Do you remember how kids have been constantly asked the one confusing question since time unknown- “Who do you love more, Mummy or Papa?” Though we as adults find it amusing to see their confused faces, the child is totally baffled about what to say. However, there...
How to Help Kids with Homework (Without Doing It for them!) It's hard to find anyone – child or parent – saying homework is their favourite thing. It’s natural, isn't it? After a long day at school, so many activities and playtime are done, how can...
Listening skills are important for a child as they are one of the building blocks of overall communication prowess. Listening skills entail two areas of capability: Correctly identifying the words spoken by somebody else. Required skill: Attention Correctly interpreting the words spoken by somebody else. Required skill:...
Not very long ago, a Twitter post went viral instantly because celebrity mom, Aishwarya Rai, had her daughter Aaradhya accompanying mom everywhere she went. The fan seemed concerned with the fact that Aaradhya was missing out on school time, which was not “Okay”. Many even...
Mr. and Mrs. Khanna has an only son, Rahul. What a nice and sweet boy! Both his parents love and pamper him a lot. BUT….separately. I mean they don’t get along well. Although they all live together under the same roof, the parents don’t share a...
Children growing up in families where parents frequently use derogatory, dishonoring and discourteous language on them and make them disgruntled for being “not enough” usually succumb to low-esteem. In these households, many children come of age hearing such sentences as You’re a bad child! I wish you...
Humility is an important trait that children should inculcate right from the beginning. A lot can be determined based on the environment in which the child grows. Special emphasis on traits like these is needed to educate the child in terms of emotional quotient and...
A, B, C, D, E, F, G … Won’t you love to learn with me? Summer break is round the corner – time for kids to engage in creative stuff with mum and dad. This summer make every day a learning lesson in global environment before you...
Let us start with the story of two sisters Sara and Aarti. Sara had a son and Arti a daughter in the same year. Today they are five years old and both love video games, whether it’s on the big screen or a mobile phone....
I shuddered at the thought of what had happened to my friend's daughter. How could someone be so cruel? How could they sexually abuse a 9-year-old? How did the parents not know? All these questions and thoughts just made me nauseous and I prayed that...
