Preparing sibling for a new baby

Lots of KV members have 2 kids. Wanted to get their suggestions on how to prepare sibling for arrival of new baby. As most of you know, We are expecting second baby in oct 1st week. Please suggest any books/toys etc which will help Aanya prepare for arrival of new …

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Cubes and Crayons

Interesting concept. Got the link from Vaibhavi’s post on facebook. A combination of Cube Space for Rent (on daily basis also) + Day Care for you kid. On days where the nanny does not come or your regular daycare is closed you may want to consider this instead. You can …

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Baby Food what and when to give?

Nivriti is 5 months and 2 weeks old……its probably time to start semi solid food. Although Doctors here recommend 6 months and later. So when did you first start giving your baby semi solid food? Another dilemma is what to start with. Traditionally people in India start with rice, water …

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Websites for Stories for Kids

Every night I have to tell 1-2 stories to Kairavi before she goes off to sleep. Now I have exhausted all the well known stories that I grew up with. And Kairavi knows them too well now. I do cook up stories from imagination from time to time but at …

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Summer Camp 2009

Registration for 2009 summer camps has already started. Is your kid planning to go in any summer camp this summer? Please share which camp(s) your kid(s) will be going this time or recommendation for camps from previous year’s experience. Other parents could use this information to quicken their plans. May …

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New Recipes for a 9 month old

I’m looking for new recipes for an 8 month (almost 9) old. I have given all the standard veggies and fruit dishes so far (mixed vegetables, squash, dal, khichadi, avacado, pear, bananas, apples, mango, sweet potato, peas, beans, potato, carrots,asparagus, yobaby yogurt, wheat germ sprinkled on vegetables ). Any tofu, …

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