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// Have you ever watched “Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends” on Cartoon Network? It has more than 2000 imaginary characters and the show has taken the kids world by storm in its first year itself. Did it make you think how many imaginary friends live in your house? You may argue it depends on individual “Parenting Style”, or it does not occur for “Preschool Children”, or even that it appears only in “Kids Stories”. I have been digging into this mystery and it’s answers for a while now. A peek into one of the most intriguing childhood mysteries reveals that imaginary playmates are a staple of early development and persist well into the school... Read More

// Watching your little ones, mixing, measuring, trying to make shapes is entertaining within itself. Cooking with kids takes patience but you learn that kids really are quite capable of doing a lot, all by themselves. Children’s culinary skills gradually improve. It is part science, part creativity, and part just amazing and then you can eat it too. You can train your kids, instead of playing with the play dough, play with the cookie dough, its more fun, tasty and safe to eat. Kitchen is a classroom, where kids practically learn and top of them all creativity and new imagination. Not to mention reading comprehension, sequencing, and one of my favorites, following directions. Kids love... Read More

// How is the dinner time like in your home? Do the family members heat up their own meal in the microwave and have them whenever they feel like it? Having meals together has become a thing of the past. Families used to gather around and have at least two meals together, breakfast and dinner. Blame it to the busy lives, independence or family conflicts. We are forgetting the benefits of family meal time, its a very effective way to keep the communications door open avoid conflicts and raise healthy and smart children. It’s the perfect time and place to reconnect and to show your kids that they are your priority. In the recent years, if you seek parenting advice or ask for family counseling,... Read More

You have just brought your baby home and you are thinking about ways to further the bond between you while stimulating babies brain to begin teaching about the joys of learning about the world around them. Here are a few brain developing activities for your newborn to six month old. 1. Massage your baby in a soft relaxing way. There are courses and books on this subject that are worth looking into. 2. Do baby stretch sessions. Slowly straighten legs and arms. In the beginning do not completely straighten them as it can be painful for new born. If you are gentle you may both enjoy this. 3. While you are changing or carrying the baby, talk to them. Tell them what you are doing. They will learn... Read More