Dr. Manjit Legha - Edupreneur

Mothers are special beings. How and why did God make them so special ? Let’s tune in to this story about why are Mothers so special. And then you can chose how to make this day extra special for your mother !

Mother’s Day | Story For Kids | Why Do We Celebrate Mother’s Day Mothers are special beings. How and why did God make them so special ? Let’s tune in to this story about why are Mothers so special. And then you can chose...

𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐀 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊

As we celebrate 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐚𝐲, how about getting into a ‘bookie’ mood and talking to your children about books in a topsy-turvy manner?

Does your book have dog ears?
If it does, then that’s awesome. It means you have read it over and over again.

Have you ever read a book from the back to the front?
If you have, no rules broken. Books don’t mind being read either way.

Is your book much travelled?
You know what, books love to journey – to the park, on a drive, for a picnic or even a train journey.

Do you often keep a book under your pillow?That is wonderful. A book feels very safe under the pillow.

Do you crawl with your book to all kinds of funny places?
If you do, that’s so exciting. Books love adventures- be it on a rocking chair, under a tree, in a lap or even on the floor.

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝.

It takes a village!

I can, You Can, We can.

Hey folks, with the summer on hand, there are more daylight hours to engage our children purposefully.

Children love to . And doodling and painting are great outlets for creativity.

How about painting a graffiti wall with your children?
And if you live in a housing society, how about the common area beautification exercise?

Benefits :

Children get a sense of ownership hinging on excitement
Children learn to work as a . Always better together.
Art teaches patience. You need to plan, design and pay attention to detail. You need perseverance to see your work taking shape.

And I think children need to build this skill the most. Art is not a 2-minute noodle affair.

I put the above thoughts into practice.
Have a look😊
Co-plan your project with your child/children.

(Need any help in planning or implementation, you can reach out to me anytime )

Parents, educators and caregivers:

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐃𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐋 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃 ?

A book or a screen ?

A book allows the child to lead.
The screen creates followers.

A book engages the child.
The screen will largely entertain.

A book and a story helps build delayed gratification.
The screen pushes the child to instant gratification.

The choice is yours.
Choose wisely.

*Idgah by Munshi Premchand – Retold*

Children have a hunger for stories. Why not tell them stories that you heard in your childhood? Idgah by *Munshi Premchand* brings out the joy of giving so beautifully. Listen and re tell your children.

*Eid Mubarak*

Idgah by Munshi Premchand – Retold I Short Hindi Story I Ms Manjit Legha I Edupreneur Children have a hunger for stories. Why not tell them stories that you heard in your childhood? Idgah by Munshi Premchand brings out the joy of giving so bea...

Honored to have conducted a session for Class 10 students at Modern Delhi International School, Faridabad.
Their first day of stepping into Class 10 was seasoned with positivity, ownership, resolution and resilience building.
Mindset is everything.
Power of focus and mindfulness is humongous. So cultivate it.
Laugh a lot, practice gratitude and take care of each other.
And we talked about self leadership with many stories, music and laughter thrown in.
I can if I think I can.
And together, we embarked into a precious new session.

A school so ably lead by Prof Verma and Madhu Malik

PLAY

The more children play, the better it is for their physical, emotional and cognitive well-being.

And finally the United Nations has declared June11th to be celebrated as International Day of Play.

is the fundamental right of every child, be it free play or structured play, pretend play or role play.

Every child deserves to play and learn through play.

The adoption of a single day dedicated solely to play, could well lead to play being recognized as a key methodology in all kinds of learning

Indian festivals and celebrations are a rich source of joy and teaching- learning opportunities as well.
The festival of Holi gives us the quintessential message of victory of good over evil and we need to suitably bring across this message to our children while adding a dash of colour, merriment and joy to it.
Tune in to this bilingual story of Holi, the Indian festival.
Happy Holi 😊

https://youtu.be/zA_DKas480E

Holi Story For Kids I Bilingual I Indian Festival | Hindu Mythology Story Indian festivals and celebrations are a rich source of joy and teaching- learning opportunities as well. The festival of Holi gives us the quintessential mes...

𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐍 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐇𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓.

Physical rest refers to any activity that helps the body calm down and unwind from a tired state.
Travelling, sitting , listening, and writing for long periods can tire children out.
And contrary to popular belief, physical rest is not only about sleep. It is to do with how the body moves moves to a relaxed state, when awake.
Sleep has its own set of advantages but children should also indulge in other forms of physical rest, such as:

𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐃𝐎 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐍 𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐏𝐇𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓?

1. By stretching. That is why we recommend yoga and exercise . That is why children need to move so very often. Purposeful movement is a form of rest.
2. Unstructured Play . It could be anything like running. jumping, rolling , whatever kind of movement that the child enjoys.
3. Nature Walk - A lazy walk in the outdoors, the garden or even close to potted plants relaxes the body.
4. Just Dance - Moving and grooving to music actually helps settle frazzled nerves.

𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐃𝐎 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐍 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓?

Children are wired to experiment.
It is the innate DNA of neurons to want to act. To suppress their movement is to go against Nature.
So when children dress up beyond their years, talk funny or perhaps gross, walk like an Egyptian, dig up the garden and paint the bed and the bedsheets, take a deep breath and calm down before you talk to them.
And talk you must.
Why ?

Many a times they try to rebel to established norms through experimentation. They are testing waters and also joining the dots together.
'What could happen if I be like Sponge Bob?
Can I make fly with my towel?
Why can't I wear lipstick?'

They also to provide an outlet to their energy.
Just as teenagers are plagued by the hormonal dance, toddlers are driven by high energy. Since they lack the vocabulary to verbalize the , they resort to action. Like jump, shout, cry, kick, dive, hide, tear, paste and so on.

Preschoolers are also very egocentric, meaning everything translates to 'I'.
I want to eat that
I want to jump on that
I want to play with that
Till they don't experience it first hand, it will keep playing in their mind.

Children also experiment because they are fearless.
This is one of the most beautiful aspect of childhood. Lack of fear makes them experiment often.
Children who feel safe will always experiment more.
Like swing high, dive in sand or mud, crawl into corners, try weird costumes and so on.

So, till such time their safety is not endangered, let them experiment.
In fact a cause for worry is if your child does not experiment.

The many hats that a teacher wears:

Sometimes she is a 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 and sometimes a #𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫. At times she leads you through subjects, curriculum and courses. At times, she simply follows you, your thoughts, your experiments, your trials and your joys.

Sometimes she is a 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 and sometimes a 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞. At times she tells you what to read, eat and write. At times, she just gathers you in an embrace and dresses your worries, pains and aches.

Sometimes she is the 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 and sometimes an 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫. At times, she will be demanding and tough, asking you to stick to the frame. And at times she will act , sing, dance, get muddy and cheer you like a clown.

Sometimes she will be the 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 and sometimes the 𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭. She will learn, un- learn and re- learn just for you.

That's the brave teacher- just for you.

Women's Day is a day of inspiration, for the young and old alike. It is a day to celebrate the grit, determination and perseverance of the female power.
Tune in to this story to hear about how young female power is inspiring people all over the world.
More power to them.

International Women's Day | Girl Power | Stories Of Young Sheroes Women's Day is a day of inspiration, for the young and old alike. It is a day to celebrate the grit, determination and perseverance of the female power. Tu...

Children love to hear about heroes from our rich . Chattrapati Shivaji is a hero warrior who is a source of inspiration to the young generation. Tune in to this story to talk to kids about this great and warrior.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peDiBXO96YI&t=80s

Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj | Martha warrior | Story for kids Children love to hear stories about heroes from our rich Indian history. Chattrapati Shivaji is a hero warrior who is a source of inspiration to the young ge...

The biggest gift is the gift of .
Information is everywhere but is it the same as knowledge?
This Basant Panchami, gift your school the gift of 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲.
'𝐂𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 & 𝐑𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐬' is a workbook aimed at helping children understand money and money matters in an age appropriate manner.
Where does money come from?
Why do mom and dad earn money?

For school orders, please contact: 8800418555 or email us [email protected]

(This workbook is not available on Amazon)

Let us talk to our about the significance of in the life of every . Let us talk to them about the National Bravery Awards for children conferred on 26 January.
Let us help them feel the sovereign power of India through this short story

Republic Day | 26 January | Gantantra Diwas | Bilingual Story For Kids Let us talk to our children about the significance of Republic Day in the life of every Indian. Let us talk to them about the National Bravery Awards for ch...

𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲

need to feel a great sense of pride and belonging towards their country and the Armed Forces who keep us safe and secure.
And there is no better way than a story to sensitize them about the role played by the Indian army in the life of every Indian.

Army Day | Sena Diwas | Why Do We Celebrate Army Day Children need to feel a great sense of pride and belonging towards their country and the Armed Forces who keep us safe and secure.And there is no better way...

On the auspicious occasion of , let us pay a tribute to our community helper - the farmer. Let us introduce the hard-working farmer to our children and encourage them to give due regard and respect to our helper , the farmer.
This video answers a number of questions from a child's perspective, regarding a role.

𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑴𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒓 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊

Story of the Farmer | Makar Sankranti Special | Harvest Festival | Our Community Helper On the auspicious occasion of Sankranti, let us pay a tribute to our community helper - the farmer. Let us introduce the hard working farmer to our children...

everyone.

Here's a lovely story on Claus & Alexa and how they bring in Christmas cheer for all children around the world.

Hope you enjoy it!

Santa & Alexa | Christmas Story | Fun Story | Joy Of Giving | Santa Merry Christmas everyone. Here's a lovely story on Santa Claus & Alexa and how they bring in Christmas cheer for all children around the world. Hope you enj...

𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏 𝐔𝐒

The rescue of the 41 workers trapped in the Himalayan tunnel is the perfect reason why we need to expand the scope of our related to .
We need to go beyond the helpers namely the gardner, tailor , nurse and pilot.
We need to stay relevant.
We need to (also) start talking about :
The 𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭, Arnold Dix - How do tunnel experts help us?

The 𝐫𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 - how do they help us ?

NDRF - what does the National Disaster Response Force do ?
SDRF - what does the State Disaster Response force do ?
These helpers will lead us to talk about and the 𝐒𝐃𝐆'𝐬

What a terrific case study to bring home the need for sustainable growth , from the grassroots.
Start young.
Start with .

𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐒 𝐀 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘?

For young children, the next best thing to having a sibling, is having a pet.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐓 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄:
1. Children learn the meaning of selfless love. A pet, especially a dog, will always show love without any rhyme or reason.

2. Children get expressive with a pet around. They talk to the pet, ask questions, give directions and tend to banter a lot with their pet.

3. Pets serve as a sounding board for children, a sort of medium for pent up release. A pet companion tones down their anger, their fidgety mannerisms, their frustration.

4. Pets breed the feeling of empathy amongst children. As children attempt to sense their pet's hunger, their pain, the meaning behind their woof-woof, meow or a twitter, they learn to read the unsaid and have faith on what they feel. A great lesson in emotional literacy.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐓 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐘:
1. Parents often worry about pets getting ferocious, attempting to bite or damage stuff at home. It actually depends on the upbringing of pets. For eg , if a child has anger issues, aren't we somewhat responsible for it ? Likewise for pets. If we raise them with
affection and care, they will respond similarly.

2. Who will look after the pet ? The simplest answer to that is - when brought up with love, pets find a way into your heart and routine. They will adopt and adapt to your routine. So don't worry too much about that.

Instead of a new gadget, it would be awesome to adopt/ get a pet.
It has far reaching positive outcomes.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 ?

Work on empowering the .
Empowered teachers are confident & self reliant.
Self reliant teachers set learning goals for themselves.
And when they work for joy, they breed happy .
Children who want to explore, experiment, take risks and set their own learning goals.

So nurture your teachers.
That's the first step towards building the .

𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐎𝐓𝐘𝐏𝐄𝐒

Research says that girls for pleasure, more than boys.
Are we missing out something?

As a parent/educator do we encourage girls to read more than we encourage boys to read ?

Do we unconsciouly project that reading is a leisure activity more for girls than for boys?

Do we feel proud that our girls have good reading habits and don't feel the need to intervene in case our boys don't read that much?

Think, introspect and be the change.

𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 & 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬.
India is a land of rich heritage, and we need to sensitises our children to the real 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥.

Tune in to this story to be able to talk to children about staying away from 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐭.

Deepavali Story for kids I Bilingual I Story on Diwali I शुभ दीपावली Children love celebrations & stories. India is a land of rich heritage and we need to sensitise our children to the real stories behind our festivals.Tune in...

𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨 ?
The answer is - Yes!
Research tells us that are set by the age of 7.
Hence, it is crucial that we introduce financial literacy along with alphabetic and numeric literacy during .
Once children know where money comes from, how and why do mom and dad earn money, what are Needs and Wants, why should money be saved and shared - children are more likely to develop prudent money habits.
DM to know more about kindergarten workbook for financial literacy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHCw1foOmrU

Why do we celebrate ?
Why do say 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 Tune in to this story which talks about the significance of this festival to children, in an engaging & interactive manner.

The Story of Halloween I All Saints Day I Trick or Treat I Why do we celebrate Halloween Why do we celebrate Halloween?Why do say 'Trick or Treat'Tune in to this story which talks about the significance of this festival to children, in an engagin...

The one thing that a child may have in surplus is 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗦!

Hope all of you agree with me on this score.😊

Happy to share with you the launch of my next 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 titled 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗗

WHAT A SALAD is a fun story where fruits, vegetables and spices have an adventurous fight with a thief.
Was the flight juicy?
Was the fight spicy?

This tale around fruits, vegetables and spices, is sure to make your child fall in love with fruits and vegetables.

Hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed putting it together.

𝗔͟𝘃͟𝗮͟𝗶͟𝗹͟𝗮͟𝗯͟𝗹͟𝗲͟ ͟𝗮͟𝘁͟ ͟𝗮͟𝗺͟𝗮͟𝘇͟𝗼͟𝗻͟ : https://www.amazon.in/dp/9360129100

Happy reading!

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is a rich land abounding with festivals and celebrations. As adults, we need to sensitise our children about the significance of festivals. Tune in to this story which talks about and the story of Ravana.

https://youtu.be/h9y0MzoAiw8

Dussehra/ Storyforkids /Ravana/ Victory of good/ Festival/ Hindu Mythology Story/ Lord Rama in exile India is a rich land abounding with festivals and celebrations. As adults, we need to sensitise our children about the significance of festivals. Tune in to ...

As we celebrate , it is crucial that our children imbibe certain values through such celebrations.
The spirit of is one such value the adults could exemplify.
Volunteering, whether at home, work or with not-so-priveleged, is a skill and a noble value.
As you involve your children in sewa, pooja, langar and daan-utsav, talk to them about how volunteering for such activities doubles the value and the resultant joy.