Your Child Must Learn Music

Soothing the savage breast: the benefits of music

What is your child hiding from you?

Did you know that toddlers can “hide” information from parents? Yes, the habit starts then and grows through being fed by parenting style, environment, peers, schooling, etc.

Mother tongue in the early years

English becoming the common language for Indians, though welcome in a way, has also led to some questions – What is the place of the mother tongue? When the father and mother have different mother tongues, is it not better to use English as the common language? Will it be easier for young children to adapt to pre-school if they are spoken to only in English at home? I have interacted closely with many multi-lingual families and firmly believe that young children can be quite comfortable with multiple languages at home. Read on.

Flu Vaccine and Vaccines for Adolescents - Some Facts

From the time that the child is a few days old, until the age of one, parents make repeated visits to the paediatrician’s clinic for the mandatory ‘shots’. Early childhood and adolescence are also marked by such visits, though they are fewer in number. While some vaccinations are by and large painless, after the pinprick of the needle, some do cause fever, discomfort and pain for a few days after. This often leads parents to wonder, if it is worthwhile for the child to go through this.

Children And Outdoor Time

Vinitha Ramchandani is consulting editor with the Economic and Political Weekly. She is also an author and curriculum-planner. Vinitha, a mother of two, conducts storytelling and creative writing workshops for children.

Boarding Schools In Switzerland

Punita Shah is an educational specialist. After working as a teacher with The Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai for more than a decade, she founded Punita Shah Education Services, which provides educational advisory services, specialising in Boarding School selection and admissions abroad. She also organises specialised summer programmes and seasonal camps abroad.

Lifeskills Through Games - Knowing One's Sills Making A Skills Inventory

In the previous edition of this serialised feature we discussed an emotional block that prevents one from leading a creative life ; fears related to one’s actions drawing the attention of others.

Becoming a Parent Without a Partner - Raising a Child Solo

What makes one a parent? Is it biology?