Yamuna cleanliness awareness campaign to be launched in Delhi schools

Yamuna cleanliness awareness campaign to be launched in Delhi schools

The Delhi government has decided to launch the “Maa Yamuna Swachhta Abhiyan” across schools in the national capital with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta saying it was aimed at increasing sensitivity towards the need to revive the holy river. According to officials, the main objective of this campaign is to increase sensitivity among children about the […]

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Building lives through blocks: the history of building blocks from wood to Lego

Building lives through blocks: the history of building blocks from wood to Lego

Did you know one of your favourite toys as a child had a history worth hundreds of years? Building blocks have always played an important part in education, childhood development, and creative play for centuries. These simple yet profound learning tools have evolved from handcrafted wooden cubes to sophisticated digital and interactive sets, all designed […]

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How your immune system reacts through anaphylactic shocks to protect you from the “invaders”

How your immune system reacts through anaphylactic shocks to protect you from the “invaders”

Imagine you are eating takeout, and suddenly you feel like you are getting breathless and it’s getting difficult for you to swallow the food. You also feel itchiness in several parts of your body. These might be symptoms of an allergic reaction or anaphylaxis. When you are allergic to a certain food item or object, […]

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Summer theatre camps in Kochi offer enriching spaces for children to grow

Summer theatre camps in Kochi offer enriching spaces for children to grow

In the summer of 2000, at the end of a fun-filled four-day children’s theatre camp in Kochi organised by Lokadharmi Centre for Theatre, a participant asked its facilitator, Lokadharmi’s artistic director and eminent dramaturg Chandradasan why he could not make the camp a regular feature.  Taken by surprise, Chandradasan readily replied that he would be […]

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Why toy libraries are sustainable and cost-effective for parents

Why toy libraries are sustainable and cost-effective for parents

In mid-2020, Bengaluru-based Vikram Madhusudhan found his home, and that of his friends’, cluttered with toys but their children glued to screens. The father of a 2.5-year-old son then, he decided to quit his job as a quality manager at Boeing to pursue his entrepreneurial aspirations in the child-learning space. Two years later, Vikram with […]

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Make the back-to-school season sustainable with Happie Hive’s rattle tumblers and tiffin boxes 

Make the back-to-school season sustainable with Happie Hive’s rattle tumblers and tiffin boxes 

A rattle tumbler by Happie Hive | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Earlier this year, Sindhiya Ravi, a Coimbatore-based mother was looking for eco-friendly party favours for her son Ved’s third birthday party. “The gifting market for children is currently trending with made-in-China products that are quirky, but made of plastic, and have a short shelf […]

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why a newborn care class is a great way to prepare for a baby

why a newborn care class is a great way to prepare for a baby

An illustration of a couple with their newborn | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto If you are expecting a baby, or know someone who is due, rather than shower them with flowers this Mother’s Day, gift them a newborn care class. A test is required for everything from graduating from school/college to learning how to drive […]

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Rani Mukerji’s film ‘Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway’ has rekindled the East vs. West parenting debate 

Rani Mukerji’s film ‘Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway’ has rekindled the East vs. West parenting debate 

In the recent film Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway, actor Rani Mukerji — who plays Debika Chatterjee, a young mother of two living in Norway — is closely tracked by child welfare officials in Stavanger for weeks. She is then declared an unfit mother. Parenting practices she holds dear — bed-sharing, feeding by hand, keeping her children close […]

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People are turning cigarette butts, diapers and household waste into toys for children

People are turning cigarette butts, diapers and household waste into toys for children

Cigarette butts have no place in a nursery. The Vipul brothers disagree. They have been making toys from trashed cigarette butts under Code Effort since 2018. Kickstarted by Naman Gupta and his elder brother Vipul, the Uttar Pradesh-based enterprise recycles cigarette butts into fluffy soft toys, stationery, home decor, etc. “The tobacco is decomposed using […]

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