6 Interesting Indoor Activities for Children

The parenting journey is full of experiences and challenges plus the pandemic made it even more challenging as the boundaries got restricted to the home itself. A child who used to spend an average time of 2 hours in outdoor activities got shrunk to indoor activities. Parents started looking for many activities that can keep a child busy, active and also make them stress-free at the same time. 

Even we as a family tried new activities that helped us to stay indoors with kids merrily that not only paved the way to creativity but also gave a boost to their confidence. Sharing with you all 6 such activities that make our house full of happiness and creative juices flow freely while we perform them with family members.

1. Playing Favorite Music:

Music can be a great mood uplifter on a mundane day, it boosts the energy of the house and makes the routine work sound interesting. Funnily dancing with the kids also builds the bond and eases the stress built on kids due to studies and a constrained environment. Just set your favorite numbers and dance out the stress that was building up.

Why I give Screen Time to my Kids

Technologies have evolved and surely the way we are living has changed too. Nobody can dent that each person has a cell phone now a days and few other gadgets for many other things. Every gadget has its pros and cons but people taking pros together from the technology can survive a balanced life without getting affected from it.

The impact of the digital world is surely unavoidable and each one of us is also a part of the same world but a little sensible and qualitative approach of our screen time is no harm at all.

Ziplock

Zip it! Zip it well!

No leakage from Zip lock pouch is guaranteed.

Yes this is so true and many of us have witnessed the perfection of Ziplock pouches.

In our last part of #ParentingIntangibleWonder series, we are going to discuss about how to make the bond stronger than ever by eliminating external factors.

Yatter Chatter

Have you ever been to fantasyland where everything is present according to your wish? If you have not been there, at least you have imagined one in your childhood. Yes we are going to talk about little silly yet magical moments of our childhood in this second last part of series #ParentingIntangibleWonder.

Talking to your children about chocolate cloud or any other fantasy makes them at ease and they tell you each detail of their imaginary world. Yes sometimes it is completely okay to indulge in trivial conversations with your child.

Tantrum

Our 20^th chapter in #ParentingIntangibleWonder series deals with tantrum and it’s effect. If you are thinking only children have tantrum and we adults manage things accordingly, then my friends you are half correct because even adults have tantrums and kids deal with it. Only difference is that kids can’t manage or explain us but we as adults manage their tantrums and sometimes play harsh on their unwanted demands.

Yes, friends it’s only that adults name their tantrums as habit, behavior, or so called their need to survive. Lets see few simple situations where we adults show our tantrum triat as kids.

Sound Sleep : Importance of Sleep in Children

Sleep and its importance in children and parent life is one the important aspect to deal with. You maybe wondering what is rocket science in this feature but let me tell you in this 19^th part of the series #ParentingIntangibleWonder that SLEEP has few nuances and if done with few conditions then there is a magical transformation in child.

Yes, sleep is important part of our daily routine and most important for children too. It is advisable that children aged from 2-7 years sleep for 11-12 hours and 7-12 for 9-10 hours. Sleep is required rest by the body and mind, or one can say system reboots after a GOOD sleep. There are also multiple benefits when parents co-sleep with children, read all the benefits of co-sleeping on Child's Development.

How one gains from a sleep is the key? Do you find child irritated after sleep or you meet an energetic child after sleep? Why contrasting outputs by same hours of sleep you may wonder.

How children can handle Rejection : #ParentingMantra

Lets hover over our 18th topic on how to teach the kids to handle rejections? This is among the pivotal lesson that every child should be taught.

We have seen many children getting annoyed or rather get very cranky when they lose a game or a competition. It is human nature where each one want to be at the top of the ladder, but that is not possible; sometimes we win and sometimes we loose. But the main prospect is to deal with the rejection with grace.

10 Ways to have Fun During Summer Holidays

Hurray!! The summer break is here again most parts of the world which is long awaited time for the kids. First few days are spent in relaxing mood, but soon that relaxing also feels tiresome; with long vacation ahead we elders need to plan in advance few activities for them as empty mind is house of evils. And “The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.” - William Shakespeare said it very correctly. 

The scorching sun makes it impossible to stay outdoors; it’s time to remain mostly in doors, enjoy yummy and slurp ice creams, fruit juices and play in splash pools. Such long holidays needs some planning to make it more enjoyable as well as molding the child to refine their creative skills which is otherwise not possible with studies.