Effective Communication – A Key to Family Happiness
Dec 16, 2015Ramendra (Ramen) Kumar
In my previous blog I had talked about how proper communication between parents was imperative for raising happy kids. Here I shall share my views on how effective communication with children is a...
5 Ways to Improve the Parent-Child Relationship
Aug 13, 2015ParentEdge
This post has been contributed by Aradhana Pandey. Aradhana is a veteran writer on topics concerning parenting, child nutrition, wellness, health and lifestyle. As a regular contributor to popular...
An interesting way to understand your children better
May 25, 2015Sridhar Ramanathan
Have you heard of an ‘Empathy Map’? Seasoned writers and marketing people use it to communicate with their target audience and get better results. It occurred to me that an Empathy Map might...
New Age Parenting – How Parenting has Changed
Mar 13, 2015ParentEdge
This blog post has been contributed by Aditi Dutta. With the exam fever spreading rapidly, I am reminded of the time I was appearing for the dreaded class twelfth board exams. It was a stressful time...
10 Tips to Bid Final Exam Stress Goodbye
Mar 05, 2015Kalyani Sankaranarayana
Final exams are round the corner! Waves of stressful thoughts engulf the minds of children. A little bit of stress can be a good thing as it motivates us to really work hard. But exams can make...
The Teen Connect
Mar 04, 2015Ramendra (Ramen) Kumar
Ramendra Kumar is a national award winning author with 25 books to his name. Ramen’s work has been published in several Indian and foreign languages and six of his books have been recommended as...
Parenting the Shy Child; Are you Creating Labels for your Child to Live By?
Feb 20, 2015ParentEdge
This blog post has been reposted, with permission, from Bril’s Blog Picture this; on your way back from your child’s school, you meet a neighbor in the parking lot. Your neighbor makes friendly...
Somatization Disorder, and the Role of Unconditional Love
Jan 26, 2015Krishna Mahathi
I have been reading a thought-provoking and enlightening book by John Bradshaw titled Healing the Shame that Binds Us. The author talks about ‘toxic shame’, wherein a person can come to believe...
Why do Children Lie?
Dec 31, 2014Sridhar Ramanathan
I must have been 10 years old. I was caught telling a lie. My father cornered me, gave me a tight slap and thundered, “Who taught you to tell a lie?” Afraid that I would get a few more slaps, I...
Does liberation for women impact the quality of nurturing and care children receive?
Dec 23, 2014ParentEdge
This blog has been contributed by Kesang Menezes, Faciliator, Parenting Matters I am currently deeply immersed in reading “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg (COO of Facebook). It’s a fabulous book in...
