Helping children prepare for Examinations

Exams! The word as defined by the dictionary means “an important test of your knowledge, especially one that you take at school or university.” But ask any child or for that matter even a parent what it means, and the answer will probably translate to ‘unparalleled stress!’ While examinations maybe meant for the sake of

Role of parents in a child’s life

My son is learning about the concept of “family” in his school right now. Basically, they teach him who is a part of his family, and what role each individual plays. So when he came back from school the other day and explained to me in his toddler talk, what his family is, I couldn’t

Innovative Recycling Ideas – Parents Speak Up

Heartiest congratulations to Sonia Sodah, Nila Murali and Hitesh Harigovind for winning igenius goodies contest. Their comments on the topic – ‘Innovative recycling ideas for children’ got the maximum number of likes during the contest duration. We request them to please mail us their complete postal address to connect@igenius.org so that the attractive igenius goodies

Making Children aware about Recycling

Last week was the first time my son fought with me and I had to back down, because I was wrong! I have to admit, as surprised as I was, I was truly delighted with the choice of school we made all those years ago. Confused, right? Well, you see I usually pick up and

Malnutrition in Children

When I went to visit my son’s pediatrician for the 5th time a few months back, and not for a social call, I knew it was a warning sign. Something was terribly wrong with my child’s health, and as I later on figured out, it had very little to do with the latest viral doing

Teaching Children to be Socially Responsible – Parents Speak

Heartiest congratulations to Nidhi Jalan, Ashi Thakur, Geeta Bhatia Ganpule, Abha Dutt Sharma, Chweets Choochweets and Shilpa Shaha. Their comments on the topic – ‘Teaching children to be socially responsible’ have been selected to as the best ones to get featured on our blog. Do read and share your feedback. Nidhi Jalan It’s on the

Teaching Children to be Socially Responsible

When I first became a parent I knew life was going to be different, but no amount of reading and hearsay can ever prepare you for what you actually experience. It is a role that is as exhilarating as it is exhausting!  Raising a child, for the first few years at least, can be like

Inculcating the habit of reading in children: Ruskin Bond

To begin this blog, I would like to site a famous quote, “Today a reader, tomorrow a leader!” This adage underscores the importance of reading in any individual’s life. Quite obviously, the foremost advantage that reading provides is that it engages the mind, and exercises it much more than any other form of entertainment. Reading,

Nursery Admissions – Documents Checklist

As many parents are looking for the list of documents they need to prepare for Nursery Admissions 2011-2012 session in Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida or Ghaziabad and rest of cities in India, we have compiled a list of all documents for all of you. Each school differs in the documents it requires. Here is Nursery Admission

Nursery Admissions – What if my child’s name does not figure out in any of the school’s first list?

Solution – Wait for the other lists to come out. Don’t get stressed. As many people have applied in multiple schools and results are coming out on a single day in Delhi, there are going to be many parents who might not take admissions in those schools and will choose only one of the schools