New Blog

I have been writing here since 2004. So, much of my life is here. I remember reading in a newspaper that there was something called weblog or blog which was like an online diary. It appealed to me and I decided to start one of my own. 

I started this blog when I was still studying Marketing. I have written about my placement, about my life in Mumbai, my hopes, getting married, quitting job, having a baby, my parenting journey and what not!. I have chronicled so much of my life here.

But in the last couple of years, I felt that I needed a different blog to write about things that appeal to me now. So, I started 'A Personal Journey'. I still write about my life - my experiences and learnings. I write about Minimalism, Parenting, Running, Health, among many other things. Check it out now.

The Magic of Outdoors

Every parent of my generation agrees over the benefits of spending time outdoors for kids, and laments about how kids are spending fewer hours outside. Compare the situation with our own childhood. We would be raring to go outside and play.

There are several benefits of spending time outdoors for the kids as well as for us.

1. Vitamin D

We all know sunlight is the primary source of Vitamin D [more specifically Vitamin D3] and thanks to certain advertisements, we also know how Vitamin D is essential for the absorption of Calcium in the body. Our traditional wisdom has also vouched for keeping babies in sunlight. But in reality, as more and more people are living in apartments, they are hardly spending any time in the sun. Reference this article to read more about Vitamin D.

Personally, whether it is summertime or winters, I try to take the toddler in the sun for half an hour at least every alternate day. It gives me and the toddler our dosage of Vitamin D. 

2. Taking a Break on difficult days

With young kids, there are days when nothing seems to work, no toy seems to be interesting enough, no activity seems to be stimulating enough, and then there are some days when you do not feel like cleaning up the mess. So, what is your best bet? Outdoors! It always works like a magic. It also gives you a change of scene, and there is always

something or the other to look at or play with.

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