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Why reading is a no-brainer!
24 September 2020
If you are reading this blog, you are well on your way to helping your child’s development already! As a mother, I have always been bombarded on how to raise my child. What should he eat? How many hours of sleep is enough? What classes he must take? What vitamin supplements he must be given and a lot more. The one thing I was not told...
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Perfect keepsake books for every child!
24 September 2020
Think about it, with over 50 million books out there in the world written for children, how many of those books are available to us, how many do we think are worth purchasing and how many do actually make an impact on our children. The numbers are slim. I bet if we were decluttering, the book with our child’s name printed on it will be the...
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A teacher's take on reading and exploring
24 September 2020
One of my favourite authors is AA Milne. He was an English author, best known for his books about Winnie the Pooh and poems. He once wrote ‘How do you spell love? You don’t spell it, you feel it?’ I have always felt like that when I read a story or share a poem or rhyme with a child. It is not about...
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For the love of books
24 September 2020
“Mamma, look outside the window. Everyone thinks that is a giant rock in the sea, but she is actually a blue whale, and only I know her secret. Her name is Wanda” This was my 4.5-year-old letting me in on his hugest discovery during his month long vacation at his grandparents’ house in Mumbai. As I asked him more questions...
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Why read at night?
18 February 2018
I love reading to my son. My husband and I take turns depending on who has finished dinner first but bedtime reading is something neither of us skip. What’s not to love about it? It fosters a bond like no other. It makes us talk about things we haven’t had time to speak about all day and -this is my favourite part- I subtly sneak in...
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The Mothership's blog on Story For Me
18 February 2018
http://themothershipdxb.com/must-custom-childrens-books-story/ Must-have custom children’s books by Story For Me November 21, 2017 Every little girl and boy is living their own adventure – from learning new words and making friends to exploring nature and navigating the ways of the world, each day is...
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Raising a reader
18 February 2018
Reading is fundamental to bringing up children. But are we raising a generation of readers? That’s debatable. So, how do we make children love reading? The most obvious answers would be to read to them every night/ day or surround them with books. But I have found an interesting thing- my child is far more likely to pick up a book (as...
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