One of the major problems that a parent faces during the growing years of their child is developing the right attitude towards parenting. Most of the times, mothers give into their children hoping to be in their good books. At other times fulfilling all of the child’s wishes seems like the apt way to develop…
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Tips For Improving Cognition In Your Child
1.Avoid studying in bed: It is not unknown how children fall asleep while studying and are unable to gain their lost time. Studying on a cozy bed is only a catalyst to sleep. 2.Read to your child: No matter how old a child grows, listening to stories is always much more appealing than reading. Read…
What’s a Good Time to Study?
What do you generally do when you feel sleepy? Well the obvious answer is, you go to sleep. But here’s another idea: the next time you feel sleepy, take your study material along with you to bed. As stated in scientific research, studying before you doze off helps you remember what you’ve learned. Our brain…
Reading: The Love Of My Life
Reading…Reading….Reading! For me, life is nothing without reading. The first love of my life after my family is reading. Every spare minute I get, I grab a book, newspaper, magazine…..anything I can lay my hands on. Having something to read or being surrounded by interesting reading material is sort of heaven for me. I read…
Banana Bread
One of my all-time favorite recipes is banana bread. My mom makes this frequently and it tastes amazing. Hope you enjoy! Ingredients: 3-4 mashed bananas 1/3 cup melted butter 3/4 cup sugar 1 egg (beaten) 1 tsp vanilla 1 tbsp espresso (optional) 1 tsp baking soda 1 pinch of salt 1 1/2 cup flour 1…
Niagara Falls Trip
I remember my first trip to Niagara Falls. We went on the Skywheel, a Ferris wheel that goes high in the sky, right next to Niagara Falls. We were about to board the Skywheel at night to see the falls. We had heard that there were lights at Niagara Falls during the night and we…
Hope
Cold is the air The trees are bare The night is dark But there is a hidden spark Bleak is the day The clouds are gray All hope seems to be lost But there is more than just frost Know where to search You’ll find hope’s perch Just know that even in the darkest of…
Vishavjit Singh: Sikh Captain America
At the International Sikh Youth Symposium (see my previous article), I had the chance to listen to Vishavjit Singh, otherwise known as Sikh Captain America. Born in Washington D.C, Vishavjit Singh grew up in a Sikh family, learning English and Punjabi as his first languages. From the outside they looked like a regular Sikh family…
2016 International Sikh Youth Symposium
This weekend, I traveled to Pittsburgh, PA for the International Sikh Youth Symposium. The Sikh Youth Symposium is a speech competition. The participants are asked to read a book and answer 3 questions based off of the book. The questions must be answered in speech format and the speech must fit into the allotted time.…
Photography
A couple of weeks ago I attended a photography camp. Before this camp, I had never really thought of photography as something more than just taking photos. But at the camp I realized that the world of photography is so much more than a simple photo. First things first, what is photography? The dictionary definition…