Interesting things you can do together with your toddler

There can come times when you are clueless about what exactly to do with your toddlers. I have encountered this a numerous times when i have a lot of spare time with Dhruv; here are some small things which I have don't it with him and surprisingly have seen huge brain development in him.

1. Dhruv loves to scribble; he learnt to hold a pencil even before he was 2 years old(Well, I am a web Designer by profession and his maternal grandfather was a DGM in the design and research team in HAL; so you see its in his genes too!!! :)). The day I say him holding the pen quite well i bought color pencils and started off by drawing stars, lizards, bugs etc. He simply loved it. today he is two years two months old, you just draw a lizard and hand him the pencil and ask him to draw the eyes he will perfectly place two dots on either sides!!!

2. Suprise him by taking him out on the weekdays in the evening! Weekend outings are a normal trend, something which now a days every working parent does with their kids, but a surprise weekday evening visit even to a local market is a huge hit! I just took Dhruv to a local roll shop last evening and he was terribly over-whelmed and excited with the entire process  of egg roll making! Yes he did want a couple of bites from it which i offered it to him(once in a blue moon street food is 100% fine).

3.Travel...take him out for an occasional break its refreshing for both of you.

4.Reading and story-telling; this is something which Sourav specializes(he is damn good in explaining things interestingly). A few days back i casually took out a colorful encyclopedia and place it in front of Dhruv and opened up the space section where there were planets and sun. Dhruv as usual started off with his usual question series of - "Eita ki?"(What is this?). I kept telling him the names of the planet; this is when Sourav stepped him and creatively explained the "Big bang Theory" to him. And to this date every time he sees sun or hears of the sun his first reaction to it is relating the big bang theory

5. THis is someting which we havnt tried it yet but we are planning to during the Durga puja holidays - start off a hobby which both you and you kid will enjoy. building and maintaining an auqarium will be a huge stress busted for you and enjoyable affair for the kid even.

Father's Day

Sourav, my best friend and biggest critic wanted to be the center of the new post am currently typing so I decided to write a post on – “Father’s role in a child’s life”. Luckily its also Father’s Day on the 17^th of June so just in time to write something about a father.

 In today life it’s mandatory that both partners earn to support themselves and dependants. In such a situation when a child comes in, apart from a mother’s requirement to nourish the child the father too needs to take part in various activities that the child goes in the initial years. Father’s are no longer just the breadwinner and provider of the basic necessities of life, they play a pivotal role in a child’s mental and psychological development as well.

Some activities that Sourav involves himself in parenting Dhruv


1.     He bathes Dhruv every Sunday, he makes Sunday bathing fun by giving bubble baths, shampooing and constantly telling Dhruv that its so much fun bathing on Sundays. This builds up the bond of affection.


2.     Most of the evening when I return home Dhruv is in action with his plastic football and dad motivating him to kick harder and follow the ball thus helping him develop motor skill and ability. This strengthens a father-child association.


3.     Many a times Dhruv find it more fun playing around me when am trying to feed him, timely words of discipline from Sourav makes him sit down and eat his food quietly. In this way a child learns to respect and sees his father as his role model. A father should never take recourse to needless resentment or hostility as this may instill a sense of fear in the child’s mind.


A father is a role model, the strongest pillar which will never break. A mother does know everything about her child but a father is the friend, guide, role model and much more to a child. It is true that a child find it more fun to be with a father than with a mother.

Fussy eating toddler

Is your toddler a fussy eater? Dont be worried, every 8 out of 10 toddlers are fussy eater. Dhruv is a very fussy eater, its not that he refuses food, he just finds it more fun when he is allowed to watch cartoon and eat or eating while scribbling on the walls. MAny will say that its not the right habit to put toddlers into, but toddlers physchology is different, I feel that I should allow him to enjoy what he is doing rather that making him  sit with family and eat. I mean he will anyways do that as he grows older why put him into strict habits so soon.

I have noted down some points which will ease the pain of feeding a fussy toddler -

1. Dont hyer-ventilate if your toddler is refusing to eat; he is probably full - he might be hungry again at the next meal or at snack time.

2. Serve him healthy wholesome food for breakfast-corn flakes, milk, nuts and a fruit

3. Never be worried that your toddler isnt getting enought food.

4. If he wants to eat something from your food dont discourage him, give him a small bite it will not harm his stomach

5. Introduce new foods one at a time and in small quatity. Make sure you include at least one thing you know your toddler likes at each meal.

6. Look for ways to boost the nutritional value of the dishes your toddler enjoys. You can use olive oil, add nut in the breakfast cereal, add a dash of lime in the usual upma.

7. Encourage your toddler to touch or smell any new food. If you are worried that his hands are dirty i would suggest that let him touch or smell it and then try to gently wipe away his hands with baby wipes.

8. Toddlers appetites are affected by their growth rates. You will find that for 3-4 months he is having a growth spurt and  is being a very nice kid while eating and the next 6 months you will find that he is more interested in other activities apart from eating.

The good news is that the tendency to reject new foods fades as children get older. Remind yourself that one day your child is likely to eat and enjoy a whole range of foods, even if it’s very frustrating now!