Category Archive: 24x7 Parent, Article, Blog, Daily Ponderings, Diaries of the young parent, Growing up in India
A Summer Guide for Parents
Apr 21, 2016Shobhika Jaju0
Summer vacation is here for many families; a time for parents to bond with their kids or go on summer trips. For some parents, the couple of months in the year that make up the summer vacation are...Empathy and Trust – must-haves in a Parent-Child relationship
Apr 09, 2016Ramendra (Ramen) Kumar0
(This blog is an excerpt from Ramen’s book Effective Parenting: A New Paradigm) “Stop trying to perfect your child but keep trying to perfect your relationship with him.” – Dr. Henker Last...Teens and their relationships
Mar 25, 2016Shobhika Jaju0
Teenage or adolescence is an age marked by not only rampant hormonal and physical changes but also by intense emotional upheavals. The way a parent deals with their children in their teens can make...Speaking up for oneself – a skill children should learn
I have observed that most people like to take a shortcut in life. Rarely have I found find someone backing all their tasks with complete effort; mostly, an easy route that requires minimum effort is...Women’s Day Special – Book Review – “Big Hero size zero”
Mar 08, 2016Divya Purandar0
Every year around this time, we find numerous write-ups and discussions in the media, symposiums and talks in educational institutions, and musical/cultural events revolving around what has now...Dealing with Exam Anxiety
Feb 21, 2016Shobhika Jaju0
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) Kumar0
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
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...Book Review – Amar Chitra Katha series “Param Vir Chakra – The Ultimate Honour”.
Jan 09, 2016Divya Purandar0
We step into the New Year with a mixed note of hope and horror, given the recent terrorist attacks at the Pathankot Airforce station that shocked the nation. In the combing operations that followed,...
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