Dealing with Exam Anxiety
Feb 21, 2016Shobhika Jaju24x7 Parent, Article, Blog, Daily Ponderings, Growing up in India, Parenting0
It is the exam and assessment season once again. Visit any home with a young adult and you will see that life practically comes to a halt around this time of the year for every member of the family....Parenting during a crisis
Feb 17, 2016Ramendra (Ramen) KumarArticle, Blog, Growing up in India, Parenting0
I was a scholarship holder studying in the best school in Andhra Pradesh – Hyderabad Public School. Until half way through class nine I maintained a record of being among the top three...Grooming Children for Success
Feb 12, 2016Sia Mitra24x7 Parent, Article, Blog, Daily Ponderings, Growing up in India0
Recently the academia of Delhi were all aflutter as Sunderajan Pichai, CEO, Google, was gracing the hallowed portals of Sri Ram College of Commerce. There was an...Differently abled not disabled – Two books for children on this theme
Feb 10, 2016Divya PurandarArticle, Blog, Book Reviews, Children with Special Needs0
Ira Singhal, a differently-abled woman topped last year’s IAS exams and has become a youth icon for everyone, including people with disabilities. On the other hand, a differently-abled...Feeding your child during an attack of diarrhoea
Feb 09, 2016Krishna MahathiArticle, Blog, Diaries of the young parent, Health and Nutrition, Nutrition & Wellness0
Most children who are unwell will not want to eat much and they appear terribly weak. Although we know that scanty eating for a few days will not do them any harm it is good to know what is likely to...Simple exercises to boost creative thinking skills
Feb 02, 2016Sridhar Ramanathan24x7 Parent, Article, Blog, Diaries of the young parent, Learning0
People often ask me about improving creative thinking skills. I suggest some simple stuff like the exercises that follow. The newspaper test Step 1 Write down as many different uses for a Newspaper....