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Nitasha Manchanda

Nitasha Manchanda

Homeschooling went from fringe to elite — what can parents of school-going kids learn from it?

When I first fell down the rabbit hole of exploring education, some of the most interesting ideas I came across were from the homeschooling…

Jan 23, 2018

Jan 23, 2018

Nitasha Manchanda

How technology can make our kids better learners: MIT Media Lab’s Mitch Resnick on raising digital…

“Instead of making kindergarten like the rest of school, we need to make the rest of school (indeed, the rest of life) more like…

Mar 30, 2017

How technology can make our kids better learners: MIT Media Lab’s Mitch Resnick on raising digital…

Mar 30, 2017

Nitasha Manchanda

Are our children’s book shelves diverse enough?

Growing up in India, as solidly part of the majority (at least in terms of race and religion), I never fully appreciated the importance of…

Feb 2, 2017

Are our children’s book shelves diverse enough?

Feb 2, 2017

Nitasha Manchanda

On the importance of reading aloud to kids (even after they’re reading independently)….

“We have an obligation to read aloud to our children. To read them things they enjoy. To read to them stories we are already tired of. To…

Nov 9, 2016

Nov 9, 2016

Nitasha Manchanda

Coloring books: mindful or mindless?

The adult coloring book craze has been in full swing for several years now. The beautifully detailed books by Scottish illustrator Johanna…

Aug 2, 2016

Coloring books: mindful or mindless?

Aug 2, 2016

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Yale Child Study Center’s Erika Christakis on why most Preschool ‘crafts’ are counterfeit and serve…

Like many parents, I’ve felt a vague sense of panic about the cookie-cutter arts and crafts projects that most young children are…

May 10, 2016

Yale Child Study Center’s Erika Christakis on why most Preschool ‘crafts’ are counterfeit and serve…

May 10, 2016

Nitasha Manchanda

How Design Thinking Can Transform Your Child’s Creativity

What’s the bottom line?

Apr 12, 2016

How Design Thinking Can Transform Your Child’s Creativity

Apr 12, 2016

Nitasha Manchanda

Nitasha Manchanda

Parent of two young children, trained as a scientist, and currently exploring innovations in education, curated for you at theinnovativeparent.io

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