“How do I know if my child is ready to read” is second in the “Raising Readers” series, a Kidskintha initiative meant to encourage parents and children to explore imaginative worlds through the written word. …
Conformity: What are we subconsciously teaching our kids?
More and more teens and adults are decidedly feeling unhappy because they are eternally on autopilot trying to field the world’s expectations on them. Some of us meet those expectations only to realize that it failed to give us the fulfillment we sought within ourselves; some of us burnout mid-way trying to fulfill them; some of us realize that there has to be another way to find what we truly seek
Moving Past Trauma: Tips and Advice from Grief and Trauma Specialist, Janine Naus.
Janine Naus is an internationally recognized Grief and Trauma Relief Specialist, Certified Life, Spiritual and Energetic Coach, a Certified Calm, Accepting, Resilient & Empathetic (CARE) Trauma Practitioner and a #1 International Best Selling Author. Janine works with women who …
What does Eczema look like for a child? Book Review: I have Eczema…So What?
Modern life comes with its own advantages, issues, challenges, comforts. It’s almost as if every era has a mind of its own – technology, fashion, trends, beliefs, practices – even health conditions. This post …
Shaping identities: Family bonding over festivals and traditions in a home away from home
It has been 5 years since we moved to Bangalore. And the same year – 2012 I had my first baby. Needless to say, life has been a roller-coaster since then. We have all of …
What Does An Occupational Therapist Do For A Child ?
A 12-year-old I knew had shaky writing resembling that of a 6-year-old, and she was advised to be shown to an occupational therapist to improve her writing skills. Her parents struggled with the question: ” …
The Blue Whale Challenge: What You Should Know About Internet Dangers
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 …
Rescuing Julia Twice: An Adoptive Mother’s True Account Of Parenting A Child With Reactive Attachment Disorder
Imagine this: You wait eagerly to hear from the adoption centre. You finally do. Bring home a child. A very lovely child. You look forward to being a parent. You look forward to showering the …
This Award-winning musician is bringing the real Montessori Philosophy of Education back!
Indian moms often hear this piece of advice when they are expecting- stay healthy, mentally and physically. We hear grandmothers persuading us to hear soft music to calm us down and say prayers by our …
On the Struggles of Being a Special Needs Parent : Author Maureen Walsh Lake
Maureen Walsh Lake had a normal life as a parent, and a special education teacher- until she found herself drowned in a sea of intense emotions while raising her special needs daughter. Maureen’s life went …
How 7 Transformative Days Helped me Become a Conscious Parent
I was flipping through the TV a few weeks ago when I saw Oprah talking with Dr.Shefali Tsabary, clinical psychologist and author of The Awakened Family. I wasn’t only struck by her beauty and neat …
6 Things You Must Know About Your ‘Difficult Child’!
One evening, as I was propping some old shutters behind my son’s bed, I was hardly aware that I was to encounter a classic “difficult child” moment. It started as an innocent conversation when he …