How to Improve Your Child’s Handwriting Without Turning It Into a Battle
Every parent has had some version of this moment. Your child sits down to write, grips the pencil like they are trying to strangle it, and produces something that looks less like letters and more like a seismograph reading during an earthquake. You gently suggest they try again. Things escalate. Handwriting anxiety is real, for […]
Signs Your Child May Need Extra Academic Support
Most parents feel it before they can name it. Your child is working hard, you see it. The hours at the desk, the homework completed, the tests studied for. But something is not adding up. The marks are not reflecting the effort. Or the marks are fine, but you notice your child has stopped asking […]
Sweden Day 7 – From Sustainability to Swedish Royalty_ A Day at ReTuna and Gripsholm Castle
We started off the day a bit slower than usual, as it was more of a relaxed sightseeing day. After our morning routines, we set out on an hour-long drive to ReTuna, which turned out to be quite unique. It is entirely built around second-hand products but designed like a modern shopping mall. Everything sold […]
What Are Yogic Values and How Do They Help Students Thrive?
When most people hear the word yoga, they picture a mat. A pose. A specific way of sitting or stretching that belongs in a studio or a morning routine. What they picture far less often is a classroom. A fifteen-year-old navigating an argument with a friend. A ten-year-old sitting with the frustration of a problem […]
How Developed Should a 3-Year-Old Be? A Parent’s Guide to Milestones That Actually Matter | Dhruv Preschool
Every parent of a three-year-old has had the moment. You are at a playdate, or a family gathering, or in a preschool waiting room, and you watch another child the same age as yours do something yours cannot yet do. Speak in longer sentences. Draw a recognisable face. Share a toy without being asked. Pedal […]
Sweden Day 6 – Our Swedish Diary: A Day of Meatballs, Kubb, and Lakeside Adventures
Our day began when our teachers—Kerstin, Malin, and Ellinor—came to pick us up. We headed straight to a mall where our two Swedish friends Oliver and Katarina joined us to visit IKEA and several other stores to shop for our things. For lunch, we all sat down for traditional Swedish meatballs, which felt like the […]
Sweden Day 5 – A Day of Traditions, Celebrations and Swedish Culture in Uppsala
Today was a really long day in Uppsala. We woke up early, excited for the spring festival at Uppsala University. We reached the bus station in Uppsala and quickly made our way to the Forsränningen competition. We saw hilarious boats made by students, including milk carton boats, cardboard box boats, pink cupcake boats, and many […]
Why Play Is the Most Important Work a Preschool Child Can Do
You collect your child from preschool and ask the question every parent asks: what did you do today? And they say: we played. The first instinct for many parents, particularly in a culture that values academic progress, competitive preparation, and visible learning outcomes, is mild disappointment. Just played? The money, the commute, the settling-in tears, […]
NEP 2020 Explained: How It’s Changing CBSE Schools and What It Means for Your Child
The National Education Policy 2020 is the most significant reform of India’s school education system in 34 years. The previous policy dated from 1986. In the decades between, the world changed completely, but Indian school education, in many of its structural features, did not. NEP 2020 set out to change that. At 66 pages, it […]
Sweden Day 4 – Hoops, Graduation Caps & Kubb : A Perfect Day in Sweden
Today was a very very exciting day. It started off like the previous 3 days, morning runs for some, quick breakfasts and project work in school. We even played basketball with the students in the school’s team a couple of times in breaks and it was awesome getting to know them.At the end of the […]