If you have a baby who’s past the six month mark, you’ve probably had your first taste of teething! After colic, teething is usually the next painful challenge that most new parents face, and it can go on for a while too. There are many natural remedies for teething troubles, which include the use of…Read More
20 Home Remedies with Spices from your Kitchen
“Once you get a spice in your home, you have it forever. Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were buried with their spices. I know which one I’m taking with me when I go.” – Erma Bombeck Atlhough Ms Bombeck was talking about women in general, I think Indian women are particularly possessive about…Read More
6 Common Winter Ailments in Kids and their Treatments
Preventing your child from getting sick is a full-time job for any parent and one that involves a lot of time and effort to get right. In winter, things get a lot more difficult as your children are exposed to more sickness in school and their immune systems take a toll during cold nights. Many…Read More
10 Natural Ways to prevent Mosquitoes
“Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference has never tried to fall asleep with a mosquito in the room.” – Christine Todd Whitman Mosquitoes are such pesky insects that even the biggest animal-lover around will look for ways to get rid of them! There are many species of mosquitoes and…Read More
Home Remedies for Indigestion in Kids
When you have little kids at home, one of the roles you play is that of nurse/doctor – kids have so many complaints! The most common of these are probably related to tummy woes, caused by an upset stomach. Of these constipation and diarrhea get a lot of attention and advice, but there’s another tummy…Read More
10 Home Remedies for Prickly Heat in Babies and Kids
Summer in India means mangoes, ice creams, holidays and visits to grandparents’ and cousins’ homes. But summer in India also means humidity, being sweaty and a particularly annoying problem – prickly heat! Just as its name sounds, prickly heat can really take the fun out of your summer holidays by bothering you when all you…Read More
DIY Ayurvedic Oil for Cough and Cold in Babies
We’ve often heard of the saying ‘old is gold’, and one instance where I truly agree with this is when it comes to liquid gold – a herbal oil called ‘Velichenna’. This is a traditional homemade oil from Kerala and is used to get help babies and toddlers with cold and cough. As you can…Read More
50 Brilliant Parenting Hacks for Busy Moms
“Either you run the day, or the day runs you.” – Jim Rohn Every busy Mom (which Mom isn’t busy?) has always got a hundred things on her mind at any given moment in time. And any kind of help is always appreciated, as long as it doesn’t result in double the work! When you have…Read More
Is gripe water REALLY safe for my baby?
If you’ve lived in India while growing up, you’re likely to be familiar with the ad for Woodward’s Gripe Water. In the ad, a mother of each generation claims to have soothed her baby’s colic and crying with gripe water – right from a great great grandmother to the mother of the currently crying baby…Read More
Top 10 Natural Home Remedies for Teething Babies
Many new mothers dread teething. They’ve heard so much about teething woes – tender swollen gums, lots of drool – that can change the happiest kid on the planet into a cranky, irritable and grumpy little monster! The discomfort is because of baby teeth cutting the gums as they erupt. Parenting has its unpleasant parts, and…Read More