Favourite Childrens’ Books from Our Childhoods
If you’ve ever met any member of The Swaddle Team, you’ll know reading is a favourite topic of conversation. We love our books, both high and low brow. And we all grew up with …
Does Nepotism Really “Rock”?
By now you’ve probably heard how Karan Johar, Saif Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan stood onstage at the India International Film Awards 2017 and chanted, “Nepotism rocks!” Let’s ignore, for …
Weight Gain During Pregnancy: How Much Is Too Much?
Weight gain during pregnancy can become almost a point of contention between patients and doctors, well-meaning family members and prospective mothers, and a source of obsessive concern for …
FWP: The Secret to Work-Life Balance
PROBLEM: Dear Swaddle ladies, I just got a promotion, which I’ve been wanting for a while. But now I’m struggling to hit that work-life balance with two kids at home. Your group seems …
Things We Love: These Children’s Books with Special Needs Characters
Last year, Parag, an initiative of Tata Trusts, Vidyasagar School Chennai and Duckbill Books, ran a contest for authors to write children’s books about kids with special needs. Four books …
In Case You Missed It: Our Most Helpful Tips for Parenting Toddlers
Toddlers are the best — when they’re not busy being the worst. We could make you search the whole site in order to find the advice you need, but we’re not really about that. Instead, …
How to Build Healthy Body Image in Preteens
You may have wondered how your clueless tomboy daughter suddenly turned into a selfie-wielding, body-obsessed Narcissus. You’re right to be concerned about preteen kids’ perceptions …
Five Lessons in High School Popularity for Parents
It’s actually as important as your teen thinks. As any teen movie can tell you in just 100 minutes, teens (and preteens) live and die by popularity. And while the temptation to roll our …
FWP: Breastfeeding in Public, Yea or Nay?
PROBLEM: I’m a new mom, still getting comfortable with breastfeeding. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’m curious to know where The Swaddle team stands: What are the rules for …
Asahd Khaled’s Instagram Gives Us #Goals
Asahd Khaled, toddler son of rapper DJ Khaled, happens to be a real-life Instagram hero and gift to the world. On this Friday, we paused to wonder: What goes on in the mind of such a prodigy? …
Self-Esteem in Children: Where It Comes From, How to Build It
Self-esteem. It’s gotten a bad rep in recent years, as science has systematically debunked the claims made during the West’s 1990s obsession. But it still feels like a not-small part of the …
You Can Calm Down About Snapchat’s Snap Map
Snapchat just launched a new Snap Map feature that allows users to track their friends’ locations in real time. The app uses GPS and phone usage data to determine and share users’ real time …
Our Favourite Kids’ Movies
The monsoon blows in a peculiar nostalgia — for fresh pakora, paper boats, wet clothes and skipped school. You can still do all of that, but wet clothes hold less appeal when you’re …
What You Didn’t Know to Look for in a Preschool (But Should)
First-time parents are particularly skittish about choosing a preschool; it’s likely the first time they will have left their kids alone somewhere, with the specific intent of having them …
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