First things First

My friend anitha made this today as a memory snipplet. It contains the list of things which her son did for the first time.. A good idea for all the moms who want to treasure these memories .

Getting your child to talk

Children are not born talkers. They need to learn to become one. And as a parent, we should also out our efforts on to that.


From the day she is born, the mother will start talking to the baby. When nursing, when dressing her, when changing the nappy etc, the mother will talk to the baby. The baby listens to the mother’s talk and then understands the lip movement and try to make sound on its own.

As they grow up, they respond to sounds and will try to imitate the sounds. In this stage, the parents should talk a lot to their child. Always when doing some tasks, the parent can mention about it to the child.

“Now let us apply the powder in your hand. Where is your hand. Haa, here it is”

“What is this ? Hand .. H…a…n…d..”

These kinds of words should be repeated again and again. And when the child is making his effort to talk, we should appreciate and make the child repeat it.

Once they are of some one year of age, we can start singing rhymes to them. A rhyme has a significant advantage in the development of kid’s growth. Rhymes have rhyming words and kids love chanting them. You will have to sing it n number of times before the kid captures the words.

Once they learn the words, anytime we can ask them to narrate a rhyme and they will be happy to do it. You can also sing along and it can be made a wonderful time spend together.

Talking to the kid is very important. Talk to her whenever possible. When you are going for a walk, when you are bathing, when you are feeding her etc etc. They will pick up the words and will start using it during their speech.

Reading story to the child also helps. When narrating a story, you can pause in between and ask them and ask questions which will make the kid to answer the questions. Repeating the same story again and again. Believe me, a child will love to hear the same story again and again. She has the capacity to listen to it even 100 times, (and as a parent we get bored with the same one hearing again)

Yummy Cakes

 

Cakes are yummy. You should see the excitement on the kids face when the cake is brought for cutting during a birthday celebrations. Kids and elders will be curious to know what kind of cake is ordered for the day.

Go to a cake shop, you find n number of shapes. Barbie, spider man, Mickey, Car shape, etc etc. Many a times, as a parent we will have to leave the decision of choosing the cake to the kids.

From the time the cake enters the house, its a great tension to parents to save it from the naughty hands of the kids. The little ones will be eager to touch it and lick it . So one elder person is appointed as a security to guard the cake.

 

Yes, the time is up. Bring the cake.

 

Kids are happy . The cake is bought. Candle is placed and lighted. Now also there is an issue. Some naughty little one will blow it as soon as its lighted. And the birthday boy/girl will feel bad. Again it is lighted.

 

In between, one smart person will be licking his finger which is dipped in the cake. mm..

 

The best way is to cut the cake and finish the function. Yes.

 

Happy Birthday to you  ...  All of them sing..

 

The birthday girl/boy cuts the cake and give it to her/his father/mother/friends/cousins etc etc. Many a times, it will be in a single piece of cake.

 

All the kids will be waiting for their share of cake. Now the security guard will come in to picture again adn he will take the cake away.

 

Somehow I feel very bad when they take the cake away. Hence now a days, whenever there is a cake cutting, I make sure that all the kids get a chance to cut the cake once. Which means the birthday boy/girl will cut the cake first and then all the others can cut once. Kids are happy, we are also happy :) 

 

 

 

Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Other Women

Currently I am reading the book with Title

"Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Other Women By B. J. Gallagher"

Yesterday as I was about to leave the library this book caught my attention and just a scan , I felt like reading it.. Read some pages at night and some today morning. Very good book ..

Small small articles .. Motivational .. Inspirational .. True facts etc etc .. with examples from real life .. The author has written it with her experiences from other woman in her life ..

She talks about Attitude , Family, Work, Body and many other topics .. Well written, each page has some take away ..

Jolting down some points which I remember from the pages I read ..

• Attitude is everything. We should try to build positive attitude and it will help us in going forward in our life
• Washing your face will make us feel better  -- A universal Fact
• Always be grateful to our physical self. We will get to know about the importance of health only when we lose something
• Dont take anything personally, especially in Professional cases. Try to keep it seperate as much as possible.  
• Before talking to your friend think twice. If its something to do with the other person's personal thing, better dont comment. 
• Complaint is a gift -- that only when you receive complaints we will get to know more about ourself and can improve upon. So take complaints positively

I was thinking of the woman in me when I was reading this book and was recollecting all those points which I can also add to those ..Will write sometime about my views on each ..

You can read preview of some pages here : Google Books

Pratham Books

" Pratham books " publishes a set of wonderful books for kids with read india initiative

I happened to see one book in the library and liked it when I read it.  Small cute stories with pictures with bright colors, the kids will definitely love ..

And the best part is the cost is very less.Rs 20, Rs 25 is the average price.

http://www.prathambooks.org/

We can order the books online. Money can be transferred online also. Just we have to mention in the comment section that we need to transfer amount online. The sales executive will get in touch with us.

The books arrived the next day after i did the payment.  Excellent customer service too


Sample book covers ..

My  four year old is a fan of these books now :)

KIds Tooth Care

The child’s tooth needs special attention especially during the early days of developments. Jolting down some points which are coming to my mind.

• Everyday brush the child’s teeth both in the morning and at night. Night brushing is very important. Else the food particles might stick to the teeth which lead to tooth decay

• Elders should brush the kid’s teeth till at least 5 years. And brushing should be such that the brush reaches all corners of the mouth.

• Use the toothpaste which has less fluoride content. There is a chance that the kids swallow the paste and fluoride is bad for health.

• Don’t assume white teeth are healthy teeth. A tooth being white is an indication that it is lacking calcium.

• Do have a consultation with a doctor once in 6 month for a regular check up of the teeth.

Slokas for children

Chanting slokas is said to have very good effects.. Not even for elders, also for kids. We can teach slokas to kids. It can be made a part of the learning together with rhymes and other stuffs.

Here are some slokas which can be taught to kids ..

"Ekadantam Mahaakaayan,


Taptakaajnchanasannibhamh

Lambodaram Vishaalaaxam,

Vandeaham Gananaayakamh"



"Ramaya Rama Bhadraya

Ramachandraya VEdhase

Raghu Nathaya Nathaya

Sitayah Pataye Namaha "



"Guru Brahma Gurur Vishnu

Guru Devo Maheshwaraha

Guru Saakshat Para Brahma

Tasmai Sree Gurave Namaha "



"Anjanna Nadanam Veeram

Janaki Sokha naasanam

Kapeeksha Maksha Handaaram

Vande Lanka Bhayangaram "



"Sarasvathi Namastubhyam,

Varade Kaamaroopini

Vidyaarambham Karishyaami,

Siddhir Bhavatu Mey Sada"



vakra tuNDa mahA kAya

sUrya kOTi sama prabha

nirvighnam kuru mE dEva

sarva kAryEshu sarvadA



Ekadantam mahAkAyam

tapta kAnchana sannibham

lambOdaram viSAlAkshm

vandEham gaNa nAyakam



namastEstu mahAmAyE

SrI pIThE sura pUjitE

Sankha chakra gadA hastE

mahA lakshmIr namOstutE

 
 
Trust me, they learn very fast :)



Reference sites
http://www.sadhanaschoolofarts.com/PDF/SanskritSlokas.pdf
http://www.hindudevotionalblog.com/