Why do kids have such a hard time falling asleep? They never seem to be in the mood to sleep. We are having this problem with my son. He does not trouble us in any way except when it comes to sleeping. He used to be very good in this too, but as he is…
Category: Toddler
Grandparents
I was having this conversation with my mom yesterday. Me: You know amma, Sarath can now get in the high chair all by himself. He keeps doing it all the time. My mom: Yeah. He must be getting bored at home. Me: So, there are so many toys to play with and what if he…
Boys!!!
Today my son found ways to entertain himself. By that I mean, emptying out shelves that he cannot even reach, using the step stool to its maximum extent, breaking the door of our entertainment unit. There are two small shelves on either side of the entertainment unit which used to hold our DVD’s and video…
Toddler boredom
My son is now getting to the age where he is getting super bored staying in the house with mommy. It is cold outside so, not many options to go out and play. He got the maximum out of his toys. How many new toys can we buy? He loves books but I cannot ask…
My day until now
Today the sun came out a bit and it feels good. The temperature is not bad either. It felt really good in the morning when we headed out to the library. Sarath is fighting the cold since Saturday and it is really hard for both of us. He is very tired, doesn’t want to eat…
Speaking English
It is amazing how fast kids learn. A couple of months back, my son did not know how to speak English. He just knew a few words. He is very fluent in Telugu. He had trouble communicating outside home. So, we decided to teach him English hoping that he remembers Telugu as well. Fast forward…
Will you throw me in the trash???
This morning, my son was playing with his wagon. He has the habit of bringing all his toys into the kitchen. His dad is always telling him to take the toys out or they will be thrown in the trash. He is very scared that the toys might end up in the trash and actually…
Raising a bilingual child
I can read, write and speak three languages and so can my husband. We were taught these languages at school and we just know them. In fact almost everybody in India can speak at least two languages and many people can easily speak 4 or 5. That is very common. Now, we are raising our…
Two years back…..
I had my baby boy. I was so happy to hear him cry for the first time. My mom was here from India to help me with the baby. We were all very tired and very happy. Everybody told me that parenting is very hard. It is I agree. But , I think it also…
30 hour trip with a 20 month old
S & I planned a travel to India this summer. Both of our parents and relatives live in India. I decided to come ahead so that Sarath would be able to spend some time with his grandparents. It is a very long flight and I was really tensed about the journey with a toddler. I…