My son, Adweit, peeks from the photograph lying on the desk, oblivious to the world around him. Actually no. He’s not. He’s pretty aware of what is happening. He is an amazing kid, and I often wonder how I would have coped with my ‘burden’ without him by my side. Holding my hand and showing… [ Continue Reading ]
Relationships ยป
Articles and features on joys and challenges of the special relationship between parents and their kids. The joys and challenges of being a parent.
Reading With Your Child
You are not very fond of reading. But you want your child to get into the habit of reading early in life — something that you never had. The best way to handle this issue is to start with story telling early. If you are not much of a storyteller, try and see if you… [ Continue Reading ]
The ‘NO’ Years
You ask your two-year-old to come to you. Instead she looks at you, shakes her head, and shouts “No!” You tell your 18-month-old son to stay out of the cabinet. Looking right at you, he opens the cabinet door. It’s a challenge every parent faces. But one needs to remember that this is just another… [ Continue Reading ]
The Value of Money
When seven year-old Sohail broke his toy car he said, “Mama, so what if it broke, it was only for Rs 100! We will buy a new one!” It made his mother sit up with a a sense of shock and wonder where he had got that from – was it from his own parents?… [ Continue Reading ]
The Spontaneous Party
A long weekend, no birthdays coming up, bored children jumping with nervous energy. Does this sound familiar? No reason for you to be stuck in the rut, here’s how you can have a blast with your children at home. The best part about organising these activities is that it helps you realise your child’s varied… [ Continue Reading ]
Taming The Temper
My friend Rohini keeps talking about how different her two children are from each other. While five-year-old Sneha has a fairly mild disposition, three-year-old Rahul exhibits frequent bouts of temper. Sometimes when Rahul gets angry he wags his finger at his mother and lets out a stream of babble. He does not “behave” at the… [ Continue Reading ]
Season’s Greetings
The festive season is about to begin and there is an excitement in the air. Your household is a mess as children scurry around revelling in the freedom from the chore of going to school. You could help your child enjoy his holidays better: Stick to focussed activities Instead of racking your brains about all… [ Continue Reading ]
Congratulations – it’s a Boy!
You might think times have changed, and people don’t carry that many hang-ups as they used to. You’re mistaken. It’s sad. But true. It has been over five years now since the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PNDT) Act that bans sex-determination tests was enacted in January 1996. But few measures have been taken to ensure the… [ Continue Reading ]
To Be Lucky or to Become Lucky…
The debate about nature versus nurture in shaping specific traits of human personality, is an old and gripping one – which behavioural aspects are influenced by genes, which ones by upbringing? What one never hears in this debate is the possibility that there might be a third alternative: the role humans play in controlling their… [ Continue Reading ]
My Mother’s Daughter
Having lost my mother recently, I have been pondering over the evolution of my relationship with her – from a little girl holding her finger and following her around, slowly easing away from her grip, and finally seeing her go in my arms while she held my other hand tightly. The magnetism of that touch,… [ Continue Reading ]