Archive for: Emotions

Go Wild This Vacation: Visit A Wildlife Sanctuary

Oct 16th, 2010

Go Wild This Vacation: Visit A Wildlife Sanctuary

Wildlife sanctuaries provide a short but exciting break from the drudgery of city life. For the kids, it is a chance to see animals in their natural habitat. With over 440 wildlife sanctuaries and 80 national parks in India, you really have no reason to feel you live too far away from one.

Abraham-Hicks Quotes: The Children Desire Freedom!

Oct 15th, 2010

Abraham-Hicks Quotes: The Children Desire Freedom!

'The children desire freedom! You must allow your children to be free, because the entire Universe is set up to accommodate that,' states Abraham. Also watch an amazing Abraham Hicks video, 'When children adopt a different religious philosophy'.

Shopping With Kids: How To Have Fun Despite The Tantrums

Oct 15th, 2010

Shopping With Kids: How To Have Fun Despite The Tantrums

Shopping trips are inevitable if a child has outgrown clothes and footwear. Shopping with kids can be fun but can also mean tantrums, crying, whining and other embarrassing behavior. Here are some tips to shop effectively with kids despite the manipulations and wheedling.

Improve Your Child’s Behavior With Consistency And Firm Boundaries

Oct 14th, 2010

Improve Your Child’s Behavior With Consistency And Firm Boundaries

Being consistent is very important as a parent. Our kids need to know what to expect if they present us with a certain kind of behavior. Kids should know without a shadow of a doubt what our reaction will be, every time.

Kids Crafts Project: Diwali Decorations – Rangoli, Toran And Diyas

Oct 14th, 2010

Kids Crafts Project: Diwali Decorations – Rangoli, Toran And Diyas

Diwali in 2010 is on November 5th, and is a lavish festival which is celebrated to the maximum. The excitement is double for your kids if they can help in making reusable rangolis and torans, and in decorating the diyas. These simple and easy to make Diwali decorations will light up your holiday.

‘It’s Not My Fault’: How To Teach Your Child To Start Taking Responsibility

Oct 13th, 2010

‘It’s Not My Fault’: How To Teach Your Child To Start Taking Responsibility

The problem with 'victim' thinking is that it lessens the expectation that the child will learn to take care of himself in the adult world. Kids who see themselves as victims, and are allowed to perpetuate that rationale, have a tough time achieving the very difficult milestones that early life development demands.

Activities For Kids: How To Help Your Child Find A Hobby

Oct 13th, 2010

Activities For Kids: How To Help Your Child Find A Hobby

Every child has creative potential and the ability to enjoy an activity that can bring them immense fulfillment. Helping your child find a suitable hobby can go a long way in developing his personality and it is among the best gifts you can give to your child.

Teaching Children: Encouraging Openness To Learning In Kids

Oct 12th, 2010

Teaching Children: Encouraging Openness To Learning In Kids

What makes one child intensely curious and another closed down to new learning? It is their set of beliefs - their way of thinking - that determines their behavior and outlook. So what kind of beliefs foster openness to learning and what kind of beliefs create a sense of fear and limitation?

Disney Movie Review: Do Dooni Char – A Genuine ‘Middle Class’ Comedy

Oct 12th, 2010

Disney Movie Review: Do Dooni Char – A Genuine ‘Middle Class’ Comedy

After an avalanche of the usual Americanized Indian movies that we have been subjected to of late, Disney’s ‘Do Dooni Char’ is just good, plain, old fashioned fun, with a couple of deep social messages thrown in. It reminds us that being unadulterated Indian has NOT gone out of style.