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Why is it okay to let your child get bored?

Mumma! I am getting bored. I’m sure every parent would have been a millionaire by now if they were paid a penny every time they heard this sentence from their kid. The Covid-19 pandemic not only brought hours long of online classes for kids but also a lot of boredom. So what do parents do when they hear those troublesome words from their child “I am bored”? They start running on their toes to find ways to entertain their child, play with him, teach him, cook with him, but we seldom let them be. We all have heard “An idle mind is a devil’s workshop”, and parents would rather keep their kids engaged all the time than let the devil do his little business in their kid’s mind.  Boredom is seen as a bad thing Getting bored is often seen in a bad light. It is seen as an absence…

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How to develop thinking and learning skills in kids?

Every other beautiful monument, every structured building has one thing in common – A strong foundation or base, as you like to call it. Only when the foundation of anything is laid down precisely, does the structure turn out to be strong and magnanimous! Similar is the case while laying down building blocks to your child’s thinking and learning capacities. The base here becomes the way children are exposed to learning environment. Which channels do you use, how do you encourage your child to put their thinking caps on and come up with something out of the box becomes important. Development of senses The world is how you see it While your tiny toddler is getting to know the world, the first thing he/she uses are the five senses. His understanding of the world comes with the things he touches, sees, listens to, tastes and feels. Swiss biologist and psychologist…

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8 tips to bring up a creative child

Let their minds wander In this world subdued with monotonous thinking, ‘creative thinking’ or being ‘Out of the Box’  is something everyone wants for their kids. All of us today, wish to go out of the way to make our children put their thinking caps on and be MORE CREATIVE! To get that spark of uniqueness in your child, let their boundaries free. It is very important for us parents to know when to restrict our kids and when to let their imagination flow. To get that spark of uniqueness in your child, let their boundaries free. It is very important for us parents to know when to restrict our kids and when to let their imagination flow. But out of limitations comes creativity Debbie Allen Consider doing this to begin with On a sunny Sunday morning, sit them down in the balcony where the cool breeze and the chirping…

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