Ilaxi S. Patel's Amazon Blog http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/A3AKWA5CWSKOOH Ilaxi S. Patel's Amazon Blog en-us Copyright 2005-2007 Amazon.com Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:44:38 -0700 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:35:13 -0700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Amazon.com Blogs 60 Saying 'Grace' at Mealtimes http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNKOLMYK96IK96J Ilaxi S. Patel Saying 'Grace' at meal times should be a routine in every family. What kids really want for Dinner is love and affection. Family meals together is indeed a recipe for healthy kids. In a fast paced lifestyle, family togetherness is fading away and it's the need of the hour to stay tuned, stay in harmony and say 'Grace' at mealtimes.
Researchers in Britain have discovered strong links between how well children get along with their parents and their success at school. Children who eat together with their parents every day are likely to do better in the school exams. The study is based on 20000 students across Britain. 

Find the Chapter 'Life Long Learners' in Guardian of Angels  Guardian of Angels: A Practical Guide to Joyful Parenting . Build the Arks for Future and Attitude - It Makes a difference, are two topics that we all need to follow and help our kids to learn these tips. I guess, I missed to add  Recipe for Life  - Happy Mealtime (food for thought). Anyways, you can find the same on Kidsfreesouls along with the Beatitudes for Life.

Btw, July is the Month of Ice-creams. So,  here's my winning Recipes that got me win Ice-cream Making Machine in Times of India Ice-cream Recipe contest earlier. Enjoy the scoops and have fun!

- ilaxi patel
]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:44:38 -0700 PLNKOLMYK96IK96J <link>http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNKAH3F2VZ42OBG</link> <dc:creator> Ilaxi S. Patel </dc:creator> <description> <![CDATA[Happy Father's Day to all Dads! I read a quote somewhere, 'Mother make us and our Father complete us' - So very true! Check in the Kidsfreesouls 9 ways that help Dads to stand by Moms in bringing up kids gracefully and help them manage their workplace with positive rewarding experiences.A sense of self affirmation, self respect and self esteem is the most valuable gift a parent can ever give to <div class="plogItemRssLink"> This is syndicated from <a href="http://kidsfreesouls.blogspot.com/2008/06/happy-fathers-day-to-all-dads-i-read.html" target="_blank">Kidsfreesouls - 'Guardian of Angels: Author Blog Syndicated to Amazon.com</a>, and written by ilaxi.</div> ]]> </description> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:16:47 -0700</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false"> PLNKAH3F2VZ42OBG </guid> <source url="http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/A3AKWA5CWSKOOH" /> </item> <item> <title>Online Stress http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNK1WMSVCDGKV8WF Ilaxi S. Patel Filling in a break after a long time as I pass through phases in life and on web lanes. Well, recently my Dentist asked me a simple question, "Isn't it stress while you Blog online?" A difficult question but I guess the Online Stress blasts when writers Blog till they drop!
Well, my Book Guardian of Angels: A Practical Guide to Joyful Parenting has an article on 'Is Computing Safe for Kids' and another 'Learn and Teach with the times' - a Negative and a positive say on Computers. I guess Blogging is the new technology wave and here's my article on Blogging on Kidsfreesouls.

Hit by blogging epidemic, I am aware of people facing heart attacks, sleep disorders, weight gain or loss, blood pressures, exhaustion and other maladies born to the nonstop strain of producing for a news and information cycle that is as always to blog on the internet. Home is workplace for some. A non-stop, ever going activity makes people go in for virtual offices as net has changed the nature of work. Some earn $$ more and some earn less but the addict stays for many net freaks.

A teacher at Google Groups asked for ways to adopt Blogger tools in classroom and raised her concerns on How students can blog safe. Writing journals in books is fine but posting Daily notes online can be stress for kids and teachers too. Kids privacy and safety concerns are must. Social networking temptations are on rise and the stress is to the point of fatigue, frustrations if net activities aren't restricted.

Hence, I see the Blogging technology as online stress if we do not limit blogging hours. Too much is no good anyways and hence, proper planning of time, dedicated posts and restricted activities on the web is a way to go.

- ilaxi
]]> Fri, 23 May 2008 04:27:36 -0700 PLNK1WMSVCDGKV8WF <link>http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNKMO5TXWY4QBD5</link> <dc:creator> Ilaxi S. Patel </dc:creator> <description> <![CDATA[Did I miss on the note, 'Raising Step Children?' - Aah, as we twitter on the web, a lot things get procastinated. Do you Procrastinate? The delay tactics at work levels never brings in results and sure, it's so very true! Sometimes we surf on a different plane where we Design our Ownself - always rethinking the way we live, love, work and play. As an Author, I always wonder why do we need to have <div class="plogItemRssLink"> This is syndicated from <a href="http://kidsfreesouls.blogspot.com/2008/04/did-i-miss-on-note-raising-step.html" target="_blank">Kidsfreesouls - 'Guardian of Angels: Author Blog Syndicated to Amazon.com</a>, and written by ilaxi.</div> ]]> </description> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:02:01 -0700</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false"> PLNKMO5TXWY4QBD5 </guid> <source url="http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/A3AKWA5CWSKOOH" /> </item> <item> <title>Encourage Reading http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNK19MM04BQWV9XE Ilaxi S. Patel A parent came to me and said, "Exams are nearing and my child is at loss of memory." She added, "He can't read and remember as he cannot understand the written word."
Well, the child never learnt the phonics nor learnt How to Read. He did not read any lessons or even Story Books! All was mugging up lessons plans and course revision papers. The mom believed that Story Books were waste of time, money and useless activity when her child could not even score marks. She thought, the only way was cramming and trying to memorize schools lessons to get those grades. How can stories help?

And the baffled parents and children - all need to be encouraged for reading. In fact, Reading is on the back seat. Nobody has time for reading, it seems. Many of the children can't communicate in English because nobody ever taught them to read. Books are the best friends and you're never lonely when you read. Schools do have the Libraries but no dedicated library periods, no story telling sessions in classroom and neither help to children with patience to make them read the stories. Unfortunately, many children speak in their own mother tongue but fail to speak, read and write properly in English.

Moreover, practice makes Perfect - It's all about doing Hard Work. It so happens, a child ends up being Literate but cannot read. The school learning and home practice is an essential skill required. However, I feel, Education without experience and exposure, is Incomplete!


Read more on this in my Book "Guardian of Angels"  Guardian of Angels: A Practical Guide to Joyful Parenting 



Keep the Faith,

- Ilaxi Patel
]]> Thu, 06 Mar 2008 23:36:50 -0800 PLNK19MM04BQWV9XE <link>http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNK2NETU7L19OUX</link> <dc:creator> Ilaxi S. Patel </dc:creator> <description> <![CDATA[Parents need the feel to be the kids’ friends but the fact remains, a child needs a leader and not a buddy sometimes. Parents need to set limits and make the rules. Breaking rules is the game of the kids with their innocence but it is the parent who need to be less a friend and more a mentor when it comes to raising disciplined and well behaved kids. Being firm is a quality to be developed when <div class="plogItemRssLink"> This is syndicated from <a href="http://kidsfreesouls.blogspot.com/2008/01/parents-need-feel-to-be-kids-friends.html" target="_blank">Kidsfreesouls - 'Guardian of Angels: Author Blog Syndicated to Amazon.com</a>, and written by ilaxi.</div> ]]> </description> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:54:09 -0800</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false"> PLNK2NETU7L19OUX </guid> <source url="http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/A3AKWA5CWSKOOH" /> </item> <item> <title>Happy New Year 2008 http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNKZMXTHV6UPM68 Ilaxi S. Patel Here's wishing all my readers and all who pass this way...A very Happy New Year 2008! Build the Arks for future with Resolutions and promises to keep. As the year stretches, we've miles to go. Like I say in my book, "Life is a battle of Ups and Downs: A war of right and wrong, limitations and intimidations, choice of this and that, living in dreams and reality, feelings of acceptance and rejection, getting impressed and depressed, being friendly and carefree, accepting responsibilities and commitments, framing goals and objectives, grabbing opportunities and strengths and a big long trail of what-not! We need to get our Resolutions firmed up! Spread Peace and Go Green...Enjoy Life! God bless.
Read Arks of Future - Make Resolutions from my Book here on www.kidsfreesouls.com/hny2002.htm and yeah, here's an upcoming Amazon space on my web - a slow pace,  as I currently work on redesigning my official Blogger website Book recommendation page. Enjoy!
- ilaxi patel
]]> Tue, 01 Jan 2008 07:03:14 -0800 PLNKZMXTHV6UPM68 <link>http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNK2YC2UP6EYB26X</link> <dc:creator> Ilaxi S. Patel </dc:creator> <description> <![CDATA[Merry Christmas! Here's a Faith Gem Inspiration for you all who pass this way, this Christmas: "He who deals with a slack hand becomes poor/but the hand of the diligent makes one rich" - Proverbs 10:4 Meditate: Faith is decidingFaith is daring Faith is doing the job Faith is determination and dedication All we need to do is 'Decide' and exercise the six D's of Faith today to keep away <div class="plogItemRssLink"> This is syndicated from <a href="http://kidsfreesouls.blogspot.com/2007/12/merry-christmas-heres-faith-gem.html" target="_blank">Kidsfreesouls - 'Guardian of Angels: Author Blog Syndicated to Amazon.com</a>, and written by ilaxi.</div> ]]> </description> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2007 00:50:38 -0800</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false"> PLNK2YC2UP6EYB26X </guid> <source url="http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/A3AKWA5CWSKOOH" /> </item> <item> <title /> <link>http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNK3465QSJDNKCV9</link> <dc:creator> Ilaxi S. Patel </dc:creator> <description> <![CDATA[Make your child a 'Bookworm' - I completely do not agree but instead, Encourage Reading and get the child to form a daily routine for reading books. Begin Reading at the start and reading aloud is the easiest way to talk to your baby before they have any language of their own. It's never too late, Loud reading too does the tricks. Read, read and re-read. Familiarity is pleasure for the kid. As <div class="plogItemRssLink"> This is syndicated from <a href="http://kidsfreesouls.blogspot.com/2007/12/make-your-child-bookworm-i-completely.html" target="_blank">Kidsfreesouls - 'Guardian of Angels: Author Blog Syndicated to Amazon.com</a>, and written by ilaxi.</div> ]]> </description> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:28:10 -0800</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false"> PLNK3465QSJDNKCV9 </guid> <source url="http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/A3AKWA5CWSKOOH" /> </item> <item> <title>Thanks! http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/post/PLNK3STJJ2JGF40QO Ilaxi S. Patel Saying or Writing thank-you notes is a habit, and habits are not formed out of the blue. In school, we are taught to say 'Please, sorry and Thank You' but mostly, children do not adhere to the rules of gratitude. The habit sometimes is influenced by teachers and parents who guide the children. However, many children come out with a unique card - they draw me with specks and say Thank You while some draw and color a card with wishes. Sometimes gifts are not remembered but thoughtfully spoken or written words of gratitude and courteous note makes a big difference.

I remember visiting my school Library (Mt. Carmel school) a year ago and met the Library Sister. Though I met her for the first time, she was so happy to see an ex student of the school running a Children's Library and she was proud of it and happily showed me the new arrival books. I can remember all time I spent there and thank my teachers for such wonderful books.

On the Thanksgiving, we always remember to say "Thanks' to the people who matter the most but in India, we have deep emotional bonds - We don't need to say 'Thanks' as it seems to be too artificial. However, thanks go with real actions that mean we are gratified.

Well, here's my Thanks to all my readers who pass this way - for reading me and my even visiting my Book page and my web www.kidsfreesouls.com, to amazon.com for vast ocean of knowledge and my Publisher 'Book Surge' who stand by us ever. Peace n cheers!

- ilaxi patel
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