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Bilingualism Boosts Brain Power

Bilingualism – The Gift You Owe Your Child

And the balance tips towards bilingualism yet again – did you catch this recent NPR story on bilingualism and brain power?

If not, check it out – very much worth a quick listen(or quicker read)

Being Bilingual May Boost Your Brain Power

It may not come as a surprise to you [...]

Everlasting Picture Books

A tribute to Amar Chitra Katha Creator Anant Pai

A few days ago, the world experienced a sad loss – a legend who had touched millions of young lives, sparked their imagination, entered our homes and entertained, educated and enriched us and will continue to for generations to come, passed away. [...]

Weekly…Monthly?! Reading Wrap Up

Sunday Feb 27

It’s close to midnight and I was just about ready to turn in – fully aware that I had let yet another week go by without an update to my blog. I don’t particularly like the neglect babylovesbooks is undergoing in my hands, but let me spare you, one of my four or [...]

Reading To Your Active Pre-schooler

Reading To Older Kids

Does this parenting paradox seem familiar -
When you’re reading to your newborn, her only reaction to yours sincere reading attempts is an impatient wail or a few generous ounces of drool and  you can’t wait for her to grow up a little so you can actually tell if she’s paying attention and comprehending. You may even picture getting [...]

Award-winning books to read to your child

If finding age-appropriate, vocabulary-enriching, imagination-sparking, attention-grabbing books to read to your child isn’t your cup of tea, there’s good news. For those of us with not enough time or talent to pick out the best books for our little ones, help comes in the form of children’s literature awards.

The American Library Association recently announced the [...]

What Reading to Babies Has to Do with Ancient Learning Methods

Please indulge me this seemingly off-topic post.  I assure you it has everything to do with reading to babies.

Sound…

…was the first and all pervading element in the universe. Not sound, per se, but vibrations. Rishis( ancient sages) in deep meditation absorbed and experienced that omnipresent vibration otherwise known as the Supreme Creation, Creator, God, Genesis etc…it doesn’t matter what we [...]

In other news…

A post on Raising Kids to Value Money written by yours truly appeared on Ask Aimy recently. Do check it out and share your thoughts. What are your ideas for raising prudent kids in an age of instant gratification, when Splurge, not Save seems to be the mantra?

Also, am looking for children’s books and picture [...]

Weekly Reading Roundup – Picture Books, Children’s Books

Picked up some old favorites and found a few new ones at the library last week.

The Library Dragon; Carmen Agra Deedy & Michael P. White; Peachtree Publishers, Ltd:
Have read this before with M and the book is just as entertaining the second time around. Also, M is a little older now and can understand it in [...]

Weekly Reading Round-up

Do you make a note of what you’re reading to kids?

I like to.

I’ve been meaning to start this catergory for ages and finally, here it is.  I like keeping track of all the books we read to M anyway and noting down the titles and authors in a diary as I’ve been doing doesn’t seem to [...]

Take Reading Beyond Children’s Books

Is there an alternative to picture books?

Reading a book to your kids for the 457th time is probably not as much fun, interesting or intellectually stimulating as it used to be the first few times, regardless of how great a classic it is and with all due respect to its creators. Sure, Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny and [...]