Hello, Everyone! I mostly get asked about the best way we can connect with our children. So, I came up with 10 ways that I feel works for me, but as I mentioned in my previous blog that every child has a unique development rate and may react differently according to their growth and diverse surroundings. B ut one thing we are certain of is that every child requires some sort of attention no matter what their age. So, click on the video above and feel free to share any methods that you have adopted to positively connect with your children as this may be useful to others. Recommended Reads From Birth to Five Years: Children's Developmental Progress - by Ajay Sharma & Helen Cockerill Child Development: A Practical Introduction  Paperback -  by  Kevin J Crowley “If children feel safe, they can take risks, ask questions, make mistakes, learn to trust, share their feelings, and grow.” ~ Alfie Kohn

Hi All, I am going to share a little something about my experience in the lockdown period with my beautiful family. As we all know that the last few months have been tragic and upsetting due to the COVID – 19 pandemic. May God enable the world to recover and give strength to those who have lost loved ones to this virus. So, it’s been around three months since lockdown started. First week kids were relaxed chilled and enjoying it as a holiday. But, then it was getting so boring, tedious. Then we decided to get some organisation in our lives and made a timetable for the kids which gave us a new agenda. The same day, our dining converted into a study hall just to give the kids feeling of being in a classroom.   I was suddenly promoted to a school head teacher (also maths teacher and dinner lady 😀) and my husband got a job in homeschooling as an English teacher and P.E teacher (also, maintenance 😀). All of us including the children enjoyed the new timetable and made most of...

Here are some key development areas that I feel are important in a child's early years development. Don't forget that every child has their own development rate. So, on the basis of this,  Share below your own ideas of activities that we can adopt to help a child's development. Also, this week I am going to point you to a free course through OpenLearn that you may find useful.  The course is called "Attachment in the early years" .       "Children are not things to be molded, but are people to be unfolded." - Jess Lair

Motherhood is the only 24/7 position that offers no sick pay, holidays or off days. But at the same time, it is the most rewarding and satisfying position ever.  So, mothers of every generation face challenges and feel their generation's challenges are greater than the current generation or previous.  But, mothers from all generations are SUPERWOMEN In my experience when I became a mother, magically I developed so many new skills that, I am in no doubt were inherited from my mother.  There is no running away from the fact that after giving birth your priorities change, You change and different issues take importance in various stages of your life. All of your life is consumed in balancing your child behaviour: - Oh! he is loud! need to mellow him down... OR He is very shy, need to bring him out of his shell... And you will find so many people pop up and claim to be an expert in motherhood, but it is your instinct as a mother that will takeover because no one knows your ch...

Hi, my name is Sana Maqsood and welcome to my blog. I am married with 3 beautiful children and a qualified child care practitioner. I have been thinking about creating a blog for the longest period of time to share my experiences and thoughts about life, style and parenting.  I will be sharing and posting regularly some of my favourite resources and blogs that may be useful to you.  “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life:  it goes on.” ―  Robert Frost