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November ushers in a season of celebration, with the weather at its most pleasant, the vibrant spirit of National Day festivities in the air, the anticipation of holidays, and the joyful aura of...

Due to the present-day exposure for parents and children, parenting has become a challenge like never before. When you are unable to fulfil your child’s ongoing demands, the pampered parenting guilt...

Just as pivotal it is staying determined to achieve something and succeed in life, accepting that rejections and failures are inevitable is equally essential.While we propel our kids so much to keep...

Khareef is a blessing, bestowed on Dhofar with captivating drizzles and mesmerizing waterfalls. The Sarb season follows the Khareef which enhances and complements the stunning spell left by it. Sarb...

Khareef Dhofar is full of bling with rains, drizzles, lush green wadis and meadows as if a carpet were beneath your feet. The breathtaking drives and waterfalls are enough to take you off in an...

Microwave cooking has been a debatable topic for ages regarding its safety content and nutrient-retaining value. While some urge microwave cooking and reheating food in it as top-notch; others...

Salalah in the Dhofar Governorate is known for its lush green landscapes and crystal-clear water springs from July to September; but what sets off these settings in the middle of the Arabian desert...

While it sounds and appears super mesmerising with the lush green landscapes spread across Dhofar, the green comes with a cost. Khareef in Dhofar begins with pleasant drizzles that wipes out all the...

Given any kid an option these days to visit an arcade or a regular park with the usual slides and swings, without a second thought they are swift to pick the former. Our urban dwellings, homes,...

We are inhabiting that time zone of human evolution where your choice of food is a swipe away, where you can find a specific ingredient for your recipe at the touch of a click.When your corporate job...

With the temperatures soaring and giving a good boil to everyone; health is the commodity that is at the peak of its vulnerability. Adding the surplus of humidity around the coastal areas, it gets...

‘Fit’ and ‘healthy’ are used synonymously most of the time; but are they the same? Actually, no. While fit refers to external or physical fitness; being healthy is more integrative and...

Parenting has never been this challenging as it is now owing to the sky-rocketed magnification of the present-day kids’ realms. As parents or guardians, we move heaven and earth to provide comfort...

As we have entered the blessed month of Ramadhan, which essentially is about abstaining from food and drinks from sunrise to sunset; a massive chunk out of the day, sounds convincing enough to lose...

These days everyone seems to be mesmerised by the aura of gluten-free foods to keep up with their fitness goals. With the celebrity and influencer culture endorsing and propagating gluten-free diets,...

When a child unexpectedly raises the topic of death with innocent curiosity, it often catches parents off guard. In a moment both humorous and serious, a 5-year-old once asked, “When will you die,...

We are sitting on a see-saw of an online and offline world. The ease and access to the online side are creating chaos in our offline world leaving us hanging in the air.Even if we segregate the work...

In our pursuit of health, where we meticulously monitor our diets and engage in vigorous workouts, there's a small yet significant aspect we often overlook – a good night's sleep. Its importance in...

A kid cries his heart out when faced with the usual and trivial tribulations of his childhood. He tries to learn to move on with no angst or depressive emotions to pull him back.Some of us have this...

The grocery store aisles are flooded with an array of edible oils all claiming to be super healthy and loaded with minerals and nutrients making it tougher for you to pick the suitable oil to...