The Role of Music and Rhythm in Brain Development
The other day I caught my daughter tapping her pencil on the table while humming a random tune. She wasn’t even aware of it. But it...
The other day I caught my daughter tapping her pencil on the table while humming a random tune. She wasn’t even aware of it. But it...
A few months ago, I was sitting in my daughter’s classroom during an open day. The teacher had split the children into little clusters of four....
Last Sunday my daughter was outside with her cousin. Both of them were covered in mud. Pants wet. Hair sticky. My first thought? “Bath time will...
It is incredibly heart-warming to see a child’s face light up when they figure things out for themselves. It could be something tiny, like matching the...
Last night, during dinner, my little one paused mid-bite and asked, “Amma, why we celebrate dussehra? And did Ravana need ten pillows?” I almost choked on...
When I think of Diwali, my mind invariably goes to the diya lighting. Years later, I realized that small moment was tied to something bigger. We...
I can still recall how my daughter would hold a book upside down when she was three. She would feign “reading,” gliding her finger along the...
When I had my daughter, I assumed that most learning would start only after she joined school. I imagined handwriting books, numbers on a slate, and...
You’ve seen a toddler sit with a pile of blocks before, so you’re familiar with the scene. One block stacks on top of another. Then another....
When you recall your childhood, what stands out? For many of us, it’s not just toys or birthdays but the little rhythms of everyday life—being woken...