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We’ve already explored how to choose the best book for a toddler; now, just in time for Christmas, a primer on what to read to the pre-verbal. Books that clearly name and label people and objects promote learning the most 

Tablet and phone use is on the rise among children of all ages, making digital media consumption — screen time — one of the most pressing parenting concerns of this generation. Creators of kids’ apps, games, videos and platforms know 

Lectures don’t get much mileage with little kids. And while we can live our values, and remind them to share, it’s also nice sometimes to let books reinforce the morals we want to see in our kids. But not all 

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 children’s books stacked precariously on bedside 

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 were chosen — and the first two stories for kids are 

Less is more when it comes to helping small children learn new vocabulary from a picture book, according to a new study. While the story book with the murals and exciting text might be more enticing, psychologists have shown that having 

Don’t let the chick-lit cover of Pallavi Aiyar’s Babies & Bylines: Parenting on the Move fool you: Aiyar’s keenly analytical and honest take on motherhood, working and otherwise, is more than a beach read. Aiyar, perhaps known better for her journalism, 

Full disclosure: Tina Trikha has been a contributor to The Swaddle, and in fact, many of the chapters of her book first appeared as articles on our site. We always have high hopes when a new “honest” mommy book hits 

Most children don’t get to interact with people with special needs on a regular basis. Few schools are equipped to teach differently abled children alongside typically developing children, and so the two are often separated, which only leads to this 

Romance is in the air when Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli opens. Sixteen-year-old Simon has had crushes in the past, but they were nothing like this. This is the real thing. With Blue, it can’t possibly be 

Gone are the Scumbags, Lowlifes, Dimwits and Nincompoops. The houses at Horrid High have been renamed. The school is no longer horrid. Ferg Gottin and his friends Fermina Filch, Immy Tate and Phil Fingersmith are back for another year at Horrid High, and 

It’s hard to describe All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven because I don’t know if I want to recommend this book for teens. On the one hand, I loved it, and not only because I know someone exactly like 

“Oh my God! This is like every single disaster movie ever made, all rolled into one book!” was what a friend thought of one of my latest finds, which I had thrust into her hands. Not quite how I had looked at it, 

We’re born blank slates. As we grow older, we imbibe what is taught to us: The Earth is round. Leaves are green. Dogs are cuddly. Monsters are evil, and evil people are monsters. And somewhere along the way, we stop believing 

There’s this weird belief, when it comes to books for teens, that romance is only for girls. Only girls get mushy and fall in love and stuff. But if that were the case, love stories would only be about lesbians. Guys