Caution - What Books Can Do To Your Toddlers - Book Recommendation

Effects of vigorous book reading sessions as per my son's demands! My 2 year old son 'A', playing with his local train miniature and telling me - A : mumma jab delhi jaayenge to local train me baithenge (when we go to delhi, we will go in local train) Me : mumbai has local train like this you have in your hand, delhi has metro train. We will go in metro train when we go to delhi A : ok...mumma...

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Importance Of Puzzles For Toddlers In Early Years & How To Teach Or Introduce Your Toddler To Solve Puzzles (VLOG)

Hands down, puzzles help in developing so many skills for those little beings. Here are some of the benefits of solving puzzles -  Fine Motor Skills / Hand Eye Coordination The ability to hold those pieces, putting them rightly in the slots/grooves does not come across as easy to the toddlers as it appears to us.  Emotional Skills & Confidence Ever seen the triumph face of a toddler...

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What's On Our Montessori Inspired Shelf For Toddlers (2-3 Years) & Toy Recommendations (VLOG)

Here are our Montessori inspired shelf activities for the next couple of days that I set up for my 2 year old son. Watch the video for the details & the sources of materials I used in the description box of the video on YouTube. Source of the wooden puzzle shown in this video - search for facebook groups named "tiara toys", "ionica toys", "kidstop". All of them have this kind of wooden...

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Montessori Inspired Budget Friendly Arts Corner At Home For Toddlers & Preschoolers (VLOG)

A budget-friendly, Montessori inspired arts corner for my 2 years old son to foster creativity, love for arts & independence :) And he is loving the experience! So am I :) Child-sized furniture, prepared environment, inviting & beautiful setup - Thanks to Montessori for all these knowledge & nuggets! Watch this video for a quick tour of this space that my son absolutely loves! ...

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Exclusive Discounts On Kids Imported Books & Indian Publisher Books - THE BOOKMARK

[NEW DISCOUNT OFFER ON KIDS BOOKS] We, at THE K JUNCTION, realize the importance of reading aloud to kids - starting from newborn phase to toddlerhood & beyond. We are excited to roll out an EXCLUSIVE 10% discount offer on kids preloved imported books & all major Indian publisher books that are available at this awesome webstore called THE BOOKMARK. The discount code is available...

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BADMASHIYAN - Which Song Have You Played For Your Valentine Today?

Happy Valentine's Day Folks :) This is an old song that I am revisiting today, this Valentine's Day :) I had sung this song way back in 2013 & released online on Valentine's Day. Thanks to Facebook, this reappeared on my timeline! This was a totally online collaboration between some awesome independent artists, which means the team never met each other & everything happened online....

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How To Introduce Continents Of The World To Kids - Geography (VLOG)

Are you looking to introduce some geography to your toddlers? Check out this wonderful world map foam puzzle where your kid can learn about continents in a hands-on, Montessori inspired & play way method.  We started this puzzle as a pattern matching & visual discrimination activity. He continued to ask what is what, and that is how he learnt the names of the seven continents....

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5 Ways To Introduce Music To Your Kids At Home (VLOG)

My parents tell me that I started to sing at the age of 5. That's Me At Around 5 or 6 YearsOf Age :) They tell me I used to rewind & play cassettes in the tape recorder again all by myself till I learnt a particular song. And that is how my journey as a singer started. My father is a good singer, though he calls himself a bathroom singer, but I think I got those musical genes from him...

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Montessori Flower Arrangement - Practical Life Activity - 23 Months Old (VLOG)

One of our Valentine's Day activities, that I had been wishing to do for long - Montessori Flower Arrangement. Not strictly as per Montessori but still we loved it :) I did not have a flower vase handy, so I used a water bottle. Montessori does not need to be expensive always! You can work with what items you have at home. Sequence of the activity -  pour water from a pitcher to the...

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Montessori Inspired Valentine's Day Theme Activities For Toddlers & Preschoolers (VLOG)

Love is in the air with the Valentine's day approaching! Sharing our set of Montessori inspired Valentine's day theme activities for my almost 2 year old son :) Have a look & pick any ideas you like for your child! I have tried to cover almost all key areas of Montessori in this set. Fine Motor Skills Practical Life Activity - Montessori Flower Arrangement Maths DIY...

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Toddler In The Kitchen - Montessori In Action - 23 Months (VLOG)

Involving your toddler in the kitchen has so many benefits such as Fine Motor activity Practical Life skills & independence Indirect math skills Better eating habits And much more Watch this video to understand more & see my 23 months old son in action :) PS : No, the image above is not of my son ;) How do you involve your child in the kitchen? Do share :) Happy Parentin...

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6 Important Steps To Prepare A Toddler For Daycare

The transition of a toddler from home to daycare or playgroup or preschool is often dreaded. I too was very skeptical as to how my 17 months old son will fare in this transition of home to a two hours daycare session. But in just seven days, he was happily settled in there, which includes two days of being sick! I will share below how we handled this transition in the calmest way I could have...

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