The Birthday Deal
Jun 30, 2013Namrataa Arora SinghBlog, Daily Ponderings, Growing up in India2
Namrataa Arora also blogs at http://worldofmoms.wordpress.com. Over the last few years, I have had the opportunity to be a part of many birthday celebrations for kids of all ages and have come to...God comes First
Jun 29, 2013Ignatius FernandezBlog, Daily Ponderings, Good habits0
This blog is the sixth of a 12-part series on ‘Parenting is a Journey’. Ignatius Fernandez also blogs at http://thechildisfatheroftheman.blogspot.in/. A small audience requested a famous...Why Abhor the Antibiotic?
Jun 28, 2013Krishna Mahathi24x7 Parent, Blog2
“Half knowledge makes issues of non-issues and the converse that is more dangerous” I write this on behalf of the paediatric or rather medical fraternity because I feel compelled to reason about...Managing teens
Jun 27, 2013S A Sudha24x7 Parent, Blog5
My husband is a nationalized bank employee and was posted out of Bangalore in 2010 when our son was a month short of 14. Relocating to my husband’s place of work would mean dealing with innumerable...A Conversation with a Child
Jun 26, 2013Sridhar RamanathanBlog, Daily Ponderings0
Sridhar Ramanathan also blogs at www.ideasrs.com. There was a family function at home and the house full of our guests. We had employed a cook for the day.He was working with us and was also handling...Protein: The Building Blocks of our Body
Jun 25, 2013ParentEdgeBlog0
In debates on nutrition, fats and carbohydrates monopolise the limelight. Protein, the other member of the ‘macronutrient trio’, unfortunately takes a back seat. But proteins are the...Narrowing down your school list
Jun 25, 2013Prab SinghBlog, Education Abroad, High School and College1
Prab Singh heads CollegeSource (http://thecollegesource.net/), an organisation that provides life coaching to adolescents and support to their family through the process of deciding their higher...STAND UP TALL
Jun 24, 2013Vinitha Ramchandani24x7 Parent, Blog, Diaries of the young parent4
My daughter is quiet and self-contained. Uncomplicated, compliant, she’s a blessing to any parent. This year in a new class, I was called to school for the first time. She had whacked a classmate....Parenting lessons from the cricket field
Jun 21, 2013Sudha KumarBlog, Daily Ponderings, Learning3
I have been a fan of cricket for as long as I remember. Though I don’t have the time or the inclination to watch every match that is aired on TV anymore, I do follow the progress of the Indian team...The Power of Breakfast
Jun 20, 2013Meera SrinivasanBlog, Health and Nutrition6
With the setting in of the ‘back to school’ routine, I decided this will be a good time to write about the ‘power of breakfast’. In my interaction with children I have noticed that many are...