Tobacco (Smoking) or Alcohol Addiction Tobacco (Smoking) or Alcohol Addiction are perhaps the two most significant drug addictions in children and adolescents.  Smoking and alcohol, though “legal”, are often considered “gateway” drugs; both can lead to other illegal drug usage, such as marijuana and other illegal drugs. Research indicates that children and adolescents who smoke […]

What the child does and believes in, is dependent upon what s/he sees happening around. Parents and family are one of the biggest examples that the child looks up to and learns from. If boys see the girls and women of the house being treated in a suppressed way; they will grow up believing themselves […]

“12 yrs old critical after sexual assault”; “Elder jailed for trying to rape 4-year-old girl”; “Man arrested for rape attempt on friend’s child”; “A 2 year old girl from Colva was raped by her neighbor” “A four-year-old child, who was sleeping outside her house with her parents, was kidnapped and raped by two men, aged […]

Given the fact that future is uncertain and we might not always be by our children s side, what is our biggest job as parents? Our most fundamental responsibility is not only ensuring that they are loved protected, safe and secure but also that they are able to deal with any challenge life throws at them. A […]

Because children acquire the abilities to become responsible, caring adults and citizens of their society from the people who are most intensely involved with them, parenting is the most important and challenging job any of us can have; yet, it receives little support or recognition in our society.  There is very little formal training for […]

For decades, grades have been the primary form of communicating and reflecting student mastery. A myth that has taken hold, but ironically no one thinks grades are able to communicate learning with any sort of accuracy or consistency. Teachers feel compelled to “grade,” (the verb form) any and all student work, believing that a letter […]

How do we get our children to NOT Trust US? It is impossible to come across a new born who does not trust his people, his surroundings. In fact, once comfortable their trust doesn’t have any degree; they trust everyone in the same manner. But as they start to grow up and understand, they are […]

Most of us are born with five senses, exceptionally few with a sixth sense but no one is born with Civic Sense. Though a child has the ability to speak but words and languages are taught by the adults. Similarly civic sense too has to be taught and inculcated in children. With the exception of […]

Todays blog is a replication of a guest article written by Robert Glazer – founder and CEO of Acceleration Partners written for Entreprenuer India My own first “venture” came at age 10. That’s when I realized I could resell Now & Later — a popular new candy at the time — at school for a […]

As a parent you are the BEST role model for your child. At Parwarish, we fundamentally belive in YOUR CHILD WILL NOT DO WHAT YOU SAY , BUT WILL DO WHAT HE SEES YOU DOING !  I’m not speaking about the obvious bad examples that many of us are guilty of setting from time to […]