Down the busy road on a cool summer evening, Joanne and Peter were taking a stroll in the park. The birds announced their retreat as they fluttered over the sun, which was already halfway down the horizon. Continue reading…
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Seven-year old Nidhi’s parents helplessly looked on as she felt breathless and restless and began pacing vigorously. From their experience they knew that no amount of comforting and distracting would help her calm down. Continue reading…
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“Things do not happen. Things are made to happen” – John F. Kennedy You don’t have to be an American to know the Kennedys, especially John F. Continue reading…
Anthony Aravind
Learning disability or learning disorder is not a problem, neither does it prove that children with this disability are dumb or not intelligent. Research has shown that children with learning disabilities are just as smart as any other kid. Continue reading…
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What is bullying? Bullying in simple terms is a group of children who try to offend someone else by putting them down. This is often experienced everywhere and no matter how the situation is, bullying can make you feel depressed, hurt and can keep you lonely. Continue reading…
Aakriti Joanna
He felt remorseful sitting on the couch at the clinic. He was blaming himself all the one hour he sat there. His loss of communication with his dearest daughter had pushed him into depression. Continue reading…
Aakriti Joanna
“But kids don’t stay with you if you do it right. It’s the one job where, the better you are, the more surely you won’t be needed in the long run.” –Barbara Kingsolver How good are you at walking on a tight rope? Continue reading…
Aakriti Joanna
“What it’s like to be a parent: It’s one of the hardest things you’ll ever do but in exchange it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love.” -Nicholas Sparks Parenting can be quite a task. Continue reading…
Aakriti Joanna
Becoming a parent is like a Roller Coaster ride: moments of sheer exhilaration mixed thoroughly with stretches of anxiety and apprehension. The key to coping up with this awesome responsibility is to keep cool. Continue reading…
Aruna Arumugam
Mohit slit his wrist because he was worn-out of the constant struggle going on in his mind of wanting to support his erratic natured wife or choose peace of mind by opting for a divorce. Continue reading…
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Mona – a 26 year old teacher – has strongly negative feelings about marriage. She attributes it to her parents’ turbulent relationship and subsequent divorce almost ten years ago. Continue reading…
Aditi Kulkarni
Priyanka stood up and shared how she had gained so much confidence in the past six weeks. She is a young girl studying at Delhi’s Women Technical Institute, which she joined after class XII. Continue reading…
JP Singh
The first day of pre-school (or play school) is a milestone for every child, and parent! You might remember feeling anxious or apprehensive as you dropped your little one off. Continue reading…
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You’ve been waiting for close to nine months to see your baby and finally she’s here! Everyone in your family is excited and happy. Everyone, that is, except you. Continue reading…
Shireen Ratna Stephen
While our love for our children may be unconditional, it’s seriously worth questioning and finding out how our children perceive our love for them. Does my child perceive my love as conditional upon whether he/she does things the way I the parent wants him/her to do? Continue reading…
Gayathri Tirthapura
People say childhood lays the foundation for the psychological growth of a person. Your happiest and most cherished memories are from your days in school when all you had to worry about is when the P.E hour will start or the lunch bell will ring. Continue reading…
Rohit Viswanathan
The recent rape of a 7 year old in a Bangalore school has brought to the forefront feelings of anger and confusion that have been brimming under the surface for a number of us. Continue reading…
Anchal Sood
From the Chota book of Parenting Chapter 7 By Dr Sunita Maheshwari Any parent’s worst nightmare is the phone call informing that their child has been kidnapped or abused – either physically or sexually. Continue reading…
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Remember being yelled at by your mom about coming home late and spending too much time playing with the neighbourhood kids? Turns out you could just have told her about all the benefits of staying out for Kabaddi, Chocolate box and Cops and Robbers – which have been found to be quite a few. Continue reading…
Anchal Sood
Autism is a developmental disorder that typically occurs in the first three years of birth. Autism is not a rare disorder, being the third most common developmental disorder. Continue reading…
Bhargav Sanketi
I was at the super market today, excitedly picking up my usual Kwality Walls “Divine Chocolate” tub, when something interesting caught my eye. A young girl, probably around 6 years old was asking her mother for that new Magnum ice cream stick. Continue reading…
Anchal Sood
The above is an imaginative representation of the way different students would remember/perceive the material written on a black board. The different sections, from left to right, represent students with dyslexia, ADHD/ADD, visual impairment and no disabilities. Continue reading…
Bhargav Sanketi
Raising a child is probably the most gratifying job. But it is also probably the toughest. It is becoming increasingly tough for parents to talk to their children about certain issues. Continue reading…
Bhargav Sanketi
I’m part of a group on Facebook where parenting issues are discussed, ideas are exchanged, knowledge is imparted to the lesser-experienced parents and so on. Continue reading…
Krithika Akkaraju