I remember being spanked, but I don’t remember for what. The lessons were lost! My teacher was blissfully unaware that you cannot teach any lesson by spanking. What she did manage to teach is that it is acceptable to be a bully if you are bigger. And I always fantasised about becoming big – bigger… [ Continue Reading ]
You are planning to buy a walker for your kid who has just started sitting up. That will help him take his first steps, you feel. Perhaps you need to do a rethink on the issue. If you buy your child a walker, he will start walking sooner than he would have otherwise. But, don’t… [ Continue Reading ]
Swati and Sanjay look like any other happy couple. But they are different from most other couples. They have turned the traditional roles of man and woman on its head. Swati is the primary breadwinner of the family while Sanjay, a designer, is the homemaker. And Sanjay says he has had no problems with the… [ Continue Reading ]
Pune – the name brings with it a flood of memories. It’s where I spent my numerous childhood holidays with a houseful of uncles and aunts, each spoiling us children silly. One day it would be a visit to the Raja Kelkar museum, where my brother and I would gape at all the artifacts in… [ Continue Reading ]
It is often felt that children are voracious and unselective viewers of television who spend a considerable part of their free time in front of television sets. Television has become an integral part of our day-to-day life. It is a baby sitter, companion and an important agent of socialisation for children. Television in these conditions… [ Continue Reading ]
The edge television has over other media due to its multisensorial appeal and its ubiquitous existence has made researchers probe its mesmeric hold on people across the world – especially pre-teen children, considering their impressionable developmental stage. With this concern in mind, ‘Centre for Advocacy and Research’, a Delhi-based media research organisation in Delhi recently… [ Continue Reading ]
The old wives tale about cheerful women delivering healthy babies seems to be true. The American Psychological Association has announced research showing that optimism can reduce the chance of delivering low birth weight or pre-term babies for medically high-risk pregnant women. Psychologist Marci Lobel and her colleagues examined 129 pregnant women between 20 and 43… [ Continue Reading ]
An infant suffering from diabetes? An eight-year-old being injected with insulin? If you think these are far-fetched scenarios, think again. “Juvenile” or “Type 1” diabetes is a harsh reality. According to a report in The Times of India newspaper, junk food, obesity and viral fever are making children increasingly susceptible to the disease. Another key… [ Continue Reading ]
My aunt fits into the image of ‘perfect mother’ in happy-family television ads. Her three children are always dressed well, is never too busy to listen to her children, she manages her house with quiet efficiency, thrives on crisis and smiles through it all as if life is a piece of cake. When you ask… [ Continue Reading ]
Advertisers spend crores of rupees every year in creating a climate conducive to consumption. Children are particularly vulnerable to this sort of advertising as these companies are increasingly targeting them in a variety of ways. The reason: children are emerging as a major influencing factor when it comes to decision-making. Advertising and marketing companies are… [ Continue Reading ]
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