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

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

Helping your child to make friends

When I was around 10 years old, we moved cities, and while I was excited to live in this new place, have my own room, and enjoy the amenities available at this new society, my biggest fear was loneliness. And justly so! Making friends is perhaps one of the most challenging things that happen in

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.

Innovative Recycling Ideas – Parents Speak Up

Heartiest congratulations to Sonia Sodah, Nila Murali and Hitesh Harigovind for winning igenius goodies contest. Their comments on the topic – ‘Innovative recycling ideas for children’ got the maximum number of likes during the contest duration. We request them to please mail us their complete postal address to connect@igenius.org so that the attractive igenius goodies

Igenius Parent of the Month – Sandhi Sharma Sandhir

My philosophy in life Life offers no greater responsibility, no greater privilege, than nurturing the next generation. Parenting is a blessing from the Almighty empowering you to leave behind your legacy. Hence, it’s imperative that we remain honest in what we do as parents as, in no time, we will mould the soft clay into

Making Children aware about Recycling

Last week was the first time my son fought with me and I had to back down, because I was wrong! I have to admit, as surprised as I was, I was truly delighted with the choice of school we made all those years ago. Confused, right? Well, you see I usually pick up and

Malnutrition in Children

When I went to visit my son’s pediatrician for the 5th time a few months back, and not for a social call, I knew it was a warning sign. Something was terribly wrong with my child’s health, and as I later on figured out, it had very little to do with the latest viral doing