Helping children prepare for Examinations

Exams! The word as defined by the dictionary means “an important test of your knowledge, especially one that you take at school or university.” But ask any child or for that matter even a parent what it means, and the answer will probably translate to ‘unparalleled stress!’ While examinations maybe meant for the sake of

Tackle the difficulties of parenting teenagers!

I keep meeting parents and teachers regularly who have to deal with teenagers on a daily basis and I feel that they don’t do justice to them as they all become so judgmental about their actions. They ill-treat the teenagers and at times I am shocked to see their reactions to a normal teenage outburst or an argument. They simply

Patriotic Kids of Today

I wish to begin this blog by relating an incident that took place last year on the 14th of August. An incident that made me feel like a proud mother. My 5 year old son was working on a school craft project in which he had created the national flag with vegetable prints. As soon

Celebration of Talent

There is nothing that can sum up the value of wholesome development better than recognizing how it impacts a child, and his /her entire life ahead. It can be the difference between intelligence and genius, the starkness between ordinary and extra ordinary, a marked distinction between ambition and passion. And we can all guess, who

Having a fun Christmas with children

The festivity in the air is hard to miss, with Christmas less than a couple of days away! Just one look at the newspapers and you are flooded with options on how you can celebrate Christmas, right from parties to attend, to events, galas and fests. Even the neighborhood shopping complexes and malls are dressed

Don’t neglect your skin and hair on Holi

Ducking the flying water balloons, spraying colours from a pichkari to smearing one another with colours – liquid and dry – are a part and parcel of holi. As we get into the spirit of the festival it is important to be mindful of the things we unwittingly do to harm our skin and hair.

Reading habit: leading by example

From the Newspaper – Dawn News January 13, 2011 THIS is apropos of Faryal Najeeb`s letter (Jan 11). Children pick up habits from their environment. I know a lot of parents who are fond of watching movies and TV channels and so their kids also indulge in TV viewing. They have an encyclopedic knowledge on

Igenius movie of the month – Tangled

Direction: Nathan Greno, Byron Howard; Genre: Animation, comedy, Musical and performing arts. The story of this animated flick is based on the beautiful fairy tale of the strikingly beautiful Rapunzel who had long hair and lived in a tall tower where a witch had locked her up since she was a child. The story begins

Max New York Life – Igenius Scholarship Winners

Max New York Life Insurance Announces Winners of 3,292 Igenius Scholarships Worth Rs 2 crore Winners in Two Categories get a Mega Scholarship of Rs 20 lakh each Max New York Life Insurance, one of India’s leading life insurance companies, announced the first igenius Scholarship awards. After a tie in the senior category, Siddharth Yadav

50% of parents unaware about their childrens online activities

A nationwide survey carried out to see parents’ awareness parents about internet security and their children’s online activities has brought out some shocking results. More than 50% parents from the surveyed families did not have any idea about parental control applications that can be used online to prevent their children from surfing harmful or objectionable