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A grandfather and his young grandson sitting together on a couch, reading and telling a story.
Reading Habits2 min read

Guru Nanak Jayanti Is Coming: Why the Sakhis Your Family Tells Count as Real Reading Time

Guru Nanak Jayanti falls on November 24 this year — the Gurpurab marking Guru Nanak's birth, usually spent...

0–3 yrs3–5 yrs6–8 yrs9–12 yrs
A father and young son sitting together on a couch at home, reading a picture book aloud.
Reading Habits2 min read

Do I Have to Do Funny Voices When I Read to My Child? What Actually Keeps Them Engaged

It's 8pm. You've done five different voices for the same three characters for the fortieth night running, and...

0–3 yrs3–5 yrs6–8 yrs
Rows of lit oil lamps glowing along a riverside ghat at dusk.
Reading Habits4 min read

Chhath Puja Is Coming: Keeping a Little Reading Going Through a Four-Day Festival Pause

Chhath Puja this year runs Friday 13th to Monday 16th November — Nahay Khay, Kharna, the sandhya arghya...

0–3 yrs3–5 yrs6–8 yrs9–12 yrs
A toddler sits in an airplane seat near a window.
Reading Habits4 min read

Books or a Tablet for a Long Train or Flight With Kids? What Actually Helps

You've packed two picture books, a colouring set, and a small bag of snacks for the six-hour train...

3–5 yrs6–8 yrs9–12 yrs
A young girl sitting on a bed reading a paperback book.
Reading Habits4 min read

Is Morning Reading Better Than Bedtime Stories? What Actually Builds the Habit

Bedtime stories somehow always get cut short. It's 8:40, the lights need to go off at 8:45, and...

0–3 yrs3–5 yrs6–8 yrs
A girl lying on a bed reading a book indoors, a calm bedtime-like scene
Reading Habits4 min read

Stuck Indoors on a High-AQI Day? Turning Smog-Season Confinement Into Reading Time Instead of More Screens

The air outside has gone that familiar grey-brown again, the park is off-limits for the week, and your...

0–3 yrs3–5 yrs6–8 yrs9–12 yrs
A woman carrying and closely interacting with a smiling baby
Reading Habits4 min read

Talking to Your Baby Might Matter as Much as Reading to Them — Here's What the Research Found

Somewhere you picked up the idea that you should be talking and reading to your baby constantly, narrating...

0–3 yrs
A woman in a green sari sits with a child in a sunlit room at home.
Reading Habits3 min read

Is My Child Missing Out Because We Don't Live in a Big City?

You scroll through some other parent's photo of a weekend at a big-city bookstore — the beanbags, the...

0–3 yrs3–5 yrs6–8 yrs9–12 yrs
A little girl lying on a bed surrounded by a pile of books
Reading Habits4 min read

My Child Keeps Rereading the Same Few Rented Books Instead of Trying New Ones — Is the Subscription Still Worth It?

The new box arrived, your child flipped through it once, and then went straight back to the same...

0–3 yrs3–5 yrs6–8 yrs

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