animal cells and plant cells? Sparsh: nods, yes Me : Now that you know, why don’t you draw them for me and show the difference? Sparsh: Yes,but… and he forgets to label the differences. At another instance; Anaya : Mom can you help me with long…

Which stick would you pick?

It was a Saturday evening,the kids and myself were playing a game of “pick up sticks”. In this game you drop a handful of sticks at one go on the floor or any flat surface and then with the help of one another stick you have to pick up each stick one by one making…

Are you a “Snowplow” parent?

Confused? I was also taken back when I first read about it. While we all know about the different forms of parenting namely helicopter parenting, permissive parenting, authoritarian parenting, and tiger parenting, to name a few. This parenting style goes one step further. Snowplow parents clear a path, much like a snowplow clears the snow…

Thought for today ❤️

Often we hide our emotions from others due the many fears. Fear of weakness , fear of non confidence, fear of vulnerability , fear of denial and many more. Sadness can be decoupaged under layers of deception. Some are good at it and some fail yet they try and make an attempt. But on the…

10 words to my son on his 11th birthday

You and I shared the same heart beat 11 years ago, and now every time I see you I can see my heart outside my body living life miraculously. I remember waking up in the night, feeling you move inside me. I would sit up at night,feeling you move, imagining what you might be like.And…

Being a mother…

“Being a mother, is being HUMAN” I could have never imagined playing myriad roles, if I was not a mother. I believe it implies to most of us. You are the first teacher, cook , nurse, help , driver , inspiration and guide to your child. Motherhood has taught me compassion and patience which I…

Choose gentle 🌼

From diapers to wash cloths and clothes to lotion, you have always chosen soft and gentle products for your baby then why not words? What happens as they grow up? Do they not remain gentle? Or soft? Then why bombard them with words so harsh that it ruptures not only their clothes but also their…