chimes480's blog

Toddlers, is an age of great inquisitiveness and very strong likes and dislikes. They need to be entertained well enough or are likely to throw tantrums once in a while. They learn a lot during this age. So better than getting them in front of the television, the best thing is to engage them in various activties. I do give my toddler 1/2 hour to 1hr a day to watch programs like Barney which I believe teaches them and reinforces values.

We can teach them small things little by little, its better not to wait until sending them to Kindergarten. Learning is real fun for them at this age.
We can teach them

• ABC's : I used to sing to her the ABC's everyday and by the age of 2 she could sing it on he own. We also have a chart in our home, where she could touch and show me the alphabets

For all Indian expats.. away from the family and who has an infant mite be wondering.. How am i going to introduce solids for my infant??

Ragi / Red Millet / Nachni made into a porridge, is probably one of the best to start the solid diet for infants. I have done it for both my kids..

There are 2 options
1)You can buy powdered Ragi (Go to Preparing the Ragi Porridge)
2)You can buy Ragi and then powder it
You can get these from any Indian store here in Kuwait.

Steps for powdering Ragi (I learnt it from my mother-in-law)

1)Wash the Ragi properly and remove any particles in it(stones or dirt)
2)Drain it.. so that most of the water goes.
3)Spread it on a clean paper and keep it in sunlight if possible and let it dry
4)Once its completely dried, you can take a little quantity and put it in a mixer/grinder and powder it. You can powder and keep it in a air tight container and you can take it little by little and make the porridge