Raising curious kids.
Plain answers to the questions parents actually ask. No jargon, no scare stories. Last updated 11 September 2026.
How children grow
Why the early years matter most
A short, warm read on the window when a child's brain grows fastest, and what actually fills it.
1 minute read
How children learn by talking
The back and forth of conversation is the oldest learning technology in the world. Here is how it works.
1 minute read
What actually builds a sharp brain in the early years
Past the flashcards and brain-training claims: the four everyday things research keeps pointing at, and how to get more of them.
1 minute read
Brain development toys for a two-year-old: read this before the label
Every box in the toy aisle promises cognitive growth. What a two-year-old brain actually builds with, and how to shop for it.
2 minute read
Learning toys for a three-year-old, skill by skill
What a three-year-old is actually working on, and which kind of toy serves each part of it. A practical guide, without the word educational doing all the work.
4 minute read
Screen-free living
Screen-free does not mean silent
What a rich, language-filled childhood actually looks like, without a single screen.
1 minute read
How much screen time is okay for a young child?
How much screen time is okay at two, three, four or five? The WHO, Indian Academy of Pediatrics and AAP numbers, what the hour is for, and what to do at 6pm.
4 minute read
Screen time and tantrums: what is actually happening
Why the meltdown lands the moment the screen goes off, and how to make switching off boring instead of explosive.
1 minute read
The gentle way off the phone: a seven-day plan
A realistic week-long plan to reduce a young child's screen time without turning your home into a battlefield.
2 minute read
Busy hands, no screens
Screen-free ways to keep a young child genuinely busy at home, including on the days you have to work.
1 minute read
The 3-6-9-12 rule, and other screen rules parents swear by
What is the 3-6-9-12 rule, where did it come from, and does it hold up? What the WHO, the Indian Academy of Pediatrics and the AAP say about screens under five.
4 minute read
Safety
What to look for in a safe AI toy
Are AI toys safe for a three-year-old? What Common Sense Media and Fairplay warn about, what India's DPDP Act requires, and five checks for any AI toy.
4 minute read
What India's data law asks of a toy that listens
India's data law in plain words, for parents buying a talking toy: what it asks of a company handling a child's data, what it leaves out, what you can demand.
3 minute read
Talking together
How to get your child talking
Better questions than 'how was school', and the small habits that turn one-word answers into real conversations.
2 minute read
Talking late, or talking little?
A calm guide for parents of quiet 3 and 4 year olds: what varies normally, what deserves a professional look, and what helps at home either way.
2 minute read
How children collect words
Vocabulary is not memorized, it is collected. How children pick up words at home, in any language, without a single worksheet.
1 minute read
A toy that talks is not a toy that listens
Talking toy or listening toy? Why a toy that repeats your child is a mirror, what serve and return does for a growing brain, and how the toy categories compare.
4 minute read
Late talker? What helps a child find their words
The waiting is hard, the advice is noisy, and the toys promise miracles. What actually moves the needle for a quiet two-year-old.
2 minute read
Languages at home
AI and childhood
Should kids use AI? An honest answer from people who build it
Should kids use AI? We build it for children and would not hand a chatbot to a four-year-old. Where the line is, and how to judge any toy with AI inside.
4 minute read
Does a three-year-old need an AI tutor?
Tutoring apps promise homework help. Your child cannot do homework yet. What an AI tutor should mean before school age.
2 minute read
The hard questions parents ask about AI toys
Twelve questions parents actually ask before buying a talking toy, answered straight, including the ones where the honest answer is uncomfortable for us.
4 minute read
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