Tag: friends

How to survive this perfect storm and teach life skills to your child?

No eating out. No hugging friends. No inviting people home. No going to people’s homes. No travelling. No theatre. No museum. No hanging out. No school. No college. No canteen. No playground. No… There are so many “No” category of activities since February 2020… Continue Reading “How to survive this perfect storm and teach life skills to your child?”

Schools are opening. Teachers are preparing for blended learning. Parents, are you ready?

In absence of the safety net of vaccine and in order to put millions of children world over back into school, blended learning is emerging as the mid path for schools and for higher education.  This year for sure and who knows, perhaps going… Continue Reading “Schools are opening. Teachers are preparing for blended learning. Parents, are you ready?”

You are not alone with your little one during #Lockdown. Lean-in.

“Mummy I don’t like this (online) class. I can’t share this rubber (eraser) with my friend”. How can parents and teachers  help this little one in her personal, social and emotional development when physical classrooms are closed? Preschools are normally alive with the sounds… Continue Reading “You are not alone with your little one during #Lockdown. Lean-in.”

Screen time! seriously? In BC era perhaps but it is DC era now…

New era new rules. So the eras that are relevant  for our students and/or children are BC,  DC and then hopefully soon AC … Before Corona, During Corona and After Corona. These are the eras that I think should be considered to define the… Continue Reading “Screen time! seriously? In BC era perhaps but it is DC era now…”

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.”

Teaching your teen time management

“Ma! I am tired now, please don’t tell me to clean my room.” “But dad, I have been on the net for only an hour, how can you say I have been on face book all day!” “I have no time to chill. All… Continue Reading “Teaching your teen time management”

The right measure for judging your pre-teen’s academic performance; More or less!

As your child gets to his/her first ‘double digit’ milestone birthday – the big 10, something turns in the attitude of parenting in you. Have you noticed that? All that was cute and cuddly, now looks like a box tied up neatly with a… Continue Reading “The right measure for judging your pre-teen’s academic performance; More or less!”

Things to consider before enrolling your child into an IIT Coaching program

What should you consider before enrolling your child into IIT coaching?  The question triggers thoughts in many directions. Is my child interested? Is my child capable? Where can I enrol him/her? Which is the best? What should I look for when I am choosing… Continue Reading “Things to consider before enrolling your child into an IIT Coaching program”

Bullying in school age children-Part 3

  “…making fun of the marginalized and the minority is not comedy, it is bullying and I will contest it.”  – Said actor Tanishtha Chatterjee of Parched, a recently released film after a television show made fun of her dark skin. I couldn’t agree… Continue Reading “Bullying in school age children-Part 3”