Two Christmas Stories
Dec 29, 2011aparajita24x7 Parent, Blog
It is the holiday season of Christmas and New Year and maybe ParentEdge followers have some time for a little bit of light reading…In this context I’m sharing two stories of mine from my...
Son, Just ask questions!
Dec 17, 2011aparajita24x7 Parent, Blog
Hello Everybody, Nursing my little daughter suffering from acute throat infection and high fever, and also wondering what she was missing academically because she couldn’t attend school for a week,...
Placing the Student at the Centre: Student-Centred Learning
Dec 12, 2011Kritika SrinivasanBlog, Education and Career, Learning
Recently, I was invited to be a panellist on the XSEED School of Tomorrow Conference in Mumbai, where the topic I was expected to comment on was: “Better Resources or Improved Methods: What...
The Holy Grail of College Admissions – The Essay
Dec 07, 2011Renuka VaidyanathanBlog, Education and Career, High School and College
I was reading an essay about the college essay in the Time magazine and decided to share my experience as a mother of a High school senior in the middle of her application process. When we were in...
Let’s Not Miss Spending time with Kids Because of Technology!
Dec 04, 2011aparajita24x7 Parent, Blog
One thing is for sure – when it comes to parenting, it does help to know the thought processes going on in other parents’ minds. You get different perspectives on the hot issues. It saves you...
Lessons From Failure – for Both Kids and Parents
Dec 03, 2011Gayatri Kulkarni24x7 Parent, Blog
One of the most difficult things as a parent is to watch your child unhappy. Your instinct is to rush in with soothing words and hugs, as you attempt to kiss his pain away. And this works fine when...
