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14 Short English Poems for Kids to Recite and Memorise
Poetry has so many benefits for kids. It is not only a great medium for rendering information but children also find poems very delightful. Poetry recitation and memorising is a fun activity that you can engage your kid in. Let's take a look at some famous, funny and rhyming poems for kids. Along with that, we shall discuss how you can select a poem and teach your kid to recite it.
How to Select Poems for Kids?
The first and foremost thing of consideration is how to select a poem for kids. For that, you have to keep in mind that the aim of introducing poetry to a child is to help him/her appreciate and cultivate some admiration towards poetry. You should aim at rendering a positive approach towards poetry, thus, you should select a poem that is easy to remember and understand. You can pick up a topic that both, you and your kid relate to and enjoy together. Short poems are one of the best options to start with because they can be easily memorised and enjoyed by children. To help you begin, we have compiled different poems for your kid, which are fun to recite, but also have great instructional value for your kids.
Famous Short Poems for Children
If you want your kid to learn some famous poems, here is a compilation of some famous, fun poems for kids.
1. Mary Had a Little Lamb
Mary had a little lamb,
Little lamb, little lamb,
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow,
And every where that Mary went,
Mary went, Mary went,
Everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go;
He followed her to school one day,
School one day, school one day,
He followed her to school one day,
Which was against the rule;
It made the children laugh and play,
Laugh and play, laugh and play,
It made the children laugh and play,
To see a lamb at school,
And so the teacher turned him out,
Turned him out, turned him out,
So the teacher turned him out,
But still he lingered near,
And waited patiently about,
Patiently about, patiently about,
Waited patiently about,
Till Mary did appear;
"Why does the lamb love Mary so?
Mary so, Mary so,
Why does the lamb love Mary so?"
The eager children cried;
"Why Mary loves the lamb, you know,
Lamb you know, lamb you know,
Why Mary loves the lamb, you know"
The teacher did reply;
Mary had a little lamb,
Little lamb, little lamb,
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow.
2. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Then the traveler in the dark
Thanks you for your tiny spark;
How could he see where to go?
If you did not twinkle so.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
In the dark blue sky you keep,
While you through my window peep,
And you never shut your eye,
Till the sun is in the sky,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
3. Jack And Jill
Jack and Jill
Went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water,
Jack fell down
And broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after.
Up Jack got
And home did trot
As fast as he could caper,
Went to bed
To mend his head
With vinegar and brown paper.
4. Baa, Baa Black Sheep
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full;
One for the master,
And one for the dame,
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane
5. Wee Willie Winkie
Wee Willie Winkie
Runs through the town,
Upstairs and downstairs
In his night gown.
Tapping at the window,
Crying at the lock,
"Are the children all in bed,
For it's past ten o'clock?"
"Hey Willie Winkie,
Are you coming in?
The cat's singing purring sounds
To the sleeping hen.
The dog's spread out on the floor
and doesn't give a cheep,
But here's a wakeful little boy
who will not fall asleep."
Anything but sleep, you rogue,
Glowering like the moon,
Rattling in an iron jug
With an iron spoon,
Rumbling, tumbling round about,
Crowing like a cock,
Shrieking like a I don't know what,
Waking sleeping folk.
"Hey WIllie Winkie-
The child's in a creel!
Wriggling off everybody's kne
Like an eel.
Tugging at the cat's leg,
Confusing all her thrums-
Hey Willie Winkie,
See, there he comes."
Weary is the mother
Who has a dusty child,
A small, short little child
That can't run on his own,
That always has a battle with sleep,
Before he'll close an eye,
But a kiss from his rosy lips
Gives strength anew to me.
Short Funny Poems
Laughter is the best medicine and what better than tickling your kid’s funny bone with some short funny poems. Here, we have a few recommendations of funny poems for your kids that will surely crack them up, and they’ll be more than eager to learn them.
1. My Cat Is Fat
I've a cat named Vesters,
And he eats all day.
He always lays around,
And never wants to play.
Not even with a squeaky toy,
Nor anything that moves.
When I have him exercise,
He always disapproves.
So we've put him on a diet,
But now he yells all day.
And even though he's thinner,
He still won't come and play.
2. Topsy-Turvey-World
If the butterfly courted the bee,
And the owl the porcupine;
If churches were built in the sea,
And three times one was nine;
If the pony rode his master,
If the buttercups ate the cows,
If the cats had the dire disaster
To be worried, sir, by the mouse;
If mamma, sir, sold the baby
To a gypsy for half a crown;
If a gentleman, sir, was a lady,—
The world would be Upside-down!
If any or all of these wonders
Should ever come about,
I should not consider them blunders,
For I should be Inside-out!
Chorus
Ba-ba, black wool,
Have you any sheep?
Yes, sir, a packfull,
Creep, mouse, creep!
Four-and-twenty little maids
Hanging out the pie,
Out jumped the honey-pot,
Guy Fawkes, Guy!
Cross latch, cross latch,
Sit and spin the fire;
When the pie was opened,
The bird was on the brier!
3. A Mouse In Her Room
A mouse in her room woke Miss Doud
Who was frightened and screamed very loud
Then a happy thought hit her
To scare off the critter
She sat up in bed and just meowed.
A psychiatrist fellow from Rye
Went to visit another close by,
Who said, with a grin,
As he welcomed him in:
“Hello, Smith! You’re all right! How am I?”
A flea and a fly in a flue
Were caught, so what could they do?
Said the fly, “Let us flee.”
“Let us fly,” said the flea.
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.
A mosquito was heard to complain,
“A chemist has poisoned my brain!”
The cause of his sorrow
was paradichlorotriphenyldichloroethane.
4. McGallimagoo
My name is not McGallimagoo,
Although some would have you think.
All day long they call me this,
And I really think it stinks.
McGallimagoo come here to me
Mcgllimagoo sit down.
McGallimagoo is such a funny name,
But it always makes me frown.
So if you see me on the street,
Please don't call me this.
Refer to me by my proper name,
Which is Mr. Hullibajiss.
Short Rhyming Poems
Whenever you plan on introducing poetry to your kid, it is recommended that you start with rhyming poems. The rhythmic pattern, similar sounding words, and repetition of words are easy for kids to memorise.
1. Two Little Dicky Birds
Two Little Dicky Birds,
Sat upon a wall.
One named Peter,
The other named Paul,
Fly away Peter.
Fly away Paul.
Come back Peter!
Come back Paul!!
2. Bed In Summer
In winter I get up at night
And dress by yellow candle-light.
In summer, quite the other way,
I have to go to bed by day.
I have to go to bed and see
The birds still hopping on the tree,
Or hear the grown-up people’s feet
Still going past me in the street.
And does it not seem hard to you,
When all the sky is clear and blue,
And I should like so much to play,
To have to go to bed by day?
3. My Doggy Ate My Homework
“My doggy ate my homework.
He chewed it up,” I said.
But when I offered my excuse
My teacher shook her head.
I saw this wasn’t going well.
I didn’t want to fail.
Before she had a chance to talk,
I added to the tale:
“Before he ate, he took my work
And tossed it in a pot.
He simmered it with succotash
Till it was piping hot.
“He scrambled up my science notes
With eggs and bacon strips,
Along with sautéed spelling words
And baked potato chips.
“He then took my arithmetic
And had it gently fried.
He broiled both my book reports
With pickles on the side.
“He wore a doggy apron
As he cooked a notebook stew.
He barked when I objected.
There was nothing I could do.”
“Did he wear a doggy chef hat?”
She asked me with a scowl.
“He did,” I said. “And taking it
Would only make him growl.”
My teacher frowned, but then I said
As quickly as I could,
“He covered it with ketchup,
And he said it tasted good.”
“A talking dog who likes to cook?”
My teacher had a fit.
She sent me to the office,
And that is where I sit.
I guess I made a big mistake
In telling her all that.
’Cause I don’t have a doggy.
It was eaten by my cat.
4. Monday’s Child
Monday's child is fair of face,
Tuesday's child is full of grace,
Wednesday's child is full of woe,
Thursday's child has far to go.
Friday's child is loving and giving,
Saturday's child works hard for a living,
And the child that is born on the Sabbath Day,
Is bonny and blithe and good and gay.
5. Little Jack Horner
Little Jack Horner
Sat in the corner
Eating his Christmas pie,
He stuck in his thumb
And pulled out a plum and said
"What a good boy am I
What a good boy am I"
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on her tuffet,
Eating her curd and whey;
Along came a spider,
And sat down beside her,
Frightened Miss Muffet away, oh yeah
Frightened Miss Muffet away
Little Jack Horner
Sat in the corner
Eating his Christmas pie,
He stuck in his thumb
And pulled out a plum and said
"What a good boy
What a good boy
What a good boy am I"
Tips to Teach Poems to your Child
As parents we sometimes underestimate the ability of our kids to memorise things. But we should not forget that our kids are like sponges and they have a great ability for remembering and retaining a great amount of information. However, we shall share some tips that will help you in teaching poetry to your kids:
1. Give it a Tune
Have you ever seen that music is better understood and retained by our minds in comparison to simple words. You can think of any catchy tune and help your kid learn the poem in that tune.
2. Modulate
Voice modulation plays an important role in remembering poems. You can pick up different scales and momentum for different paragraphs.
3. Act The Characters
If there are some characters in the poem, try enacting them. This will help your kid to memorise in a better way.
4. Erasing The Words
You can write the complete poem on the board and after reciting a few times with your kid, you can start erasing the words one by one.
5. Break Up The Poem
This is a good approach to helping your kid memorise a poem. Break the poem into paragraphs and teach it to your kid paragraph wise. However, if there are no paragraphs, you can divide the poem into lines.
6. Keep Repeating
Repetition is a great way of remembering things and the same applies to poems. Keep repeating until your kid memorises the poem by heart and then he/she will not forget it easily.
7. Explain It
It is seen that whenever you explain and give a valid logic to your kid, he/she will understand and remember things in a better way. You can explain the poem, in the form of a story, beforehand.
Poems are a great way to bond with your kid, while also teaching them something valuable. These poems can help kids build their language and speech skills as well.
Teach these all-time favourite poems to your child. These are easy-to-recite and your kid can quickly memorise them. Reciting these poems will improve your child’s speaking skills and confidence, too. However, you need to help your child explore his/her other talents as well, which will help prepare for the future. To hone additional skills in your child, subscription boxes are a good idea, which ensure a child’s all-round development, by means of play.
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Consuming Tomatoes during Pregnancy - Is It Safe?
Pregnant women are told to be careful about what they eat. Their diet should consist of fruits and vegetables. But many pregnant women wonder whether they can eat tomatoes during pregnancy. We'll tell you.
Can You Eat Tomatoes During Pregnancy?
Not only are tomatoes safe, but they also have several health benefits. Pregnant women, however, should keep in mind that too much of something is bad.
Nutritional Value of Tomatoes
Tomatoes are loaded with vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium, sodium and other minerals.
Health Benefits of Consuming Tomatoes During Pregnancy
1. Give an Energy Boost
Tomatoes are a good source of carbohydrates. Carbohydrates help pregnant women overcome lethargy and keep the digestive system functioning at an optimal level. Carbohydrates also assist the foetus in developing healthily.
2. Improves Immunity
As mentioned above, tomatoes contain vitamin c and vitamin A. Vitamin C aids iron absorption, while vitamin A strengthens the immune system, fights infections and gives a boost to tissue repair after childbirth.
3. Prevents Blood Loss
These fruits also contain Vitamin K, which prevents blood loss and reduces the risk of a haemorrhage.
4. Improves Digestion
The fibre content of tomatoes keeps the digestive system healthy and robust.
5. Prevents Congenital Deformities
Lycopene, a powerful antioxidant found in tomatoes prevents cell damage, preeclampsia and congenital deformities in babies.
6. Keeps the Heart Healthy
Nicotinic acid reduces bad cholesterol and keeps the heart healthy during pregnancy.
7. Improve the Blood Circulation
Tomatoes can purify the blood and improve its circulation to various parts of the body.
8. Prevents Cancer
Lycopene can also fight cancer-causing radicals, thus preventing pregnant women from cervical cancer, rectal cancer, etc.
9. Helps to Manage Gestational Diabetes
Consuming tomatoes regularly lowers the oxidative stress of gestational diabetes.
10. Promotes Healthy Development of the Foetus
The high vitamin C content in tomatoes aids the formation of the foetus' skin, bones, gums and teeth.
11. Prevents UTI
As tomatoes contain a lot of water, they stimulate urination and bring the incidence of urinary tract infections down.
Risks of Consuming Tomatoes During Pregnancy
While moderate consumption of tomatoes is safe for pregnant women, these complications can arise if they're consumed in large quantities.
Heartburn
Acid reflux
Bladder issues
Kidney problems
Migraine
Tips for Using Tomatoes
Never buy tomatoes that have been stored in a refrigerator.
Always buy loose tomatoes rather than those packed in boxes.
They should be plump and bright red.
Avoid buying tomatoes with bruised or blemished skins.
Ripe tomatoes emit a strong smell when squeezed; unripe tomatoes are hard and can't be squeezed.
The best place to buy these fruits is at a farmer's market.
Recipes
Try these yummy tomato recipes today!
1. Tomato Chutney
This chutney goes well with dishes like idli, dosa and vada.
Ingredients:
Tomatoes - 2
Ginger, chopped - 1/2 inch
Dry red chillis - 2-3
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Black pepper - 4-5 nos
Cloves - 2-3
Hing - a pinch
Water (for grinding) - 2 tbsp
Oil - 1/2 tbsp
Salt - as required
For Tempering:
Oil - 1/2 tbsp
Dry red chilli - 1
Curry leaves - 7-8
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Methi seeds - 1/2 tsp
Hing - a pinch
Method:
In a pan, roast the urad dal until it turns brownish.
Add red chillis, cloves, pepper and ginger.
Add the chopped tomatoes, hing and salt.
Stir until the tomatoes soften.
Once the mixture cools down, blend it.
Add water if required.
To another pan, add mustard seeds. Let them crackle.
Add the tempering ingredients and saute.
Add the tomato paste and stir.
Add more salt if required.
Serve.
2. Tomato Dal
This recipe is from the state of Andra Pradesh.
Ingredients:
Arhar dal - 1/2 cup
Oil/ghee - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Onions, chopped - 1/2 cup
Curry leaves - 10-12
Green chilli, chopped - 1
Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp
Tomatoes, chopped - 2
Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Hing - a pinch
Water - as required
Salt - as required
Method:
Soak the arhar dal for 15-20 minutes. Drain the water and keep it aside.
Heat oil or ghee in a pressure cooker.
Add the mustard seeds, and let them crackle.
Add the cumin seeds, and let them splutter.
Now, add the chopped onions, curry leaves and green chillies and saute.
Add the ginger-garlic paste and saute until the raw aroma goes away.
Add the tomatoes, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, hing and salt and saute.
Then, add the lentils and water. Mix well.
Pressure cook for 5 to 6 whistles.
Serve.
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Summers are one of the hardest thing to bear. You will be definitely looking for a yummy drink to fight and defeat the summer heat.
Along with us our young ones are also troubled with this unbearable heat.
I know summer is here and our little ones decide to go on a hunger strike. They try to convince us that air can be consider food for them. Sometimes they also give up on drinking water.
Summers always makes us and our litte ones dehydrated and so we should be prepared to have options which will help us to keep hydrated and energetic.
A glass of buttermilk can help boost our energy levels up and also keeps us hydrated.
Buttermilk is rich in nutrients. It contains Calcium, Vitamin D and other Minerals.
It means that if your kid is not fond of milk, a glass of buttermilk will ensure that he/she gets his share of nutrients.
Butter milk is good for our digestive system. It aids digestion and is a good and efficient cure for loose motions. It helps to replenish the nutrients and water loss that occurs due to loose motion.
It prevents acidity.
Butter milk keeps our body cool in summers
Butter milk is chemical free and is the best alternative for aerated drinks.
If we prepare butter milk from freshly set yogurt then this will never cause any cold or cough to our little ones.
Even in summers when Butter milk is served it should be served at room temperature. Serving it chilled may cause cough or cold in kids.
It's always better if Butter milk is given to our kids during day time between 11 AM to 4 PM.
Few Nutritional benefits of buttermilk are as follows.
Calcium – essential for strong bones and teeth.
Vitamin D – helps the body absorb calcium
Protein – required for growth
Vitamin B12 – converts the glucose present in the blood to energy
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Mom Twinkle Khanna Shares 5 Funny Things MOST Indian Parents Do!
As Indian parents, we are willing to sacrifice everything for our kids and fight with the world for their happiness. But we also have some nuances and unique habits that make us different from any other kinds of parents in the world! Recently, in her newspaper column, mom and writer Twinkle Khanna shared some honest truths about Indian parents (herself included). While these are super funny, they are also super true!
Twinkle Khanna has been married to Akshay Kumar for over 16 years and is the mother to two children – son Aarav, who is now a teenager, and daughter Nitara who’s a cute little toddler. Over the years, she has become an inspiration for other fellow moms, by working hard on her writing and blogging. Today, she is a bestselling author and blogger renowned for penning stories full of wit and satire. She’s someone who doesn’t hesitate from speaking her mind, and for this, we are sure her husband and kids are very proud.
Recently, one Sunday, Twinkle had a conversation with her young son and his friend, who had come to visit along with his mother. Guess what the kids got on to discussing? Indian parents! During the course of this conversation, several funny things that Indian parents do and say came out in the open…
1. We Think Praising Our Kids too Much Will Give Them ‘Buri Nazar’
Twinkle’s mommy friend, who is also a mom entrepreneur, was talking about US President Donald Trump and how he recently tweeted about his daughter. Trump said that his daughter is a great person, always pushing him to do the right thing. Now, as Indian parents, while we love our kids a lot and accept that they give us the inspiration to be good, we do NOT always say this out loud. And the reason is simple: Nazar lag jaayegi. Check out what the kids feel about this:
“All Indian parents believe that if they say, ‘Oh my son is so smart!’ then from the skies above, nazar with a guidance missile attached will nosedive towards him and shatter his skull. You guys wouldn’t refer to your child as ‘a great person’ because of some ‘evil eye’ business.”
2. We Cannot Seem to Stop Comparing with Other Kids
There is no denying this – we just love to compare our children to other children. And it starts right from the time they are babies. My baby sleeps for longer than yours. My toddler has already started walking; what, the neighbour’s toddler is running?! We mean no harm when we do this; all we want is for our kids to be the best. However, our children tend to feel pressurised if we keep doing this over and over. Twinkle’s son Aarav said:
“Also, if he was Indian then the first thing he would have done would have been to compare his daughter to someone else’s daughter, like maybe wondering why Ivanka can’t be more like Malia Obama. Yes mom, all of you do this. Don’t you say, “Why can’t you be like Abhay? He is so polite!”
3. Our Nicknames for Our Children Are The Most Unique in The World
As Indian parents, naming our baby is a mighty big affair. Twinkle confesses how we “go through Sanskrit tomes, consult astrologers and after grave contemplation decide on an illustrious sounding name for our offspring.” However, “the moment the umbilical cord is cut, the name immediately changes to ‘Aru’ or ‘Pintu’ or something like that!” They sound cute, definitely, but when our kids grow up, they may actually find these less cute and more embarrassing. Her son complained:
“And also Ivanka would be called Ivu! What’s with all the embarrassing nicknames!”
Twinkle agrees that her son’s ‘accusation’ is not entirely unfounded. She calls her son Aru and her friend calls her son Golu! She took up this matter with husband Akshay.
“You know, our son is right about this pet name business too. Look at Akhilesh, such an imperial sounding name but guess what his father calls him, Tipu! I wonder if during their tiff, Mulayam told his son, ‘Arrey Tipu look at Lalu Prasad’s son Tej, that boy knows the meaning of respect, why can’t you be more like him?”
4. We Threaten Our Kids With ‘One Tight Slap’ and a Countdown
As a rough estimate, 8/10 of us parents are guilty of threatening kids with ‘one tight slap’ at least once a week! The slap never happens and we know it’s just a threat. But out it comes when the kids are being unruly or throwing food or refusing to listen. This, and the famous Indian countdown where the kids are supposed to listen to us at the count of 3, are the two most common methods we Indian parents use to discipline our kids. Check out what the kids had to say about our ‘threats’:
“And the threats that you guys keep making, ‘I will give you a tight slap now!’ What does that mean, mom? Otherwise would you give me a loose one, just flapping your hand around my face? And that famous countdown, ‘That’s it, you come here now, or you see what will happen, I am counting, bas 1, 2 and the last one is 3.’
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5. We Seriously Discuss All of The Above with Our Husbands
Well, let’s be honest. Many Indian Dads also follow many of the above ground rules. But they also prefer to just go along with the flow and not give much thought to the parenting style they follow. What matters is that the kids are happy and the rest is up to the mom to handle. Plus, it can be really difficult to extract a proper conversation when they are glued to the television screen! Twinkle also took up the discussion with her husband, as he sat watching TV.
“What do you think your parenting style is? I think it’s authoritative, and sometimes even permissive!”
Akshay was glued to the television screen. He replied, “Meri maa, I can’t think so much right now, it is whatever you give it permission to be!”
Twinkle’s observations about Indian parents are certainly funny, but they are also spot on. She says that as Indians, most of us tend to follow the authoritarian style of parenting. We make children follow the rules unquestioningly. Some of us are permissive parents who let their kids do whatever they want. The ideal parenting style, she feels, is somewhere in between – the authoritative parents.
These are the parents who definitely teach kids to follow rules and be disciplined. But they also explain the reasoning behind the rules and are willing to negotiate a little when setting limits. They use more positive reinforcement as opposed to threats. This style of bringing up kids, and research agrees with this, is the best to ensure that they grow up to become happy and well-adjusted.
So, how many of these funny things do you find yourself doing as well? Come on, tell us the truth in the comments – after all, along with having our own funny habits, Indian parents are also among the most indulgent and loving. We are all doing a great job and these little things only add spice to the journey! Read more
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Children's stories are a world full of wonder, where children learn the joy of imagination, creativity and fantasy! Some of our best memories as children involve a sense of wonder and magic that seems to disappear as we get older. Don't deprive your child of the sheer joy that story-time will give them. Let's look at ways to make it more meaningful and fun!
Story time is often seen as an activity to keep your child engaged or a tool to put her to bed. In the real sense, story time is the best time to teach your child a whole lot of things. It can be utilised meaningfully for the development of your child.
For very young children story time is magical. It is an opportunity for getting into a world of fairy tales and fantasy. At this juncture, the imaginative skills and creativity that parents teach children will remain with them for life. A good number of motor, cognitive and linguistic skills are also associated with reading, such as how to hold a book correctly, how to turn each page, how to read by placing finger on each word, how to look at pictures and guess what is coming next in the story.
Let’s look at each of these skills closely
While your child is sitting on the bed, holding a book correctly from both sides and keeping it on the lap for support is important. If the book is not placed on the lap, then your child would not get enough support to hold the book and her hands will ache after a point. Although this may seem redundant, it may interfere with the child's ability to really immerse herself in the book.
Turning a page neatly without folding the edge of the paper is an art which your child needs to learn at an early age. This will go a long way as she is getting disciplined on basics of reading and learning to take care of her things.
As your child is learning how to read, it is of utmost importance that your child learns to place her finger on each word while reading. This is will ensure that the visual recognition of the word along with the sound is correlated in the mind and is remembered easily for life.
When you are introducing a story book to your child for the first time, take your child through all the pictures first. Pictorials raise the interest level of the child and builds curiosity about the story. While reading, you can discuss the pictorial with your child to help her explore creativity and imagination. However silly her imagination may sound, encourage her.
Teach your child how to predict the story. This activity tremendously increases cognitive and creative skills. She will think of various different types of endings to the story you have just started. This will also help her build his problem solving abilities.
Relate the story to real life. For e.g. if it’s a story about animals then you may want to relate it to the animals you have seen in zoo or domestic animals in your house or nearby vicinity. The moment you start to relate to real life things/ situations the entire concept of the story will be easily understood, absorbed and retained by your child.
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Expecting Mom due in 5 months
20 hours ago
Q. Am craving to have a burger at McDonald’s. Am 15 week pregnant.
Is it safe to have
Sarika gupta
Mom of 2 children
8 hours ago
A. Hello there ma’am please do not worry about it too much and it is better to avoid this at this time and also if you want to eat burger then it is better to make it a home . Thanks and take care
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Expecting Mom due in 6 months
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Q. It's my 12th week of pregnancy but last night I noticed some bleeding. So, my doctor prescribed Duphaston for 2 weeks. Is there anything to worry about? Please guide me.
Dr Ghouse
Paediatrician
19 hours ago
A. at present take rest and use medicines as advised by the doctor. if there is no relief it is better you see your doctor for proper examination particularly physical examination if there is need for doing investigations to find out the problem and treatment ok
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Expecting Mom due in 3 months
12 hours ago
Q. I am 7 month pregnant with second baby I have severe abscess pain in armpit and buttocks pls tell me remedy for this ...Dr recommend antibiotics and ultracet pain tablet I have taken some doses of it but worried about the foetal development..does it hurt my baby
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Ayurvedic Gynaecologist
10 hours ago
A. You should have proper consultation with your treating doctor , as some examination or investigations may be needful, so that proper medications can be given And the treatment can be done very properly.
continue antibiotics regularly
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Expecting Mom due this month
7 hours ago
Q. Hello dr meri beti 6 days ki hai or use feed karwane ke bad nose or muh se milk bhar aa raha hai to aesa kyu kr rahi hai….me kya Dr ko dikhau kya???
Sai Prasanthi R L
Mom of a 10 yr 2 m old boy
7 hours ago
A. Hello dear parent! Keep your baby’s heart in a little elevated position while you’re breastfeeding. Burp your baby after every feed. Keep Babyhug tummy roll on handy. Consult your doctor for further assistance
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Guardian of 0 children
6 hours ago
Q. #asktheexperts how to reduce belly fat after pregnancy and skin was loose .two year passes but problem is persist.How can reduce it
Rashmi
Mom of a 9 yr 7 m old girl
6 hours ago
A. For weight loss diet is good in intermittent fasting a good and but if your body is loose or you feel you really do tighten up your body then gymming or yoga both the things are going to be very good both the things are going to be helpful in tightening up your body and muscles at the same time but it is time consuming we just have to have patience
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6 hours ago
Q. my baby is one month old and have cold symptoms. can I consume buttermilk?
Dr Sameer awadhiya
Paediatrician
5 hours ago
A. yes u can further you can contact with your doctor and you can get thhje the solution for this by discussing with him he will guide you for more details if required .
Its always better to take the guidance by the concernged person with the geniune advice ...
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