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First Three Years of Child Development

  Child development involves biological, psychological and emotional changes that occur in humans starting from the birth till end of adolescence. These developmental changes may be strongly influenced by genetic factors and events during prenatal life. Developmental change may occur because of maturation, or as a result of environmental factors and learning, but most commonly [...]

How to rear children

Raising first-rate children with good parenting

    While I was researching for an article to write about parenting for my blog publisher, I was lucky to find one such book that is a current bestseller on the New York Times list of best selling books… “Ten Basic Principles of Good Parenting” by Laurence Steinberg and Laura Carnell and published by [...]

Do we need Television Censorship?

    Having watched an episode of Kiran Bedi’s ‘Aap Ki Kachehri’ a long time ago, I had wrongly presumed that the programme ‘Rakhi ka Insaaf’ would be on the same lines. I thought that the only difference would be some smart comments thrown in by Rakhi Sawant. Channel surfing, I chanced upon an episode [...]

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Story: Philosophy of life

  In this post, I am sharing a story which I like very much.   Once a Professor brought an empty jar and some other material into the classroom and told students that he is going to teach very important lesson today.   He put the empty jar on the table and started putting table [...]

Spare the rod, spare the child

    Injuries and deaths due to beatings at school, suicides committed by students when they receive punishment at the hands of their teachers – these news have lost their shock value, they seem to occur every other day. A recent case was that of Rouvanjit Rawla of the prestigious La Martiniere School in Kolkata, [...]

Ten points to become best parents

  The family life is like a heaven-as per Vedas (divine sacred books). Family is the foundation for the well being of the society. If every home has to become a heaven –the wife and husband should observe certain norms, as follows.     Advice for Husband and Wife to lead good family life:   1. The [...]

Family honour or Child’s Happiness?

  Reading reports of honour killings in the papers, I can’t help wondering if we are living in the medieval ages. Killing your own children for the supposed dishonour brought upon the family by marrying outside the caste is not just despicable, it is downright barbaric.   If these shameful acts were performed by illiterate [...]

Anguish of a Girl Child

  “Ashtaputravathi Bhava” (May you be blessed with 8 sons) is an old Hindu ‘blessing’. What does this kind of sexist benediction or rather a curse, mean for a little girl in India?   In many Indian villages, the girl child is not wanted at all. They would rather she not live and female infanticide [...]

Kids or Super kids?

  Television abounds in programmes with children – dance shows, music shows and even serials with children as protagonists. Watch a children’s reality dance show. The chances are that instead of impressing, one will feel disgusted with the adult expressions and obscene dance steps of the little children in the course of the show. When [...]

Children adoption: Some cautions, some facts

  Bearing a child is considered to be the very purpose of life, especially by the orthodox and those with a traditional bent of mind. A childless couple performs endless poojas, goes through various treatments, for that bundle of joy which has not yet arrived. They are ready to go to any extent, shell out [...]

Values : The best legacy for your child

  A child is the apple of a parent’s eye. For the parent, nothing is good enough for the child. He must have the best clothes, the best education, the best of everything. In the process of providing all this, the child gets pampered. And if both parents go out to work, there will be [...]

How to get better Grades

  Every parent knows that success in school is important for success in adult life. Parents want to help ensure that success, but what, exactly, can they do to help? Here are ten steps to helping your child succeed in school this year.   1. Develop a schedule: Many families today are incredibly busy. In [...]

Teen Suicide: Reason, Precautions and Treatment

  Why Do Teens Try to Kill Themselves?   Suicidal behavior is defined as a preoccupation or act that is focused on causing one’s own death voluntarily. Intent to cause one’s death is essential in the definition. Suicidal ideation refers to thoughts of suicide or wanting to take one’s own life. Suicidal behavior refers to [...]