Category Archives: Parenting

Today is an era of technological revolution. There is hardly any sphere of our life that is not influenced by technology – be it the ubiquitous television or washing machine or mobile phones. But this development of technology has also … Continue reading →

According to Wikipedia, peer pressure refers to the influence exerted by a peer group in encouraging a person to change his or her attitudes, values, or behaviour in order to conform to group norms. Unfortunately, the word has meant to … Continue reading →

Mumbai-based Ramu and his wife have no words to thank their kid Nandu’s kindergarten class teacher Smt. Lalitha. The teacher had called both Ramu and his wife to the school and informed that Nandu was always coming near the black … Continue reading →

Parenting is beset with challenges for a couple in a nuclear family in a metro. There are many new-age parents who fight against all odds to improve the quality of their lives. Parenting amidst other factors like stress in the … Continue reading →

Reading has been acknowledged as one of the main factors that contributes to the vocabulary and knowledge of children. Reading books improves their scores in schools because it is an activity that fuels the imagination of the child and aids … Continue reading →

“The customary code of polite behaviour in a society” — this is the lexical meaning of Etiquette. Today, we are living in a world dominated by modern gadgets and distracting influences. These are taking precedence over everything else in the … Continue reading →

June 2010. The school has re-opened. Parents and children are glowing. However, parents of class V are casting furtive glances at each other. Mrs. Radha Seshadri, class teacher for class VB is morose. Why me? She complains to her family … Continue reading →

We all have heard the expression – “Seeing is believing”. The brain with its limitless capacities can help you immeasurably to achieve life’s ambitions if you give it the chance. These are words from the wise. Today, we have so … Continue reading →

Lack of physical exercise, abundant consumption of junk food, stress of modern day life, the increased effort required to be put in studies -these and so many other related factors have made children victims of life style diseases. Children become … Continue reading →

In Mira Nair’s “Monsoon Wedding” one of the characters recalls the nightmare of having undergone sexual abuse at the hands of her own uncle when she was a young girl. That incident continues to haunt her for a long time. … Continue reading →