Do we need to pick up a stick to discipline our children?
Oct 30, 2013ParentEdgeBlog, Daily Ponderings, Growing up in India
This blog post has been contributed by Sarojani Ayyapath, a teacher in Pawar Public School in Bhandup, Mumbai. We strictly discourage corporal punishment in schools. But are we able to do the same at...
Raising a Single Child
Oct 29, 2013Namrataa Arora Singh24x7 Parent, Blog
Should you or should you not? Is now the time to have a second child or should you wait it out? Parents of single children often find themselves amidst these questions, afraid to make the choice,...
Dealing with resentment
Oct 27, 2013S A Sudha24x7 Parent, Blog
I am a great fan of James Herriot, the Yorkshire veterinarian, who continues to delight successive generations with his semi-autobiographical stories on treating animals. In one of his books, the...
A=B, A=C, ∴B=C. Right? Wrong!
Oct 25, 2013Sridhar RamanathanBlog, Daily Ponderings
One might think that this is a simple, self evident equation. I thought so too, till daughter showed me that this needs work when it comes to human relationships. As parents we make the mistake that...
Good Behaviour Helps them Stand Apart
Oct 23, 2013Ignatius FernandezBlog, Daily Ponderings, Good habits
This blog is the tenth of a 12-part series on ‘Parenting is a Journey’. Ignatius Fernandez also blogs at http://thechildisfatheroftheman.blogspot.in/. On Sundays, young parents walk into Church...
Being fair to the ‘un’fair
Oct 22, 2013ParentEdge24x7 Parent, Blog, Daily Ponderings, Growing up in India
This blog post has been contributed by Dr. Ujwala Shenoy Karmarkar, a practising Anesthesiologist in Mumbai. She also blogs at http://ujwalasblog.wordpress.com. After a long and painful labour of...
How a Reward System Can Help You Raise Better Kids
Oct 21, 2013ParentEdge24x7 Parent, Blog, Diaries of the young parent
This blog post has been reposted, with permission, from Bril’s blog (http://brilindia.com/blog/). The Bril team writes about relevant parenting issues that need attention and action in order to...
Managing the Application Process: Tips
Oct 19, 2013Prab SinghBlog, Education Abroad, High School and College
Just like Wednesday is that time in the week when we are as far away from last weekend as we are from the next weekend, October is that month in the application season where we need to take stock of...
Are you too involved in your child’s life?
Oct 17, 2013Ramya Srinivasan24x7 Parent, Blog
It was yesterday that I realized that I was ‘too‘ involved, when my nine-year old son walked up to me as I was gulping down the last piece of roti at 9:30 pm demanding that I play cricket...
