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Lifeskills Through Games - Activity Focus

Dr. Jeyakar Vedamanickam, after a rich career in the Aeronautical industry had a stint as an academic – as the Director of the Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship in Bangalore. He has authored a book for parents, ‘Sculpting Angels: Parenting Lessons to Foster Creativity in Children’. He conducts corporate workshops on ‘Creativity and Innovation’, ‘Behavioural Economics’, Strategic Management and ‘Risk Management’.

Conflicts With Your Teen Can Be Good!

Dr. Jeny Rapheal has almost two decades’ of experience in teaching and counselling adolescents. She has published almost a hundred research papers and articles, on education and psychology, in various national and international journals and magazines.

Activity Edge

Fine Motor Skills Development For Good Handwriting

Visit The Doctor When Your Child Is Well!

Did you think that visits to the paediatrician are only for vaccinations or when your child is suffering from an illness? It is important to schedule meetings with your child's doctor otherwise too. Read on.

Foods To Counter The Effects Of Air Pollution

Ms. Avni Kaul is a nutritionist, entrepreneur, wellness coach and founder of NutriActivania, an organisation that offers nutrition and health counselling.

It's Just A Myth!

Soon to be a mother and wondering what to believe and what to ignore from the mountains of advice being off-loaded onto you? Read on to see which beliefs you can safely ignore...

Inter-Parental Conflict And Its Affect On Kids

Have you ever wondered what your mundane bickering—or the lack of it—can do to your child? M&B gets to the bottom of inter-parental conflict and its affect on kids...

Get Him To Eat His Greens

Fussy eater syndrome #269: won’t eat his greens. Aarti Pathak tells how to fix that one

You're Glowing!

With the change in energy levels (and life!) you’re experiencing, it’s hard to believe that you’d ever get your bloom back. Boost your ‘mum-munity’ now!

Munch On This!

Chef Shazia Khan, who also hosts Mother’s Menu on LF, shows you some quick and easy healthy snack options for you to whip up that’ll certainly have your li’l one cooing for more!

Housefull!

Mommy blogger Parul Kakad, aka Mumbai Mummy, let’s us in on the secrets to raising her #xssmallmediumlarge army of mini-mes—patience, love, and a whole lotta’ happiness!

Smart Tips For Raising Girls

Boost their confidence

Future-Proof Your Pregnant Body

A few clever changes before you have your baby will make you a healthier, happier new mum

Style Me Pretty!

If you’re looking to glam up yourself and your tot, but not sure where to begin, stylist Shilpi Sharma of the Indie Project Store has some handy styling tips for you

My Little Showstopper

Designer Nishka Lulla Mehra gushes about life with her favourite muse, baby Miraya

Pocket Money For Children- What You Should Know

Most parents would agree that children of a certain age must be given pocket money or an allowance to meet their small expenses or pay for their little indulgences. It gives them a sense of responsibility and independence. But opinions vary when it comes to questions about when to start giving pocket money, how much money to give, and whether to link pocket money with household chores. While each family is different and no one rule fits all, it is useful to understand the various aspects involved in these decisions.

Improving Emotional Intelligence-For You And Your Child

Our traditional approach to gauging someone’s intelligence has been to evaluate memory, logical reasoning, and linguistic abilities. An idea gaining acceptance around the world is that intelligence is beyond Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and our Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is vital too. Parents are the primary source of emotional learning for children, and hence, it is their responsibility to develop EQ in themselves first, and then their children. Read on.

Festive Home Decoration With Your Child

Kaveri Sachdev is the Co-founder & CEO of My Pooja Box, which aims to bridge the gap between devotees and devotion, by providing a wide assortment of pooja products online.

Emotional Eating In Children-How To Deal With It

The advent of mall culture and ever-expanding chains of fast food restaurants have led to increased frequency in families eating outside home. We have also seen a rise in food delivery services, that enable people to gorge on food whenever, wherever. Consumption of junk food is also high. Emotional eating is the cause of all these unhealthy eating habits. Read on.

Children Community Service

Community service not only sensitises a child to his environment and the people around him, it also imparts a sense of confidence and self-assurance.

Ask The Expert

It would be wise to try different strategies to make your child enjoy writing and reading.

7 Best Healthy Tips For Picky Eaters

Is it tough to feed picky eaters? Are you alone in the race to get your child to try new food? Is it difficult5 to handle them? Well, I know all this question must6 be popping in your mind.

Are You Headed For A Divorce?

… and don’t know how to handle your toddler, his questions and emotions? Read on to know more..

Truth Or Scare

Barely a week goes by without a worrying pregnancy health story hitting the headlines. But what’s the truth? M&B sorts fact from fiction

Talk To Me

Raising a multilingual child in India is a necessity more than a choice. Amrita Chatwal tells you how to do it with ease...

Take 2

When it comes to pregnancy and child rearing, your mum will bet there’s a whole lot of wisdom in old wives’ tales. In the new year, we bring you a fresh take on traditional wisdom and how it holds its own with new-age parents

Single & Famous

Here’s your favourite celebrities who have taken on parenting solo, and have done it in style.

Single In The City

There is a visible trend of single parenting today. On the one hand, the courts are clogged with divorce cases and we see single dads and mums taking on the entire responsibility of the child. So does being single actually work for these parents and their children? M&B decided to investigate...

Single & Pregnant?

M&B gives you all the answers you may be looking for

Mind Your Language

Arguments will always be a part of relationships. But having an impressionable toddler listening in could do more damage than you can imagine. Poornima Makaram tells you how to handle conflict amicably in the presence of your tot