Parenting Blog
Hello Folks. When I penned & published the last blog to Start the New Year 2021 with Positivity, it was already at the end of January. The topic of this blog was already in the draft, however, it just got delayed for one or the other reason and before I realize, it’s almost end of …
So, we finally bid adieu to the dreadful, nightmarish, pandemic struck 2020. The year may have changed on calendar, people may have started to take the coronavirus lightly and even the vaccine is around the corner; but, this new normal of social distancing, masks and safety remains as it is. As the world welcomes the …
Hello Folks. So, sometime it feels that this year 2020 has been a never ending nightmare, thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic. And at times, it feels as if it was so quick like Jan -> Feb -> March -> Lockdown -> Hometown -> December and BOOM, the whole year just ended in a flash. December …
Hello Folks, It has been a quiet couple of months since our last blog on 15 classic old school parenting rules that are still relevant. Blame it on hectic professional life, some laziness and a bit of this COVID negativity – that sometimes you don’t feel energetic and motivated enough to put in clear thoughts …
Hello Folks, So it’s been more than a month since the last post on our travel experience in COVID. There is still no respite in pandemic situation but we are happy to be home with family. Vritima is happier than ever to spend time with both maternal and paternal family members; and we couldn’t be …
So here we were, confined to our home in Bangalore, for the last 4+ months due to this COVID-19 situation. Bangalore was supposedly safer than many other big cities in India, however, we were still extremely cautious to not venture out unnecessary. With no school, no recreational activity places, no going out of the home, …
Hello Folks, Newborn health is one of the most important aspect in parenting and is one of the hot topics for new parents. In our previous blog, we talked about treating neonatal Jaundice with Phototherapy and Sunlight; there are many more common questions from new parents which includes massaging the baby. When we became parents, …
Important Note: Speak to your midwife or GP if your baby develops jaundice. They’ll be able to assess whether treatment is needed. Hello Folks, When babies are born, they normally develop mild Jaundice symptoms, which is quiet normal. Jaundice is a common and usually harmless condition in newborn babies that causes yellowing of the skin …
There is no black & white definition of right or wrong parenting. Every parent is the best version of their own self and give their best to raise their kids. In majority households in India, parenting is directly associated with mother’s responsibility. That is how it has been followed culturally and traditionally from decades and centuries. Times are changing now, and parenting is no longer just a mother’s job, fathers are also taking equal responsibility and interest. However, what is saddening is the double standards and hypocrisy of the society when husbands take a lead or involve themselves in parenting duties.
It has been more than 60 days we are in the COVID-19 lockdown situation; and we have survived both, the pandemic and the new normal routine with managing work, home and kids, so far. On one hand, this lockdown is a good opportunity to spend time with family, to sit back & introspect and adjust to the new routing, whereas on the other side, sometimes things around you are absolute chaos and the home becomes a war-zone, especially when the kids add more misery to an already piling list of household chores.
