Child Bullying – Dr. Samir Parikh

Bullying has become a problem of increasing concern in recent times. It is a big part of growing up and there is enough research to show that bullying can seriously affect a child’s life, impacting his or her emotional and interpersonal functioning as well as causing changes in the way the child perceives, interprets and

Dealing with Child Bullying

Just the other day, my son and I were flipping through channels on the television so that we decide on what cartoon film he wanted to watch, and agree to finish his lunch (it was a deal struck to finish some veggies in the plate) and he came across the famous detergent advertisement, where a

Discovering your child’s talent

Just like any other parent, when summer approached this year, I was scanning through the numerous classes and activity camps that my 4-year-old son could join and enjoy. Little did I know then, that a simple class could be the beginning of a special journey, both for me and him. You see, at the beginning

Helping your child create a balance between sport and life

He is having a late night match with the wall after dinner, trying to perfect his backhand. She strikes a pose from her latest ballet composition even at the breakfast table while you get her things ready for school. He is on his 100th lap before he calls it a day! Indeed, practice is the

Parent-child friendship

When we talk of Parent child friendship, how many of us parents are helping our children enter a virtual world? After a certain amount of time they would fancy spending their time separately with their technology partner. Technology is being used to engage children either to enhance creativity or merely keep them busy. The world

Memorable moments shared with your parents or why being a parent is so special to you – Parents Speak Up

Heartiest congratulations to Savita Mokashi, Amita Sharda, Sandhi Sharma Sandhir (Ajay Sandhir), Sagarika Sadhukhan, Pauru Vaid, Jaishree Gurnani, Romika Wadehra. Their comments on the topic – ‘Memorable moments shared with your parents or why being a parent is so special to you’ have been selected as the best comments to get featured on our blog.

Change in the Parenting Styles

There is one thing I remember clearly from the early days of when my daughter was born. Besides the euphoria of having a little angel in our lives, it was the constant advice that has been etched in my memory. Right from how I should keep her suitably covered with at least 3 layers of

Role of parents in a child’s life

My son is learning about the concept of “family” in his school right now. Basically, they teach him who is a part of his family, and what role each individual plays. So when he came back from school the other day and explained to me in his toddler talk, what his family is, I couldn’t

Building self-confidence in children

The lunch break in office can often be a vibrant place for brainstorming on parenting issues. The other day, as my colleagues and I debated heatedly on what could be the most important life skill we as parents could help build in our child, it got me thinking! On a personal level and after much

Violence on Television viewed by children

It was a regular Sunday morning. I had just picked up my morning cup of coffee from the kitchen and had settled comfortably to read the papers amid the background noise of kids’ chatter. All of a sudden I heard a yelp from the kids’ room, it was our help. Startled I jumped out of