A few months ago, on a late morning, I was busy cleaning the kitchen counter after having sent the kids to school when I got a call. On the other end of the line was the school’s nurse calling from the Medical Room, asking me...
Language is one of the earliest critical skills that a kid acquires for their life long journey. India is a diverse country with over 1600+ languages has only English and Hindi as the most common medium of communication. Out of the two, English is more...
Health concerns have always been an issue but the new pneumonia-like virus, the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), is putting everyone around the globe on edge. Since the outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, the virus has claimed many lives and is known to be...
30 days3+ million words learned by lakhs of kids from all over India.That's the power of our OckyPocky's Children's Month Contest.Instead of celebrating just one day as Children's Day, this time, we celebrated Children's Month instead.The challenge was to learn as many words in 30...
With a new year approaches new seasons and old festivals that bring cheer and a sense of oneness among family and friends. One such Indian festival, Bihu, is an important festival of Assam that is celebrated in three parts throughout the year. Bhogali or Magh...
Winter is a season that some love and others hate. Yet, the season is inevitable and there are many precautionary measures that one needs to take in order to stay healthy and warm especially when children are also concerned. For instance, take Geeta’s situation with her...
When you have young kids, spontaneous New Year celebration ideas are out of the question. However, this does not mean that you cannot have fun. In fact, with kids in the picture, the celebrations can actually get more interesting. You should know that there will...
“What should we do to make Christmas different this year?” Jillie thought as she sat waiting for the husband, John, to come home. “We always have family dinners every year and the kids love meeting their cousins and play with them.” She further pondered and...
Meera had always dreamt of making her way into a big IT firm in her city and she excitedly applied to companies and IT firms for obtaining a good job opportunity. But there was just one problem, which was making her nervous about stepping into...
Children learn better by observing. It’s true. But, if you want your child to learn faster and develop their language skills, there is no better way to do it than with rhymes. Nursery Rhymes have been around us for years now and are a part...
