As parents, you have said these words a million times. “Put the video game away and complete your homework” “Shut the computer and go and play” You have also heard the responses. “I’ll do it tomorrow” “Just ten more minutes” Life with teens is an ongoing negotiation; be it about sleeping […]
A regular phone call from one of my client – a super sucessful mom – with concerns about her 3 year old child got me present to the reality – that most of us as parents have very high set of expectations from our children. We tend to associate our standing in society with the […]
Screen Time is one of the biggest bone of contention between parents and their children: kids can’t seem to be satisfied with what they view while parents struggle to keep it under control. According to a study done by Mobile Media Time – the screen time for 0-8 year-olds has tripled between 2013 and 2017, […]
Tobacco (Smoking) or Alcohol Addiction Tobacco (Smoking) or Alcohol Addiction are perhaps the two most significant drug addictions in children and adolescents. Smoking and alcohol, though “legal”, are often considered “gateway” drugs; both can lead to other illegal drug usage, such as marijuana and other illegal drugs. Research indicates that children and adolescents who smoke […]
What the child does and believes in, is dependent upon what s/he sees happening around. Parents and family are one of the biggest examples that the child looks up to and learns from. If boys see the girls and women of the house being treated in a suppressed way; they will grow up believing themselves […]
“12 yrs old critical after sexual assault”; “Elder jailed for trying to rape 4-year-old girl”; “Man arrested for rape attempt on friend’s child”; “A 2 year old girl from Colva was raped by her neighbor” “A four-year-old child, who was sleeping outside her house with her parents, was kidnapped and raped by two men, aged […]
Given the fact that future is uncertain and we might not always be by our children s side, what is our biggest job as parents? Our most fundamental responsibility is not only ensuring that they are loved protected, safe and secure but also that they are able to deal with any challenge life throws at them. A […]
Because children acquire the abilities to become responsible, caring adults and citizens of their society from the people who are most intensely involved with them, parenting is the most important and challenging job any of us can have; yet, it receives little support or recognition in our society. There is very little formal training for […]
For decades, grades have been the primary form of communicating and reflecting student mastery. A myth that has taken hold, but ironically no one thinks grades are able to communicate learning with any sort of accuracy or consistency. Teachers feel compelled to “grade,” (the verb form) any and all student work, believing that a letter […]
How do we get our children to NOT Trust US? It is impossible to come across a new born who does not trust his people, his surroundings. In fact, once comfortable their trust doesn’t have any degree; they trust everyone in the same manner. But as they start to grow up and understand, they are […]