Mustafa Lokhandwala

World Television Day is celebrated on 21st November every year. The United Nations proclaimed world Television Day in 1996. It is celebrated annually on November 21. World Television Day celebrates the daily value of television as a symbol of communication and globalisation. Television is one of the most incredible technological advances of the 20th century, serving to educate, inform, entertain and influence our decisions and opinions.&nbsp; Babies learn language from it. It shapes our ideas and is a window on the whole world. Television sets first started appearing in people’s homes in the 1930s. There was only one channel back then, and it was in black and white. Today, we have multi-channel TVs that broadcast programmes live all over the world. We watch wars, floods, presidential inaugurations and sports finals as they happen. Celebrate this World Television Day with your entire family, including your tiny tot. Here are ideas which you and your kids might enjoy: Watch a black and white tv show/movie on YouTubeSet the table with 1950's items: camera, crockery, art deco jewellery, handbags, coins, dolls, and fabric flowers or whatever you can get hold of.Drawing Television favourite Cartoon, Fictional, Superhero Character and ask them to Colour the image. Also Explore <a href="@@SURFACE@@_Movies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kids Movies</a> &amp; <a href="@@SURFACE@@_Songs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kids songs</a> with your child(ren).

World Television Day is celebrated on 21st November every year.

World Television Day

World Refugee Day is held annually on 20 June to bring awareness to the plight of displaced humans around the globe. It is an opportunity for the world to think about human rights in the face of a global crisis and to protect children from suffering and instability. As educators, parents, and caregivers, we can do our part to educate children about the refugee crisis through appropriate and profound ways. 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Organize your fundraising campaign and dedicate the gains to a chosen organization or community center.2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Raise awareness about the issues affecting refugees to your children3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Take your child(ren) to an NGO and donate the refugees.4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Watch Refugee tv show/movies on YouTube.

World Refugee Day is celebrated on 20th June every year.

World Refugee Day

Ravina Sewani

United Nations (UN) recognises World Environment Day every year on 5th of June. The purpose of this day is to spread awareness about the threats to our environment due to anthropogenic activities (human activities). This day is celebrated to educate people how every little step can be beneficial in saving our environment and reducing the climate change effects. Celebrate this World Environment Day with your tiny tot(s). Here are a few activities which you and your kids might enjoy:<ol><li>Plant a tree or bring a house plant at home. This will teach your child to nurture our fellow living beings.</li><li>Show pictures or videos to your child of different ecosystems - forests, oceans, deserts, etc.</li><li>Tell them the difference between dry and wet waste and why it is important to keep the two wastes separate.</li><li>Teach your kids to be empathetic towards people who keep our country clean.</li><li>Create paper bags with your child and use them the next time you go for shopping.</li><li>If you have a spare cardboard box at your home, paint it creatively and reuse it to keep your child's toys or stationery.</li><li>Buy a bird feeder or create one along with your child at home. Feed food and water to our flying friends in the bird feeder every day.</li><li>Take this day as an opportunity to take a pledge to live an environmentally healthy lifestyle. Teach your kids the same. Here are a few simple ways to cut down environment pollution:</li></ol><ul><li>Stop the use of straws. Encourage your child to do the same.</li><li>Do not throw garbage on the roads.</li><li>Segregate wet and dry waste.</li><li>Switch off all the fans and lights that are not in use.</li><li>Close all the taps. If there is a leak, repair it as soon as possible.</li><li>Use paper or cloth carry bags instead of plastic ones.</li><li>Curb the use of single use plastic.</li></ul> Happy World Environment Day to you!

World Environment Day is celebrated on 5th of June every year.

World Environment Day

United Nations (UN) recognises World Bee Day every year on 20th of May. The purpose of this day is to raise the awareness about the role of bees and other pollinators for the ecosystem.Protecting bees and other pollinators is important to preserve our biodiversity and the ecosystems. 90% of the wildflower plants and 70% of world's crops depend on bees for their growth. Bees provides us with one of the best sweeteners, 'honey'. Since a few years, bees are endangered.The reasons are various including habitat loss, use of pesticides on crops, increased temperature and precipitation extremes, increased drought, early snow-melt, and late frost events. You can teach your child about bees and celebrate this day with the following activities: <ol><li>Rock painting: Paint the rocks with white acrylic colour so other colours don't need multiple coats. Next, paint the rock yellow. When the yellow colour is dry, paint on it a few black stripes and its eyes. You can paint the wings in white too.</li><li>Bee picture book: Educate your child about how bees are helpful in pollination through a picture book.</li><li>Waggle Dance: You can also join the Global Waggle Dance to spread the awareness about World Bee Day. You can learn the dance from this link - <a href="https://www.worldbeeday.org.au/waggle/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.worldbeeday.org.au/waggle/</a></li><li>Plant nectar-bearing flowers in your balcony, backyard, or garden to attract bees and to increase pollination.</li><li>Take up a flower and show the pollen to your child. If there is a nectar-bearing flower available, you can show that too to your child.</li></ol> Happy World Bee Day to you! <a href="5d98748389413400077b9963@@ARTICLE@@_5d9aee58f9fe5100080febba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Here</a> is some content Also Explore <a href="@@SURFACE@@_Bee Riddles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bee Riddles</a> , <a href="@@SURFACE@@_Bee Stories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bee stories</a> &amp; <a href="@@SURFACE@@_Bee Songs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bee songs</a>

World Bee Day is celebrated on 20th of May every year.

World Bee Day

World Emoji Day is observed on 17th of July every year. Emojis have now long been used by people to describe their emotions on a digital platform. Take this day as an opportunity to help your child understand their emotions. Here are a few activities which you can do with your child on this day: <ul><li>Paper plates as Emojis: Paint the paper plates as different emojis - happy, sad, confused, thinking, crying, laughing, annoyed, etc. Stick a popsicle stick at the back of the plates. You can now ask your child to raise the emoji plate corresponding to the feeling you describe. This is how it should go:</li></ul>"When (name of your child) feels sad, what does (s)he look like?" To this, your child should raise the paper plate that is painted with a sad emoji. Replace "sad" with the emotions your child is familiar with, this will help your child better express themselves.<ul><li>Emoji Bookmarks: Take a rectangular piece of thick craft paper and draw and paint emojis on them. This can be used as a bookmark by your child or you can let your child gift this to someone close to them.</li><li>Emoji Hair clips: Get sponge craft material to make emoji shaped hair clips. Make them with your child. Your child will love to wear them all the time.</li><li>Emoji Coasters: You can get the coaster bases and paint them with your child in their favourite emojis. Let them use them for their daily cup of milk/tea/coffee.</li><li>Show your kids a poster with different emojis. Help them understand that all emotions are healthy, even the negative ones. Teach them that it is okay to feel several emotions at one time.</li><li>Take this day as an opportunity and tell them that even you feel emotional at times. Share your emotions with them. When they see you expressing, they will express themselves too.</li></ul>

World Emoji Day is observed on 17th of July every year.

World Emoji Day

World Heart Day is celebrated every year on 29 September. It is a global campaign during which individuals, families, communities, and governments around the world participate in activities to take charge of their heart health and that of others. Celebrate this World Heart Day with your entire family, including your tiny tot. Here are ideas which you and your kids might enjoy: 1.	Check out Hindi Tongue twisters on the app - Tongue twisters are very fun. It helps you to speak better and learn funny words.2.	Check out Hindi Story and Songs on the app&nbsp;3.	Hindi Kids films are a great way to learn the Hindi language. Watch kids movie once a week regularly so that children develop an interest in learning the language.4.	Rapid Fire – You can play the rapid-fire game wherein you ask questions and your children answer them immediately but in Hindi.5.	Name, Place, Animal, Thing Game in Hindi – You say a Hindi letter out loud, and the children have to think of a name, a place, an animal and a thing is starting with that letter.&nbsp;If your child is not as advanced in Hindi, you may choose just one category, for example, just names.6.	Treasure hunt with riddles in Hindi – For this game, you have to prepare cues that lead to a treasure, which could be anything, some chocolates, a dessert, or a toy. Every level will have a riddle or a question from our app in Hindi, and the kids will have to give the right answer (in Hindi only) to move to the next level. Happy World Heart Day! Also Explore <a href="@@SURFACE@@_Heart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heart related articles </a>, <a href="@@SURFACE@@_Heart Stories" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heart Stories</a> in our Bee App.

World Heart Day&nbsp;is celebrated on 29th September every year.

 World Heart Day

World Energy Conservation Day is celebrated on 14th December globally to highlight the importance of energy consumption and its use in our day-to-day life, its scarcity and its impact on sustainability of global eco systems. Celebrate this World Energy Conservation Day with your entire family, including your tiny tot. Here are ideas which you and your kids might enjoy: 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Make an activity chart for kids on how to save electricity i.e by Turning off light , turn off TV , limited use of water and wastage.2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Energy Bingo – perfect for kids between 4-8, the bingo game has a selection of images such as showerheads and appliances, of which kids can tick off if they’re not on.3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Word Search – you can either create your own, or you can find word search in our App4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Encourage kids to draw and colour in pictures based on World Energy Conservation Day theme.5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Plant a Tree Plant - Plant a tree or at least a flower plant with your child this Day and celebrate the day by taking a step towards saving our environment. Happy World Energy Conservation Day!

World Energy Conservation Day&nbsp;is celebrated on 14th December every year.

World Energy Conservation Day

Ali Momin

<h2>Here are the quick tips on How to tell a joke to kids.</h2> <h2>Remember, Jokes aren’t funny unless you tell it in a funny way. Read on to know more quick tips.</h2> <ul><li>Believe in the joke you are telling - If you think it's funny, kids are more likely to agree.</li><li>Relax - If you feel awkward, so will the kids.</li><li>Vary your voice - Monotone speech makes the joke boring.</li><li>Signal the punchline - A little pause adds to the suspense.</li><li>If they don't laugh, give up - Desperation isn't funny.</li><li>Believe in the joke you are telling - If you think it's funny, kids are more likely to agree.</li></ul>

Jokes aren’t funny unless you tell it in a funny way. Read on to know more quick tips

How to tell a joke to kids that makes them laugh

Following tips will be help you manage your twins/triplets efficiently: <ul><li>Stick to a schedule</li></ul>Maintain a common schedule for the children. If one wakes up from a nap, wake up the other. If one is hungry and wants to eat, feed the other child as well. Scheduling both the children together will keep you sane and help you get proper sleep as well. <ul><li>Feed at the same time</li></ul>It is important to learn to breastfeed both the babies at the same time. If you are feeding from the bottles, it is easier to have two spots to seat them. Breastfeed or bottle feed, prepare ahead of the feed (a breastfeeding pillow, bottles, burp cloths, pumped breastmilk or formula and a snack for yourself). After feeding, burp the babies one by one. By the time the second (or third) baby has been fed, burped, and changed, the first one's often hungry - and the cycle begins all over again. In the beginning, breastfeeding two babies at the same time can be difficult. It is best to consult a lactation nurse in the days when you are still in the hospital. A nurse will help you try different breastfeeding positions so by the time you are home with your kids, you can apply the one that suits you and your child the best. When one of the babies wakes up to be fed in the middle of the night, wake up the other one after you're done with the first baby. It's hard to wake a sleeping baby, but if you don't, you will be constantly tending to babies and not getting any sleep. <ul><li>Bath twice</li></ul>Bathe your babies turn by turn. If you have an infant chair, put one of your babies in the chair besides you while you bathe the other child. When you are done with one baby, switch the places. Bath seats are also available in the market; these seats make the bathing process easier. <ul><li>Know who is who</li></ul>In the early days of twin parenting, it is natural to mix up your babies. You can dab a dot of nail polish on one of your baby's toe or finger to avoid confusion. You can tie a wrist band to one of your babies. See what works the best for you. <ul><li>Crying times two</li></ul>More often than not, both of your babies will cry at the same time. It is difficult to find out what soothes your babies. What works for one might not work for the other. Figure out if cuddling, cradling, singing, caressing works for your babies or not. <ul><li>Share the duties</li></ul>Ask for help; it can be difficult but ask away. It will be for your own peace. Delegate your tasks to your spouse or your other family members. You can hire a caretaker as well for some time till you figure out how to go about twin parenting. Delegating your tasks will give you time to bond with your babies. Communication is the key; if you feel one parent is taking up more responsibilities, talk it out. <ul><li>Preparing your house for your babies</li></ul>Baby proof your house in every possible way. Set up a changing station including diapers, wipes, and extra baby clothes. If you have a house with more levels, make sure to arrange changing stations, baby chairs at all levels. That way you can avoid running up and down the stairs every time one of the babies spits up or needs to be changed. <ul><li>Bond with your Babies</li></ul>It might take you more time to bond with your babies compared to parents of singletons. Most of your time will be eaten up in fulfilling your babies' needs. But the more time you spend with your babies, the more you will know them and connect with them. <ul><li>Celebrate their individuality</li></ul>It's important to treat your babies as individuals so that they begin to see themselves that way too. Refer to them by their names rather than as "the twins," and as they get older, make sure they have their own clothes and special toys. <ul><li>Plan quality time individually</li></ul>Plan quality time separately for your babies. Sit and talk to them, read a book, or play a game with your babies. The goal is to give each child life experiences that are fun and appropriate for them. Twins are very dependent upon each other in the early years. Spending some time apart will help them develop separate identities and help them understand their likes and dislikes. <ul><li>Respect your children</li></ul>Every child has different needs hence it is important to cater to their individual needs than being fair when raising twins. It is okay if you don't buy the same gifts or clothes for your twins or treat them in the same manner. Respecting the similarities and differences of each child fosters a real and healthy sense of self. <ul><li>Consider possessions &amp; twin identity</li></ul>Possessions help children form a sense of identity. Some separate clothes, toys, books, blankets, etc. reinforce separateness and ownership. Each child needs some possessions that do not have to be shared. This can be achieved by giving each child a special cupboard or space on a shelf. <ul><li>Be cautious about making comparisons.</li></ul>Comparison comes naturally to parents, knowingly or unknowingly. With twins, it becomes even more tempting to do so. Every child develops at their own pace hence it is best not to compare twins. Comparisons easily discourage a child or create a situation where (s)he feels less smart, capable, attractive or loved. What to invest on and what to save on?Babies Can Share:<ul><li>Changing table</li><li>Playpen or portable crib</li><li>Baby bathtub</li><li>Nursing pillow</li><li>Breast pump</li><li>Baby monitor</li><li>Double or triple stroller</li><li>Stationary activity centre</li><li>Activity mat</li></ul> Separate Baby Needs:<ul><li>Car seat</li><li>Infant seat</li><li>Bassinet</li><li>Crib</li><li>Swing</li><li>Diaper bag</li><li>High chair</li><li>Front carrier</li></ul>

It can be a little tricky to raise twins or triplets. But with time, you sure will figure out everything.

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