Nivedita Mukerjee
Education consultancy for parents and schools
Category: AskNiv
Do you think your child is lazy?
Take a couple of minutes to answer these 15 questions about your child: 1.Is s/he spending more time than usual on phone? 2. Is s/he regularly falling behind in his/her homework? 3.Is s/he often oversleeping or taking extra time in the bed after waking up… Continue Reading “Do you think your child is lazy?”
Having a difficult conversation with your growing child ? Stop! First practice to differentiate between your thoughts and feelings.
Hey, we need to talk! Think of a conversation you had with your child/student in the last couple of days that did not have the tone that you wish you/the child had had. It did not end in the result that you had in… Continue Reading “Having a difficult conversation with your growing child ? Stop! First practice to differentiate between your thoughts and feelings.”
“I want my child to grow up to be a successful adult.” Sounds familiar?
I am yet to meet a parent who is shy of telling that they want their child to be a successful adult. My question to them as perhaps you can anticipate is – How would you define success? Followed by – – How would you… Continue Reading ““I want my child to grow up to be a successful adult.” Sounds familiar?”
“I wish I knew better then…” has this thought ever been yours? You can avoid or reduce this for your child.
You want your child to make better decisions? Teach them the process of Critical thinking – a 21st century skill. As parents, we want our children to make good decisions. We want them to know right from wrong. We want them to think through… Continue Reading ““I wish I knew better then…” has this thought ever been yours? You can avoid or reduce this for your child.”
The 3 Aces of parenting for you to keep up your sleeve
The jury on parenting is always out. Whenever you think you have mastered the art and science of parenting, a new theory, a new paradigm, a new style is propounded with research, case studies and analytics to back it. However, over the years as… Continue Reading “The 3 Aces of parenting for you to keep up your sleeve”
It is a JOMO! Raised without siblings.
As an educator, I meet parents with children of various ages and stages of their lives. Many times, while discussing matters of behavior and attitude, parents have brought forth their concerns like: whether they should have another child; or for that matter now that… Continue Reading “It is a JOMO! Raised without siblings.”
Have you lost a friendship? Have you kept some? It’s the friendship month – let’s talk.
Making friends, keeping friends, giving up friendships – A life-skill for us to understand and share with our children and students. Dost dost naa rahaa, pyaar pyaar naa rahaa…(friend did not remain a friend, love, did not remain as love…) released in 1970, sung… Continue Reading “Have you lost a friendship? Have you kept some? It’s the friendship month – let’s talk.”
You want to change your child’s behaviour?Here are 5 things you need to know.
Where do you think your parenting responses lie when it comes to behaviour of your child on the spectrum of – Achievement based (western approach) to Pressure based (Eastern approach)? While one is more focused on the goal, the other focusses on the… Continue Reading “You want to change your child’s behaviour?Here are 5 things you need to know.”
Problem solving is a skill. You can teach it to your child.
Everyting is figureoutable – Marie Forleo. You can figure it out! Just start taking action, take a grab at it and see where it leads you! The shuttle cock is stuck on the tree while your child is playing a game of badminton in… Continue Reading “Problem solving is a skill. You can teach it to your child.”
Independence by Grit
Give the gift of GRIT to your child this year on Independence Day. For our generation it is an accepted socio-cultural norm to live one’s lives on other people’s terms and expectations of us, primarily our parents. Many of us continue to perpetuate this… Continue Reading “Independence by Grit”
Nivedita Mukerjee 