The last year has been challenging for kids’ virtual learning, to say the least. But among all the newly discovered ways of learning, Boom cards have got to be the most fun and addictive activity of all. So what are these Boom Cards? Boom cards (not sponsored) basically are digital flashcards that you play with […]
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We have all been angry parents at some point. As parents of young children, we deal with a lot of strong emotions regularly. The Pandemic has exacerbated our negative emotions disproportionately. Whether you are a working parent or stay at home, you may have noticed how our tempers fly high much more easily. In my
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The new year is as a time to embrace change and prepare elaborate tasklists. . We moved from California in August. I have been trying to get into the routine of posting consistently on the blog. Tasks kept piling on. I knew I need to get a good system. But I have had a love-hate
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The last few months have been crazy, to say the least. We moved from California to Virginia and the whole process was cumbersome. With two young kids, schooling was our first priority. In the US, if you are a tax-paying citizen, you can send your kids to the Public school in your district for free.
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Hello again from Sumbul. What does independence day mean to us Pakistanis? I am a Canadian Pakistani. Yes, I mentioned that I am Canadian prior to mentioning that I am Pakistani. I will tell you why. When I think of Canadian independence day (July 1st) I think of fireworks, barbeques, and all the wonderful reasons
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I recently posted on my breastfeeding journey and advice by a certified Lactation Consultant. Since then, I have been a little MIA with a few side projects going on. The breastfeeding post and podcast have received very positive reviews which I am grateful for. I wanted to add another important element to this journey, food!
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I recently discussed how I found my breastfeeding journey very difficult. (link to the post here). It made me realize that we know very little about breastfeeding even as Physicians and that if you get the basics right, a lot of suffering and guilt can be avoided. I recently Interviewed Dr. Zahra Kamal who is
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As I went to pick up my almost three year old from her class and offered to carry her, she adamantly refused. Instead, she skipped and hopped to the car and insisted on pulling the door handle open by herself. As I buckled her, I asked her if she would give me a kiss. She
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Recently, Sumbul and I did a book review on the Uber popular phenomenon called Atomic Habits, by James Clear. You can listen to the episode here if you haven’t had a chance to catch up. He has outlined four distinct steps of developing a new habit. In this post, I am going to outline how
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By: Sumbul A while back, I posted about how my family and I started learning Urdu during the pandemic. It was an amazing process and you can read that post here. In this post, I will be talking about the ongoing hurdles we faced in the process of learning Urdu at home. Since we started
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