Tips To Get Kids Interested In Outdoor Activities

Have you ever wondered how the childhood you had, differs from the one that your kids have these days? Weren’t summer holidays all about making new friends and exploring newer places with friends? Remember all those outdoor activities and games we used to play? Gully-danda, marbles, sevenstones and may more! Most of them were played […] Read more…

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02/04/2018 by menaka bharathi | 1 Comment

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How To Get Children Interested In Gardening

With the growth of technology we have forgotten to teach children to learn basic life lessons. Not long before there was this system of kitchen garden where the complete family used to work together growing veggies that are required by the family. Today everything seems to be a dream that had once been a lifestyle. […] Read more…

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25/01/2018 by menaka bharathi | 6 Comments

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5 Ways To Naturally Get Rid Of Mosquitoes

Did you know that Native Americans used different types of plant extracts combined with animal fats to repel insects like mosquitoes? Mosquitoes have always remained a serious threat as they cause a lot of diseases. Sometimes, the sickness even leads to death. Illnesses that could arise from mosquito bites include malaria, dengue, yellow fever, Japanese […] Read more…

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Why Selenium Is Important for Your Body

Why is selenium important for your body? I dont think most of you would have ever come across a question like this. Most often than not, people just overlook the importants of trace elements such as selenium and magnesium to human body. the main reason behind this was the fact that our major foods consisted […] Read more…

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The Miracle Of Mindfulness – How Motherhood Changed me

The Miracle Of Mindfulness – Motherhood and Me I am writing this post as part of a blog train hosted by Pooja Kawatra of Mums & Babies with other 41 amazing moms who have come together to share their journey on ‘How Motherhood Has Changed Me To me Motherhood has been a Miracle, Yes! Miracle of Mindfulness. From the time […] Read more…

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8 Precautions You Need To Take To Avoid Health Problems This Monsoon

Monsoon has become a bit heavier than the past years and of course this is a reason for all of us – parents to worry. The most important thing that causes worry to us is the health of our family, especially children. Health problems in monsoon mainly arise due to 3 reasons. Mosquito Borne Diseases […] Read more…

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The Truth Behind Himalaya Total Care Baby Pants – A Review By SimpleIndianMom

Himalaya Total Care Baby Pants When it comes to products for children especially infants one thing I would want to know is how soft they are to the skin and what they have to safeguard the baby’s skin. For me baby happiness is a measure of any new product I would want to use on […] Read more…

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21/09/2017 by menaka bharathi | 2 Comments

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What Are Superfoods And Why They Are Good For You

What Are Superfoods Superfoods –are those amazing natural foods that are nutrient dense, rich in antioxidants, strong detoxicants and amazing pH balancers in your body. In fact , they are not wrongly claimed to be the key to immortality (or at least a long life). When people ask me what superfoods are my simple answer […] Read more…

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05/09/2017 by menaka bharathi | 57 Comments

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Why You Should Buy An Air Quality Monitor For Your Home

How much would you love to have an air quality monitor that would intimate of the air quality around you – especially at home where your tiny little kiddo spends 90% of his or her time? What if you had a handy air quality monitor that would give you timely intimation of the how good/bad […] Read more…

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Choosing a Career For Your Kids - The Dilemma Of Guiding Or Helping

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Choosing Career For Your Child – The Dilemma Of Guiding Or Helping

Choosing a Career for your child is tricky these days, the confusion prevails as to whether you need to just let your kid choose his own career or you need to guide him/her or you need to go through all the process of choosing a career. Thenmathi Leelavathy – winner of content contest on overparenting […] Read more…

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10/08/2017 by menaka bharathi | 10 Comments

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The Blue Whale Suicide I An Open Letter To Indian Parents I Why You Need Wake Up Now

I have been meaning to write about the Blue Whale Suicide incident that was in mainstream media a few days earlier. And this prompt for day 4 from #WTFOF – Write a letter seemed the right way to do it and so parents – here is an open letter to you all. As parents we […] Read more…

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What Is Mindful Parenting I How You Should Plan A Day With Your Kid

Mindful Parenting – Mindful Parenting is being mindfully present with the children without judging. True, judging makes you worried, angry, tired and even overwhelmed. ‘I am taking part in The Write Tribe Festival of Words #6‘ and today’s prompt is to Feature a day your life or someone else’s life. We Indians are worried more about the […] Read more…

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Mind Mapping – Using Mindful Guidance To Guide Your Child

When I came across the prompt of the day in #WTFOW I was totally into thinking which map to feature because the prompt of the day 3 is to Feature a map to a real or virtual destination. Well, I was apprehensive of whether I need to decide upon a destination or not. That doubt […] Read more…

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07/08/2017 by menaka bharathi | 4 Comments

5 Things for Every Mom Blogger Should Have To Become Successful

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Top 5 Things That Every Mom Blogger Should Have To Become Successful

I am participating in the 7-day Festival of Words hosted by Write Tribe. Prompt for day 2 is ‘Share about a resource/s you have or use’. I have been sitting in front of my computer for the past one hour thinking of one resource I have that I would like to feature today. Alas! I cannot […] Read more…

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06/08/2017 by menaka bharathi | 21 Comments

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Grit The New Quotient You Should Look Out For Success In Your Child #WTFOW

I am taking part in The Write Tribe Festival of Words #6‘ and this is my post for Day 1 in response to the prompt ‘Write about a treasure you have’. I have been a person with dreams, and those dreams are the ones that make me go from one day to another. In fact I have knowing […] Read more…

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05/08/2017 by menaka bharathi | 20 Comments

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ARE YOU OVERPARENTING ?

At times you do not know if what you are doing is parenting or overparenting, here is a mom with some questions and answers for the same Yesterday night while we were going out for walk after dinner,my son took his favorite teddy with him.We don’t want him to take that as it was too […] Read more…

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29/06/2017 by menaka bharathi | 2 Comments

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Overparenting – 10 Tips to Stop Overparenting

Parenting is a skill.But what about overparenting! Here is the second post for the contest! There is a fine line between the two which parents should understand clearly. Overparenting is being so worried about the safety or success of your children that you do too many things for them and prevent them from being independent. […] Read more…

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One Month of PediaSure – My Experiences and Challenges

It has been one month since I began using PediaSure for my kids. Although I do see a good response in the weight and activities of my children, I did face some challenges too, like what PediaSure flavour would they like best. The Initial Days The first few days went by smoothly and my children […] Read more…

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16/03/2017 by menaka bharathi | 6 Comments

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Celebrating Women’s Month – The One Person Who Does not Stop To Inspire Me – My Mom

March is a special month for every woman! Yes! it is that part of the year when the whole world turns its attention towards women – owing to the International Women’s Day celebrations held on March 8. At Simple Indian Mom – We are celebrating this Month with stories of Inspiring women from different fields. […] Read more…

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01/03/2017 by menaka bharathi | 6 Comments

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4 Methods of Teaching Science in Schools Effectively

Science is a field that relates to the happening in our daily life. Science means to know, sometimes by doing things and sometimes by writing. Science is not only about understanding, it is about developing understanding. The curiosity inside among all is different. We start learning from the school. In India where pre-schooling and high school has […] Read more…

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