Someday I will find my Prince, but my Daddy will always be my King.” So true, so cute, and so very innocent. Isn’t? I found this beautiful quote while exploring the greeting cards section in my local store. Father's Day in the United States is the third Sunday of June. It celebrates the contribution fathers and father figures make to their children…

Have you ever heard parents teaching their children to lie? Or able to control their reaction or response when they find out aboutthe lie their child has said? Picturize a face of a child with a mouth covered with ice cream, and they are trying to wipe it off while telling us that they haven’t eaten anything. I am sure it must have brought a smile …

While I was compiling my thoughts about today’s episode, once again, I had the same thoughts. If you have been following Mother’s Gurukul Podcast, you must have listened to it. And if you are new here, feel free to check out that episode. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7vyV2MYSk17qhzSLLU10bw?si=T2Ez-BWaREyg4cU0Ic9Duw So today, instead of talking …

How beautiful and blessed our life will be if we can bring positivity in our life whenever we want? Good news is - it is doable. We all are capable of bringing this change in our lives. With a slight change in our attitude, we can experience this beautiful and a much-needed change whenever we want and in whatever we do. Things like growth mindset, …

Change is the deepest dream of the human heart. We’d all like to become someone new. The first word that comes to mind is resolution whenever we talk about welcoming New Year or saying bye to the past year. Somehow, I never felt any connection or excitement in this word. I do believe in change or exciting things. But this word puts me under pressur…

Aggression is often considered as a negative emotion. Sometimes out of aggressive behavior, kids pick verbal, physical, and emotional fights. They are constantly trying to overpower other people in one way or another, as if being aggressive is the only way they know how to be, as if being aggressive gives them a sense of being alive, of feeling rea…

Children of all ages need emotional support. To ensure, your child has access to this emotional support, throughout their school day, it is important for them to feel loved and valued. I believe in hands-on parenting and sometimes, out of the box too. And for this, I try different strategies to stay present with my children and ensure that they kno…

I am sure you would agree that we often end up doing a few things we don’t want to do. For example, we have to go to a place we don’t like to go, or we agree to things we don’t want to. We are doing it to please our friends or to maintain our friendship with them. But, what about our happiness? We hardly think about it. And that’s where we make mis…

Books have always been a part of my life. But, my work at KukuFm has given me enough chances to explore the self-help genre I will talk about a few books I read in the last couple of months. And I feel fortunate to compile them in an audiobook summary format. These audiobooks summaries are in Hindi and Marathi. The Secret: The Science and Art of Se…

In order to expect a change, we need to have curiosity. We need to have the urge to learn new things, unfold new concepts and expand our understanding. And this is possible only when we have an attitude which says – “I don’t know but I want to find out.” We have to let go the fear of failure, discomfort, and may be embarrassment. We will talk all a…

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their choices are truly endless" Have you heard about Transformational Vocabulary before? If you have, I believe you must have used it and seen its positive effects. If not, then I am sure that you will start practicing it after listening to this episode. As the term suggests, transformational vocabul…

“What an honor parenting is. To get to be a little someone’s everything. To love them and guide them. And treasure them for the rest of your life. “Arent these words beautiful and define the true meaning of parenting? But as parents, we also have some odd days.Today let’s not talk about what to do. Let’s talk about what to avoid. Because that will …

Has it ever happened to you when your kiddos don’t want to read from the book? Instead, they want you to narrate them a story. Well, it happens with me many times. And I enjoy it as much as I enjoy reading from a book. In fact, I take this as an opportunity to convey some important lessons to him in the form of a story. But it is not the same for m…

When we practice Law of Reversibility, we know we can have exactly what we want. It already exists in the field of unlimited possibilities. Imagination takes place in our mind. Our conscious mind passes the information about that image to our unconscious mind. The unconscious mind then signals our DNA to send the corresponding vibe to the universe.…

In this episode, we will be talking about the Step ladder approach. As the name suggests, the step ladder approach is a gradual exposure technique to help people of all ages conquer their fears and tackle problems they previously perceived as overwhelming.When we experience anxiety, we feel overwhelmed, even in simple situations. As parents, we try…

Fear is there within us. No one has ever taught us how to be fearful. And there is nothing wrong with that. It is one of the 9 emotions we are born with. But when this emotion starts showing its signs more often and affects our day-to-day life, then that is when we need to take necessary actions. It happens with kids a lot. Quite often you must hav…

We, as parents, love to give directions. But they, as children, don’t like those directions. Now, there is a clash; there are arguments, disagreements, and emotional outbreaks. How to handle all this? Should we stop giving them directions? Then how they will learn what is right and wrong? Well.. wait. First, take a pause, take a deep breath. And th…

When we are surrounded by such heartbreaking news, how can we stay calm? Is it possible? Or, if we want to be calm, how can we do that? Let me help you with that. I said “help” because this is the time when we should be helping each other. How to stay calm during tough times? 1. Control your breathing 2. Learn to ignore the news that disturbs us 3.…

Before Covid hit us, we were in a perfect routine. Our routine was well-planned. But with online studies and work from home, our routine underwent many changes. There was no morning school or office rush. Our life was going at leisure. But when this situation wasn’t coming to an end, our so-called relaxed routine started to make us somewhat lazy. M…

“I am a blogger” – I get mixed reactions when I say that I am a blogger. Some ask me genuineand meaningful questions like my profile as a blogger, how I got into this field, how I get paid, etc. On the other hand, some people convey with their eyes that it is not a big deal and I am doing it as a pastime. . I don’t remember if I have ever talked ab…

It is good to be a crowd-pleaser but not on the cost of compromising with our self-respect of preferences. So, how to define boundaries? And handle its consequences. Yes, I said consequences. Creating healthy boundaries is empowering. But when we implement internal and external boundaries, it wil come as a surprise to the people around us. Initiall…

Let’s talk about boundaries today. What are boundaries? Boundaries show where one thing ends, and another begins. They are the limits that you put in place to protect your well-being. Boundaries can be internal and external. Internal boundaries are those which we make for ourselves. And external boundaries are those which we make for others. It als…

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." -Mother Teresa After all, we need such words to keep going, find happiness around us and spread joy among the people around us.It is hard to believe that we have been living through the coronavirus pandemic since the early days of 2020. For many, these past few months …

For children, their introduction to music begins way before s(he) comes into this world. The moment a baby is conceived, there are waves transmitted to the fetus. When the mother talks or humm or is listening to any music, the baby also feels the vibrations. That is why it is always advisable for the mom-to-be to listen to soothing music. We moms e…

Music is a fundamental attribute of the human species. You turn on your favorite song, and you automatically start humming or singing. Music instantly improves our mood and mind state. If we are upset with something and hear some soothing music, how quickly do we feel better? It doesn’t happen without any reason. Research has found that when we lis…