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Playtime with shumee - Podcast on Parenting, Play and Early Childhood Development
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[Season 3: Episode 4] How Toys Help Children Learn Before School
Early Childhood expert Rachna Narwekar speaks to shumee about how play teaches essential skills and creates a foundation that gives children a headstart to learning at school.
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[Season 3 Episode 3] What Dads want: A Father's Day Special
Playtime with Shumee celebrates Father's Day with Pops in a Pod!
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[Season 3 Episode 2] How to Mindfully Engage Kids with Zero Screen Time
[Season 3 Episode 2] How to Mindfully Engage Kids with Zero Screen Time
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[Season 3 Episode 1] The power of Mindful Parenting with Dia Mirza
[Season 3 Episode 1] The power of Mindful Parenting with Dia Mirza
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[Season 2 Episode 8] Sleep training babies with sleep expert Kerry Bajaj
How to sleep train babies? How early should you start? What happens when you're both working parents who get home late?
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[Season 2 Episode 7] Tackling Children and their active Imagination!
Imagination helps kids be creative, make sense of the world, comfort themselves and communicate their ideas. As a parent, how can you help develop this?
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[Season 2 Episode #6] The Power of Stories in Parenting
How can we use the power of stories in our parenting journey? Listen to tips from actor & storyteller Janaki Sabesh.
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[Season 2 Episode #5] Artsy, Craftsy Ideas for Non-Artistic Parents!
Arts, crafts & DIY are a great way to keep engaged for hours, not to mention the creative outlet they get to express themselves and their ideas. But what if...
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[S2 Episode #4] Are you a parent or a friend to your child?
Ever dreamed of being friends with your child? The kind of beautiful relationship in which they confide in you, you share laughs and heart-to-heart talks together, and no matter how...
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[Season 2 Episode #3] Getting fussy eaters to eat
Does your otherwise angelic toddler turn into a raging monster at mealtimes? Refusing the food you lovingly make, pushing bowls and plates away, making you run circles around them for...
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[Season 2 Episode #2] Managing Different Parenting Styles
Parenting is complex. What happens when you add the complexity of managing a village as you raise a child? You have your spouse, your parents, your in-laws and maybe other...
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[Season 2 Episode #1] Can you travel with toddlers?
Does the thought of travelling with kids on a holiday fill you with more dread than joy? How do some parents make it look so easy? Let's hear some golden...