With growing kids in the family parents need to learn to mange their relationship with their kids, between siblings and even among themselves as spouses. Parent’s guide to managing relationships.
The parents of five-year-old Amisha noticed an aloofness in her behaviour when her mother gave her the news of a new baby on the way. When asked about it, she replied, “Now my parents will not be mine alone, but somebody else’s as well”. The elder child’s psychology It is quite natural for a child… [ Continue Reading ]
A couple of foreign origin looking at adopting an Indian child needs to follow some fairly lengthy guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court of India. Procedure to be followed Every application from a foreigner must be sponsored by a social or welfare agency recognised or licensed by the government of his country and enlisted… [ Continue Reading ]
I would like to share with you with one of the best holiday spots I have been to with my daughter. Kanvashram is a little known place close to Kotdwar in Uttarakhand. It is a five-hour drive from Delhi. You can reach the location by a night train – Mussorie Express which leaves Old Delhi… [ Continue Reading ]
Stories From Bapu’s Life Written by Uma Shankar Joshi Illustrations by Mickey Patel Published by National Book Trust, New Delhi Gandhiji’s intellectual influence on Indians has been considerable. Some were attracted by his emphasis on political and economic decentralisation, others by his insistence on individual freedom, moral integrity, unity of means and ends, and social… [ Continue Reading ]
“I’m unbearably tired, so terribly exhausted, I just want to sleep,” she said. And sleep she did – that eternal sleep – never to wake up again. This article is a long overdue tribute to her. She had always maintained that I will never find time to write about her, she was all too familiar… [ Continue Reading ]
It’s a big web out there in the World Wide Web. There are virtually no limits to what your child can see. With everything within easy access parents need to supervise what the child may be watching online. The best way to monitor your child’s Internet experience is to surf the Net with her. This… [ Continue Reading ]
“Can I ever trust you to take the right decision?” This is a line my sister has been saying ever since I was 12 years old and she was 17. She said it then with absolute conviction and has continued to say it even though we’re both now on the wrong side of 30. We… [ Continue Reading ]
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