Can you list the most common complaints in every part of the world? “Nobody understands my real worth.” “Life isn’t as good as it once used to be.” “My child never eats enough.” Good news: Help is here in printed form for complaint #3. Read on! A word of caution: This article isn’t a pure […]
6-year old child keeps her toys back after playing. A 5-year old begins managing her pocket money, so that she can buy her clips for a family holiday to US! No need for the mother of a 4-year old to run after him with the food plate – the child asks for it himself without […]
Medical sciences categorize diseases in to two divisions- hereditary and acquired. So, what about that spark of intellect that makes a child a class apart? Recently, this longstanding quest of mine ended satisfactorily, thanks to two experiences glaringly different, yet answering the same query. When I walked in to my beautician’s last week, I met […]
This New Year, did you enjoy reading the colorful greeting cards more than the warm wishes given over phone? Yes, for sure! Your child too loves to SEE new concepts and not just HEAR you speak about them. Obviously it is because most of the new themes that you introduce to him are always beyond […]
Can we see the world from the child’s point of view? Can we try living his life? Not literally, of course. May be it sounds crazy or even impossible? A difficult question, indeed. Let us give it a try, explore the untrodden roads of the ‘private life of a child’. Innocence, love, passion for adventure, carefree […]
Have you heard your parents talk about their ‘Aksharaabyas’ or the ceremony of initiation to formal education? For the foregone generation, it happened at the age of six. Till then, at any given moment of the day, there was enough to learn in the undivided family set-up that was very much prevalent then. That included […]
Have you watched a group of children playing? More often than not, they would be talking about the rules of the game, arguing, counter-arguing, and usually end up with a fight. Often, the denouement is reached when a leader-figure from among the children interferes and brings in a verbal settlement. If it is an effective […]
A story for you: Once a guru (teacher) wanted to test his two disciples after completion of their spiritual lessons. He gave them a fruit each and asked them to eat it in a place “where no one would see them”. Off went the duo. But some time later, when they returned, one still had […]
Parents: Year 1990, parents constitutes of Mother and Father. Year 2017, parents constitute of Mother, Father and MEDIA – Yes! Media has become the 3rd parent. These were mere means of entertainment earlier but now movies, TV serials, advertisements, cartoons etc. have huge impact on them. They pick up language, behavior, relationships, moralities, religion, values, […]
When there is more than one child at home, there are multiple times when it feels like a war situation. How to strike a balance and avoid the occasional fights, read on. He did!” “No, she did!” “I knew you would side with her. After all, she is the younger one.” “Just because he is […]