Do you shudder when you come across news items about violence and murder in the name of religions? I do, too. But I believe that our role does not end there. We could be playing our own part (along with our children) in keeping the world peaceful and friendly. We better start off early. How […]
Colloquial Definition of Independence: “You can do anything you want to, provided you do within the boundaries I give you” India got independence 66 years back but what we failed to acknowledge and take over was Responsibility which came along. Keeping the city clean became someone else’s responsibility (work); maintaining traffic sense became the job […]
Homes and schools often come across ‘unruly’ kids, who are difficult to handle. Parents and teachers do try several ways to make such children ‘behave’. All their tactics usually fall under one of the two main areas – either carrot or stick. Instead of punishing the erroneous child, the family or the school could come […]
Comparison: A four letter word! – well it is but uses 10 letters to express itself.. The destroyer of human potential. Our scriptures – the Gita, the vendata etc all talk about the potential of Human beings as unlimited – “Sarv gun sammpan” is how everyone is born. Then how come everyone starts to think […]
“Since God couldn’t solely be with every child that he makes, he gifts them each a mother.” When I read this lovely quote, I wished to extend it further: “Since God and the parent wish to show the child their love, they gift him good teachers.” You would agree with me, I am certain. It […]
What is education? So, basically education is nothing but an enlightening experience. And when a child goes through the process of education system and schooling he/she is full of brilliant ideas, new thoughts and various creative ways to solve any problem and create new things. The parents and teachers only have to act as a facilitator […]
Where, why and how does this ‘natural’ need to brag, show off, project develop! From the day a child is born, everything about her is measured and compared against a barometer. That barometer could be comparison with others, siblings, parents, peers or even standard. Let’s examine this more in the parameters we normally use. Physical […]
Children start learning about themselves and the world around them from a young age. They are naturally curious about things and are natural explorers too. So as a parent or a caregiver or as a society at large it becomes our collective responsibility to provide them with a nurturing environment where they can fulfill their […]
Sibling rivalry can simply be defined as the feeling of competition between the two siblings. This can occur due to many factors like parental behavior towards each child, birth order, and age between the two or more siblings. This majorly occurs when the second child comes into being or when the second child is born. […]
Last night we were having dinner with a few friends. At the table one of them asked “when do children start taking their responsibility themselves” the other pitched in “till what age do you think we need to be on their heads for their studies, hygiene, controlling TV?” These are usual questions which mostly come […]