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Listening To Children
Dr. Jaishri Ramakrishnan is a consultant psychologist with over three decades of experience. She has conducted several seminars, workshops and training programmes on parenting, handling children with special needs, and stress management.
5 min |
July/August 2017
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Right Reasons To Choose A Boarding School For Your Child
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.
7 min |
July/August 2017
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Children & Theatre
India has a rich theatrical tradition. Sanskrit dramas such as Abhignanasakuntala by Kalidasa share the limelight with theatre forms such as Koodiyattam from Kerala and Yakshagana from Karnataka, not to mention the shadow and puppetry theatre in folk art. Indian theatre has always been rich in imagery, music and narration and close to people’s lives, with performances often staged in places of worship. However, in the recent past, urban India has largely lost touch with this versatile art – we have become spectators rather than practitioners. Many are the benefits of being involved in theatre for children. Read on.
7 min |
July/August 2017
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Protect Your Young Child From Abuse
Childhood is one of the most intriguing and fascinating times of our lives. This is the time when everything around seems so interesting, new and mesmerizing. It should not be marred by instances such as abuse. Alertness and sensitivity in parents will go a long way in shielding the young child from abuse. Read on.
8 min |
May - June 2017
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Serious Injuries To Teeth Prevention And Treatment
Dr. Tapan Satish Yeolekar is a consulting pedodontist. He has authored papers in variou s national and international scientific journals. Dr. Tapan was nominated twice in a row for ‘Best Specialist Dentist of the Year’ in 2016 and 2017’ at the prestigious Famdent awards, considered to be the ‘Dental Oscars’. He also won the ‘Dental Innovation of the Year 2017’ at the Indian Health Professionals Awards.
5 min |
May-June 2018
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Programming - Has Your Child Tried It?
Programming - Has Your Child Tried It?
5 min |
May-June 2018
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Yoga And The Art Of Modern Day Parenting
Namita Sinha is a teacher of yoga and meditation, and founder of a specialised childrens yoga programme Yogi Kids. Namita, a mother and former marketing professional, teaches practical application of yogic teachings in an experiential way.
9 min |
September-October 2018
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Girls & Stem - Bridging The Gap
Stem (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) subjects and activities are in vogue.
6 min |
March - April 2019
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Lifeskills Through Games
In the previous edition of this serialised feature Guestimedict was introduced, a game that sharpens children’s skills to estimate, predict and make informed guesses.This episode discusses an emotional block to creativity that prevents one from leading a creative life; a block as a consequence of fear of a negative evaluation of oneself by society, fear of criticism,fear of drawing the attention of others to what one is doing. This fear causes one to filter all actions that one could take, through the sieve of how society would view the action. This constant filtering of potential actions through reflections off the social mirror is a block that prevents one from exploring life in all its fullness. In this episode we propose an experimental activity that can gradually remove this serious block to creativity.
9 min |
May - June 2019
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Dangers In Your Child's Food
Everyone knows that food is a basic necessity that we can-not live without and that food is essential for a child to grow. But what kind of food is a question that stresses parents out.
7 min |
May - June 2019
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Raising A Child
We observe a rise in single child families in India due to a variety of reasons. For parents, it is good to know what the implications are, and take action where necessary. This article explains how to do that.
3 min |
May - June 2019
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Styling Your Kids On A Budget - Tips And Tricks
As much as parents love dressing up their children in trendy clothes, they are less enthused about the short shelf-life of the items. Styling for children can be overwhelming for thrifty parents because children outgrow their clothes quickly. It seems like they grow an inch every time you turn around and there is always a constant demand for new clothes.This article guides you in styling: so that the inevitable growth spurts of your children do not shrink your bank accounts!
4 min |
May - June 2019
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How Your Marriage Impacts Your Parenting
Aparna & Sanjay Balasundaram’s mission lies in strengthening families by supporting individuals, parents and couples find hope, healing and courage. As relationship and life coaches they have cofounded Life Skills Experts (lifeskillsexperts.com) that empowers children, parents and schools - as well as The Flourishing Marriage Course (flourishingmarriage. com) which encourages couples to refresh and rekindle their marriages.
10+ min |
March - April 2017
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Being The Role Model For Your Young Child - Dos And Donts
Have you heard the saying “You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips”? This is most valid for children. Read on.
6 min |
July - August 2019
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Child Savings Plans - What You Should Know
Key financial concerns of parents before we dive into the ins and outs of “Child Savings Plans”, let us quickly take a look at some of the concerns that parents have about their children’s future.
8 min |
March - April 2019
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Lifeskills Through Games
The Sprit Of Discovery
10+ min |
May - June 2017
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Steps To A Healthy, New, Academic Year
As we prepare to make our ‘back to school’ purchases and draw up development plans for the new academic year, I want to remind you that this is a good time to focus on some simple measures to improve our children’s strength and stamina as well. It will be fruitful to reflect on the health and fitness challenges your child has faced in the last academic year and mindfully chart out a better course this time. We are raising kids in an era with good standards of healthcare and the emphasis is now on preventive measures in the form of health checks and screening tests. So let us think ahead to ensure a healthy academic year for our children.
4 min |
May - June 2017
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Your Child Must Learn Music
Soothing the savage breast: the benefits of music
8 min |
May - June 2017
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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.
5 min |
November - December 2016
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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.
5 min |
November - December 2016
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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.
7 min |
March - April 2017
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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.
7 min |
March - April 2017
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Common Infections in School Going Children
Many parents often lament increased instances of their child falling ill especially from the time they started going to school. While there are no fool-proof strategies for preventing a school-going child from being exposed to any kind of contagious illness, it is certainly worthwhile for the parents to be informed about the challenges they can handle effectively.
5 min |
September - October 2016
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The Indian Way Of Life - For Children And Parents
Prabhat Mandal, founder of Magicc in Parenting, has been involved in helping parents become more confident in making choices as well as empowering them to spend quality time spent with their children. Over 12 years, he has trained and coached several thousands of parents.
10+ min |
September-October 2018
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Communicating With Children
Kichu Krishnan is an entrepreneur and a partner in a social organisation. His life passion is coaching and mentoring individuals for better communication, productivity and happiness. Kichus workshops have helped over 65000 individuals in the last 35 years.
5 min |
September-October 2018
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Lifeskills Through Games - Goalsetting
Dr. Jeyakar Vedamanickam, after a rich career in the Aeronautical industry had a stint as an academic as the Director of the Xavier Business School in Bangalore. He has authored a book for parents, Sculpting Angels: Parenting Lessons to Foster Creativity in Children. He conducts workshops on Creativity and Innovation, Behavioural Economics and Risk Management for executives and on Parenting for Creativity for parents.
10+ min |
September-October 2018
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Waste Not, Want Not - How To Sensitise Young Children About Better Consumption
Amishi Parasrampuria is founder of Upcyclers Lab, an organisation that creates learning tools and programmes on sustainability for parents and schools. Upcyclers Lab uses play-based learning, storytelling, crafts and songs to teach waste management to young children below the age of nine.
5 min |
September-October 2018
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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.
8 min |
July - August 2019
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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.
6 min |
January - February 2017
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Becoming a Parent Without a Partner - Raising a Child Solo
What makes one a parent? Is it biology?
8 min |