Travelling with Children
Jul 30, 2014Asawari Joshi SalwanBlog, Hobbies and Interests
Google “Travel with Children” and all that will pop up is an information overload about what precautions you can take while travelling with children, or children-friendly places, or...
The Strength in Supportive Therapy
Jul 29, 2014Krishna MahathiBlog, Learning disabilities, Special needs
Children evaluated in the developmental paediatrics department are guided to a multidisciplinary therapeutic environment that usually involves one or more of these—physiotherapy, occupational...
Is your Child Really Depressed?
Jul 26, 2014ParentEdge24x7 Parent, Blog, Teen Parenting
This blog post has been contributed by Guest Blogger Tarang Sinha, who also blogs at www.tarangsinha.blogspot.in. Recently, one of my family friends called me and said, “I am sending Manali (Her 17...
Encouraging problem-solving and creative thinking in children
Jul 24, 2014Sridhar RamanathanBlog, Daily Ponderings, Diaries of the young parent
I have a friend in Australia. When we met some time ago, he told me about his daughter and her school. I was fascinated by the story he told me about how they teach arithmetic to the kids. Homework...
Help your Child Identify Sexual Abuse
Jul 23, 2014Shweta Chooramani24x7 Parent, Blog, Growing up in India
Child sexual abuse is a heinous crime, and it becomes the duty of society, community, parent, school and teacher to safeguard a young child whose ability to communicate may be limited. A neglected...
Entertaining Kids for Free
Jul 22, 2014ParentEdgeBlog, Growing up in India, Hobbies and Interests
This blog post has been reposted, with permission, from Bril’s blog (http://brilindia.com/blog/). A trip to the mall is always met with applause by children in a typical 20th century household.And...
Why I cried today – Child Sexual Abuse
Jul 21, 2014Ramya Srinivasan24x7 Parent, Blog, Good habits, Growing up in India
I live in Bangalore and on 17th July 2014, the newspapers, online new media and TV channels were full of a rape of a 6-year old school girl inside the premises of a school of high repute. This...
Importance of Choosing the Right Curriculum and Subjects in Grades 9 – 12
Jul 19, 2014Prab SinghBlog, Education Abroad
While I typically meet families only somewhere in 10th grade, and many students only “wake up” to the process of thinking about applying to colleges in 11th grade, it is important to note that...
My Experience as Student Editor at ParentEdge
Jul 15, 2014ParentEdgeBlog, Magazine
Have you ever pictured yourself as the editor of a magazine, a journalist who is constantly looking around for new things to write about, a photographer, or even an interviewer? I did, and I never...
How to Build your Child’s Confidence – 3 Proven Practical Tips!
Jul 14, 2014Aparna Balasundaram24x7 Parent, Blog
In my practice as a psychotherapist and parent coach, one of the parenting concerns I hear often is- ‘my child has no confidence…will she ever change…what should I do?’ The good news...
