Day Night Tinkering Mom

" Books are a uniquely portable magic ." - Stephen King. " If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need "- Marcus Tullius Cicero. " If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. "- Sir Albert Einstein. The above few quotes explain the importance of books in one's life.  Books should be introduced early in the childhood due to innumerable reasons-  - They enhance the curiosity and imagination of children.  - They increase the visual perception which, in turn, enhances their brain development.  - They are a good way of spending "quality time" with your kids. Reading books to your toddlers increases the bonding between parents and kids.   - They are good way of meeting a child inside you too. No matter how old you grow, you should always try to nurture that "kid at heart" feeling. It makes you feel lighter and more close to yo...

  Ideal age- gap between kids is an interesting topic of discussion, especially, during early parenthood years. Everyone, from twenties to nineties, suggests the new parents to space their kids in a certain way.  As soon as the first baby's first teeth erupts, questions and statements start pouring- 💁  - "When are you having second?"  - "Did you plan something?" - "Beta, sath-sath bache pal jate hain." - "No....no...please wait atleast 2 years." - "Arey, 5-year age gap BEST!" - "Beta, baad mein mushkil hoti hai." Some sane parents ignore all this and some sane parents, who turn insane😄, decide to visit a doctor. The answer doctors usually give  (w ith due respect to all the doctors)- -  "You should 'ideally' wait for 18 months. It is good for both mother and baby.   Don't stress out. If you both are healthy, you can take your time." Even after visiting the doctor, some parents are unsatisfied becaus...

Mamma- The Writer  "Dear residents, there will be a necessary power shutdown on Sunday, Jan XX, 20XX from 9 am to 7 pm for ***********************************and  minor and major repairs in electrical wirings. " The population residing in high-rise condominiums of upscale metro cities, must be aware of these kind of notifications.  And one fine day, a week before the scheduled power shutdown, we received the above message through society wats app group and e-mail. Living with 24*7 electricity in metro cities is a huge blessing. But, for a change, I really got excited with this day-long power cut. I am a millenial, Generation Y 😃, born between early 1980's-mid 1990's, and these metro cities are dominated by us, millenials (thats why, may be -the millenial cities). We know power cuts, we have seen the days without electricity and we have enjoyed them too. Everyone screaming and searching for match-box and candles, if it was an after-dusk power cut. Reaching the match b...

Mamma- The Artist (1)    Doodle Art I am not an artist 😉, so this form of art was new to me, until 2 years ago.....  How many of you have drawn some silly sketches on the corners and margins of your notebook when the teacher was busy explaining some "high-level" concept?  The pen was pressed with a force, to draw lines up, down, right and left. Next, either the triangular mountains or the strings of semicircles. And then, sometimes, some great faces with eyes, lips, ears and hairs.  These mindless scribblings were and are a great way to relieve stress. Knowingly or unknowingly, we all have resorted to this art form since childhood. This is called as doodling, and we all are, unknowingly, "Doodlers." I got to know about all these terms two years ago, when my elder daughter had an inter-school art competition and her category was - "Doodle Art- Life during Covid lockdown." Corona pandemic had shut the schools. Online teaching became the new normal and  moth...