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The Making of Father

One of my favourite family pictures is that of my father astride a black stallion with me as a young child, sitting with him. The picture was taken during a visit to a hill station. What is very evident from the photograph is my adoring face looking up at my father from layers of jackets… [ Continue Reading → ]

The Wicked Stepmother Myth

Mother, Always caring, Always giving, She was the one who stood by you even when you were wrong. That’s why you took her for granted! That is the idea I grew up with. Losing my mother was the last thing I had thought would happen to me. Death was something that happened to other people…. [ Continue Reading → ]

Answering children’s questions should be every adult’s agenda

Why, asked the Little Bear. Because… answered Papa Bear. Answering the little one’s questions should be an important part of every adult’s agenda. For, that is the only way he can learn. All children have two wonderful resources for learning – imagination and curiosity. As a parent, you can make your child aware of the… [ Continue Reading → ]

One can always go Home

With Father’s Day approaching, I have been wondering what to buy for my dad. Would he like an all-purpose toolbox for the innumerable repair jobs he finds at home – an interest he picked up during the one year he was unemployed. Or, would he like a new golf mallet? Perhaps I shouldn’t. Isn’t this… [ Continue Reading → ]

Household Chores Made Fun

One of the best ways to take the stress out of housework is to involve children in it. Chores are a good way to teach children to be responsible and to clean up after they’ve done with playing. Children yearn to be a part of the adult world – they are constantly playing at going… [ Continue Reading → ]

Children and their imaginative pretend play

Every now and then, little Ayesha picks up her favourite doll and begins talking to her. The doll is called Radha, she goes to school and doubles up as Ayesha’s sister and doctor. Most children like to indulge in pretend play and will often surprise you with the labrynth of imaginative elements they use to… [ Continue Reading → ]

The Single Child

Childhood is a strange mix of fascination with as well as fear of the unknown. But with a parent’s finger firmly clutched in her tiny hands, a child’s tentative steps are transformed into a bold foray into a world of strange sights, sounds and smells. In a large family, the company of other children often… [ Continue Reading → ]

The Growing Years

“Where are you, Mamta?” Mr. Sachdev stormed into her room fuming, brandishing a bouquet of roses in his hand. “Look! A present from a roadside Romeo, delivered by the guard. Explain! At once!” Mamta shivered. She stared aghast at the flowers in her father’s hand. “Who is this boy? Are you having an affair? I… [ Continue Reading → ]

Bringing Up Baby

A lot of children become difficult at some time or the other. And often we hear doting parents say, “He’ll be all right once he’s older.” But, isn’t that untrue? Don’t we know adults who play equally difficult? Obviously, there is no set way to handle your difficult child. But, it might help if you:… [ Continue Reading → ]

Disciplining Your Three Year Old

Sometimes it feels that children below the age of three years are at a stage where parents are in danger of using up ALL their reserves of patience at one go! A child’s initial growing years are some of the best years in a parent’s life. However, it is at this time when the disciplining… [ Continue Reading → ]