Spoil The Child And Clip Off His Wings!
I recently came across a forward in one of the family groups. The title read – Parent Induced Wastefulness (PIW).
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Come Children, Let’s Talk About Failures – Part 2
This is a two-part series by Narayani that emphasizes on preparing children to face the real world, by talking to
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Come Children, Let’s Talk About Failures – Part 1
When I worked as a preschool teacher earlier, I was irrevocably drawn towards student psychology. Although I handled preschool, I
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Parenting Decoded: Grandparents
Aaji, Granny, Patti, Nanna, Grandpa, Thatha, Nani, Dida, Ajoba, Ajja, Dadiji, Dadaji…. different names names but one beautiful relation that defines
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The Tough Call To Play Good cop, Bad cop!
I recently came across an article on how strict parenting could afford to be. Honestly, it is a very contentious
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Pressures in life should not kill the essence of life!
Circa 2002: As much as Math, English, Chemistry and Biology showered their benevolence over me, Physics, for unknown reasons continued
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Lessons on Freedom in Parenting
Dad: “You have to let him go in the bus.” Me: “He is not even 5 years old! Sending him
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Why Parenting Cannot Have An Instruction Manual!
The other day, one of my colleagues mentioned how a teenage boy in their colony got extremely agitated and violent
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Technology And Toddlers
This has been long on my ‘have to blog about’ list. Somehow, I did not have the time or the
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