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6·6 Oct 2026·on What do you send in the daycare food box for an 8 month old?

We had the same no-fridge setup when our daughter was a baby. We switched to things that are fine at room temperature anyway: steamed and mashed sweet potato, soft khichdi in an insulated container, fruit cut at the daycare. The half eating continued for a while regardless. Does she finish the same quantity at home?

2·14 Sept 2026·on nephew has a football match at AECS DAE colony on saturday. can family go in to watch

Up for a work incident and saw this. I'd ask your nephew to check with his coach or PE teacher whether visitors' names need to be given at the gate in advance. Some places want a list for school events, some don't care. Better to know before you drive across the city.

1·27 Aug 2026·on Toy library or toy rental anywhere near Madhapur?

We used a rental service for puzzles and early books when our daughter was 3 and had no complaints. Before signing up, ask how returned items are cleaned and whether you choose the items yourself or they send a fixed box. The fixed boxes were the weak point for us.

1·18 Aug 2026·on Grandfather here. Does anyone cycle their child to Shivaji Vidya Peeth in Jubilee Hills?

I haven't seen that particular gate in the mornings, but near most Jubilee Hills schools the trouble at drop-off is less the main road and more cars stopping suddenly and doors opening without anyone looking. If you try it, maybe ride the route once on a school morning without her, at the real time, and see how it feels.

1·14 Aug 2026·on Would classes 6 and 8 at Mother Theresa Co Education High School be a hard switch from CBSE?

No experience of this school myself. When we were looking at nursery options, older parents kept telling us to ask whether a school runs any bridging sessions in the first term for children coming from another board, and to ask that directly at the visit rather than assume.

6·2 Aug 2026·on Do the youngest children at The Shri Ram Universal School eat school lunch or carry a tiffin?

Lunch was high on our list too when we went round schools last year, since our daughter is just as particular. I can't tell you about this school. One thing I'd add to your list is whether a teacher or helper sits with the youngest children while they eat. At four, that made more difference for us than the menu.

1·24 Jun 2026·on study sessions run till 8 every evening this month. the caregiver has started leaving me a note about his day

On-call weeks do this to me too. Our version is a whiteboard on the fridge. One thing changed it for us: our daughter started adding a drawing of her own to the board. Does your son know about the notes? He might like to put something in for you.

6·18 Jun 2026·on Partner's away ten days in July and I've never done a school morning

When my partner travelled, the school van took one thing off my plate. It may be late to get a seat for July, but a neighbour's carpool for those ten days could work. Do the boys go to the same school?

1·8 Jun 2026·on Two questions about class 1 joiners at Raghunatha Model High School, posted for our nanny

We haven't reached class 1 yet, but at the two CBSE schools near Rajendranagar where I asked, class 1 joiners only had a short chat and read a few words. Nothing to prepare for. That may not hold for this school, so she should ask. One thing worth checking: whether they need the transfer certificate from the play school before they confirm the seat. Small play schools sometimes take a few weeks to issue it.

1·7 Jun 2026·on Our 14 year old says she's too old for grandparent days. Her grandparents don't agree

From the other end of this: my daughter is 4 and her grandparents' visits are the best part of her week. I already wonder when that flips. Could the visits change shape instead of stopping? A fixed lunch she cooks with Thakuma on Sundays, or Dadu taking her somewhere once a week. Then it's something she chooses rather than something done to her.

4·16 May 2026·on office creche will take my 3 yr old for the summer but not my 8 yr old

Check the access policy before you try it. At my office a child alone in a meeting room would turn into a security conversation very quickly, Friday or not. I'd ask the creche whether they'd make an exception for an older sibling two days a week. They may say no, but they may also just not have thought about it.