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.
I could feel it moving and as I heard the soft humming of its engine, I shut my eyes tight. “I don’t understand why anyone should be scared of flying,” said my brother, helping himself to a handful of chocolates served by an airhostess. I decided to ignore him for a while. We were on… [ Continue Reading ]
Your child is just three clicks away from a paedophile. Shocked? You need to be. A recent report in the Newsweek magazine says that the Internet houses an underground network of paedophile rings where children are lured into sexual meetings, and abused for the production and distribution of child pornography. The report enlists a number… [ 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 baby sitter, companion and an important agent of socialisation for children. Television in these conditions is… [ Continue Reading ]
During Christmas time, in school, the local gulmohar tree used to be spruced up as the Christmas tree and we knew there would be lots of little goodies from Santa under its delicate branches laden with tinsel and ribbons. Every year someone from the school staff or faculty would dress up as Santa on Christmas… [ Continue Reading ]
There was a heated argument between eight-year-old Rahul and his mother on what he ought to wear for her friend’s birthday party. She wanted him to wear a shirt with a jacket, but Rahul was adamant about wearing his favourite T-shirt. Ameya, a nine-year-old, faces a similar problem with his dad. His father wishes to… [ Continue Reading ]
It’s on a hill called Harshparvat beside a sleepy village, Harshgaon, near Sikar in Rajasthan. The uphill drive, or if you like climbing rocks, the trudge uphill, to see the remains of the beautiful Bhairavnath temple is certainly worth it. A half-hour’s drive from Sikar, the place makes you feel like time has not progressed… [ Continue Reading ]
Traveling is great fun. Be it your little three year old or your elderly parents, the thought of going out of the city even for a brief while fills them with a sense of excitement and anticipation. To feel close to nature you would like to move with gay abandon but it would make sense… [ Continue Reading ]
The only law pertaining to adoption in India at present is the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (HAMA), framed in 1956. It is applicable to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains. In the case of Muslims, Christians and other minorities, the Guardianship and Wards Act of 1890 comes into operation, which entitles them to become guardians… [ Continue Reading ]
The Snakes Around Us Written by Zai and Rom Whitaker Illustrations by Shekar Dattatri Published by National Book Trust, New Delhi This fascinating book gives us glimpses of the lives of the Irula tribals of Tamil Nadu, who are great snake catchers. The authors, who run a snake park in south India, have worked with… [ Continue Reading ]
The name Almora brings a flood of memories. This is where I was born, this is where I spent my summer holidays, away from the blistering sun in the plains, and made many unshapely snowmen in the winters. Perched atop the five-kilometre long horse shoe shaped ridge of the Kashaya hill in the Kumaon reigon… [ Continue Reading ]
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