Possibly one of the most worrying things for Indian parents is their child’s education. Being a parent myself, I know those sleepless nights when I wondered whether my daughter would ever get admission among the leading schools of Delhi. Now that she is more than half way through school, I have started with the […]

Not only has tablet ownership more than doubled in the past few years, a recent trend is that more and more parents are finding children to be highly proficient at operating such devices, says a 2014 article in The Guardian. This clearly highlights how intuitive and receptive children can be to modern […]

So, when is it the right time to allow your child to log on to and become an active member of a social networking site? By the age of 5 to 7 years, children have learnt a lot through interactions and real world experiences. Once your child crosses this age, they are ready to become […]

Parents are concerned about progress in learning and development of their children, going to great lengths to restrict and monitor content and images that can hamper cognitive development. However, what parents do not realise is that not all children possess the same capacity to learn and interpret information. Every child has a unique approach to […]

Grumpy children say “I’m bored” over 200 times in a week during summer holidays, according to a survey report published in the Daily Mail in August 2014. This was a case reported about school goers. Toddlers in comparison are no less and may get bored even more easily. And when they are bored, you see […]

Are you worried how your little whirlwind of a toddler will learn the skills necessary to be kindergarten ready? Getting admission in a school in India is no cake walk and gives most parent sleepless nights. The competition is just as cut throat as getting into university. But you need not worry. And neither do […]

Does your child refuse to take the same lunch to school two days in a row? Of course, it might be boring to do so, but have you considered that it could be due to peer pressure? You child might be feeling embarrassed or might even have been mocked for the lunch s/he brings. Peer […]

The effects of playing video games on the brain is a much speculated area, not just in the formal research arena, but also among parents who are concerned that their children are spending too much time on their devices, playing video games. However, there is very little exchange between the two interested parties, resulting in […]