Nurturing Selflessness in Children

I want to begin this blog by relating an incident that took place a few months back. As usual, I picked up my son after school, and since he was famished, bought him a pack of chips for the drive back home. As we slowed down at a signal crossing, he looked out the window,

Teaching Children the Value of Money

Typical of the family weekend ritual, we had just returned from our jaunt at the neighborhood mall, after some fun, food and of course some retail therapy! But while the three of us, i.e. my husband, my one year old daughter and me, were happy with the way we spent our evening, my son was

Role of a mother in a child’s life

I am a teacher and this profession has been my passion from the past 15 years. My son Shayon is 19 years old and studies at the same school I teach at. My experience as a teacher has helped me understand that he is an average student, capable of securing 60-70 per cent and this

Raising children with high emotional intelligence

The other day as I saw two of my colleagues have a go at each other for the nth time, and that too over a trivial issue, it really got me thinking! Both these colleagues I work with are brilliant in what they do and yet they often display complete apathy for each other and

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

Igenius Parent of the Month – Romika Wadehra

What is more important – the academic success of a child or a morally sound child with good sanskaras? In today’s world, trends such as materialism, selfishness, incidents of violence, cut throat competition, etc. are on the rise in our society and they are definitely starting to influence our kids. The kind of innocence that

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

Importance of Sports in the wholesome development of a child

I have a 5 year old and a toddler at home, so, if you are a parent, you can well imagine my plight! The cacophony in my house is hard to escape, despite all efforts I often find myself trying to match the inexhaustible energy levels that these bonny young boys have. Not that they

Happy Rakshabandhan

I woke up to my morning cup of coffee and had just settled down to read the papers, when my 3 year old son jumped out of bed like a jack in the box, screaming, “Mama is it time yet?” You see, he had been excited the whole week to receive a gift for the