It has been a little under a month that India witnessed its first death due to the suddenly famous phenomenon called the Blue Whale game. The name is a misnomer – it is well-established …
Grit to great! 3 easy ways to raise gritty children!
How do we build this trait called grit in kids? Can it even be developed? Or are some people simply born with it?
Shaping empathy in kids!
The good part is that though EQ may require nurturing, many children appear to naturally display emotional intelligence. Even infants seem to be able to tell an angry voice from a soothing voice.
The Terror of Consumerism
It is established that the role of parents can never be diminished in such a context. What can we do guard our little men and ladies from the…
5 Steps Parents can take to curb Corporal Punishment in schools
There have been reports of children being shamed and humiliated to such an extent that the young adolescents reel into depressions.
Eco-Friendly
A thing or two to learn from the Gods…
The universe is our family!
The Universe is our family…
True personification- Mother Earth
Kids have a real capacity to imagine the more bizarre things!
The Truth About Lies
It is only natural that parents will find it hard to take that our children do not speak the truth entirely. However, it is indisputable there are hardly any adults you will find that do not lie.
Careful what you say!
This used to be my line when I heard her banging the door while I was in the middle of a bath, or saw her gesturing frantically with me on a call, or when she asked me to ‘watch’ her dancing/jumping/talking- basically whenever she demanded my attention that I couldn’t give immediately.
My daddy strongest
Sunday afternoon had Ananya pondering over some serious things…
Like world’s miseries- hunger, poverty, extinction, terrorism…
Anan( with a purposeful knit of her brow): There is only one way to solve this.
Me( Impressed and curious): Really? Tell me how?
Anan: Make Appa the President of the world!!!!
Oh! Daughters and their Supermen Daddies!!! It’s always ” My Daddy Strongest” for them.
The horror story..
Apparently, one accidental mention of a ghost by a cousin and following it up with “Chota Chetan” while on vacation at their grandparents’ started it all. She particularly fears that “skeleton”.