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First Day of Preschool Anxiety: A Calm, Kind Guide for Indian Parents

First Day Of Preschool Anxiety Guide from Iris Florets

The morning your two-year-old stands at the school gate with huge eyes and a wobbling lip is, for most families, the first real goodbye of their life. Until this moment, a trusted adult — Ma, Dadi, Nani, the ayah — has almost never been out of arm’s reach. So when the school bag is zipped, […]

Is your child’s “bad behaviour” actually a nutritional crisis?

Is it Behavior or Nutrition? A Parent's Guide | Iris Florets

Before you count to ten, take away screen time, or wonder where you went wrong as a parent, check what your child ate in the last 24 hours. The answer might change everything. The brain-nutrition connection — why it matters more in young children than adults​ The adult brain makes up roughly 2% of body […]

The “Healthy” Supermarket Snacks You Should Throw Away Today

Guide from Iris Florets “Healthy”Supermarket Snacks You Should Throw Away Today

Have you ever turned a snack pack around and found yourself unable to make sense of the label? Most parents have. The front of the package makes the decision feel easy: healthy, low-fat, multigrain. The back of the package tells a different story. Now consider a common situation. You are choosing between two cereal boxes. […]