On being an empty nester
Jan 04, 2013Renuka Vaidyanathan
‘Empty-nest syndrome’ is the name given to a psychological condition that can affect parents, mostly women, around the time that their children leave home to go to college or get married....
I Suffer from Multiple Personality Disorder
Oct 29, 2012Ramya Srinivasan
This realization dawned on me today morning as I was rushing to office with my stubborn 3 year old crying for me to wait in school till her best friend showed up and my 7 year old waiting for me to...
Entering the mind of a child
Mar 20, 2012Ramya Srinivasan
Image courtesy: thegreeparent.co.uk You may say that I’m over analyzing, but today I would like to take a couple of feet off my already short 5 foot frame, subtract a quarter century from my...
Now he Sits Down, Now he Runs, Now he is Here, Now he is Not !
Jan 24, 2012Ramya Srinivasan
I’ve often heard parents talking about how difficult it is to get their child(ren) to sit down for a project or to do homework. Back then, with just a toddler on my hands, and my only...
Battle of all times – Sibling Rivalry
Jan 19, 2012Ramya Srinivasan
A familiar story to every parent of two or more children, “sibling rivalry” can sometimes really stress out a mother. I have 2 kids – a 7 year old boy, Rohan and an almost 3 year...
Separation Anxiety – 2
Jul 14, 2011Kritika Srinivasan
It has begun. In another 15 days, you will be entering the portals of ‘big’ school – complete with longer hours (four hours!), school buses, school lunches and more independence....
The Adventures of Motherhood
Jun 29, 2011Ramya Srinivasan
Motherhood, if nothing else, is adventurous. I am sitting on the terrace of my toddler’s playschool next to the fire escape – writing this blogpost. My daughter cries to go to school and...
Busy Mama, Busy Baby
Jun 23, 2011Kritika Srinivasan
My daughter is poised on the second threshold of her short life – she is all set to make the leap from preschool to ‘big’ school. But there is still time for that. Her new school,...
