Do equations scare you? Are your tables jumbled up all the time? What about those complicated formulae? For all the lessons that confuse you, heres a smart pocket pinwheel reminder that you can make in a jiffy to enable you to tackle those forgettables”!
Recently Prakash had started hearing a lot about a ‘board exam. Whats that? he wondered, Was it a ‘bored exam where children and teachers yawned all the time? Or was it a test with questions on blackboards?
How about a brimming cup of popcorn to go with your movie? Sounds just good? Grab a pack of the buttered corn and pop it in a microwave oven. When the corns popping, get your ‘cornucopia out to fill. Heres how you can make a popcorn holder.
You may remember watching wide-eyed as cowboy Woody and space-ranger Buzz Lightyear fell into the hands of toy-hating Sid Phillips in Toy Story. Or maybe many of you were super-excited when Marlin reunited with his son Nemo in the funny movie, Finding Nemo. These films, known as animation movies, have a long history going back to the 1890s!
Life without the electric bulb? We cannot imagine it! Thanks to Thomas Alva Edison, who made this important discovery, we are able to flip a switch to light up a room. But it was not a cakewalk for Edison when he was a little boy.
Bored of the same old party decorations? How about making something magical and different for the birthday table? All you need are a couple of ingredients from the kitchen.
Class VI was full of transparent jars. Mrs. Rao, the Science teacher, had urged the class to collect butterfly eggs and watch them turn into caterpillars, pupas and then butterflies.
Heres a group game you can play anywhere — all you need are a few newspapers and some colours. Each person can use a crayon or paintbrush to circle seven words in a newspaper using three different colours — red, blue and green.
Words are fascinating, right from the time we call out Ma” and discover the magic of words. Here are some fun activities that you can try out with your friends!
Is your cupboard crammed with balls of all shapes and sizes? Are different types of nets piled up in corners of the house? Do you use your dining table for table tennis?
Everybody these days knows that learning is a lifelong process. But how about parents helping children learn differently? Learning together can give you both deeper insights and a rich bonding experience. With many calls on your time, especially time with your child, it makes good sense to attempt learning together. Here are some things you can try.
Internet safety is a major concern of parents as they constantly strive to counterbalance their children's freedom of internet use with adequate oversight. We would specially like to underscore the importance of having frank and open discussions with children to make them aware of potential issues and dangers. For children below age ten, adult supervision and guidance have no real substitute especially with respect to activities that require higher order thinking skills such as internet search.
When confronted with a child's fears, we often deal with them cursorily and push them out of our minds. But it is useful to remember that your child's fears are very real and she lives with them day in and day out. Therefore it's important to spend time, thought and discussion to put them to rest.
Looking for family weekend ideas that both you and your children will enjoy? Your children may not share your enthusiasm for Scrabble, but they will definitely enjoy a good children's movie.
I am trying to steer my son in the right career direction. Hes in class VIII and I want him to have a good grounding when he gets out of college. What do you suggest I do in terms of guiding him towards a career choice? - RK
Tired of repeatedly asking your child to finish her studies? Here are some visual learning methods to make concepts relevant, helping your child understand them by piecing them together. It will make learning more enjoyable and meaningful. Most children can remember mental and visual images easily.
Fortunately, science is not just about high marks and entrance exams. Though the subject is associated with toppers, medicine and engineering, its breadth is so wide that most children are enthralled by it. If your child gets hooked to the magic of science, she could be studying marine life in the Maldives, doing research to discover new drugs, testing rockets and satellites, putting together a supercomputer, among a host of other exciting things.
I was always a topper in my school. I had my notes picture perfect and I was a model student. But my daughter is just the opposite — incomplete notes, complaints of daydreaming from her teachers and total disinterest in studies. She doesnt like extra curricular activities either. Every evening, homework time is war zone. Im fed up with this!” laments Asha Krishnan, mother of Sumukhi (9). What do you do when your child fails to meet expectations?
My 12-year-old daughter has great academic potential, and I want to do my best to help her realise it. I just don't know how to ensure she doesn't lose out on the best opportunities available. What should I get her involved in for realising my child's potential?
You learn something new everyday. This means that learning is a 24 X 7 process. Learning is a process that starts right from the womb and never stops. It's happening right now, as you read this article!
As children survey the world around them, they naturally want to emulate people they admire — teachers, sports stars, actors, astronomers. They become interested in computers, spaceships, fire engines, and want to make them. These aspirations dont always conform with their syllabus for the year, but arise out of sheer amazement that such things are possible.
Nurturing your child to love (English) language and become an effective communicator is one of the best gifts you could confer. Strong language skills are an asset and can be a key to success in academics, higher education and the workplace. Here are some simple tips to develop your childs communication skills and raise a great communicator.
Making correct nutri choices for your child is important to their development, and food and drink supplements in the market do promise a wide variety of health benefits for children. But there is nothing like good old home cooking to give your children the right nutrients. Here is a quick Nutrition Guide to help you make the right nutri choices for your child.
Enjoy sharing your life with your children in these simple ways. Bridging the generation gap will help you understand your kids better and draw them closer to you.
Do you want to help your child slide into another world – one filled with exotic delights, wishing chairs, and naughty pixies? Welcome to the world of fantasy books – that beautiful world where one can fight evil witches, make friends with talking animals and forget all about time.
The rush towards academic achievement and success in recent years is taking a heavy toll on young children. Thousands of students are experiencing unacceptably high levels of anxiety disorders, depression, substance abuse, poor physical health and disengagement from learning Teen suicides are on the up around the world.
If your child is not enthused about reading, here are some tips to get her hooked to books. Try them, you could get hooked yourself! Here's how to get your child to love reading.
You probably have a half-filled pastel-colored baby record book with early photographs of your tiny tot. But what about the following years and their memories? You might have many digital photos that never got the sorted or printed. Building a memory bank becomes important to preserve such memorabilia.
Tired of giving in to your child's demands and ‘bribing your child? If you have fallen into the trap of bribing your child so much that she will not help you with any chores unless you promise to buy her some goodies, its time to change things and resort to no more bribes only creative rewards!
Gardening is a wonderful hobby to bond families. Its fun to watch the wonder on your children's faces as plants sprout flowers and veggies. Whether you live in an apartment, in a home with just a little verandah or a large bungalow, you can have fun growing green things together.
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