Nivedita Mukerjee
Education consultancy for parents and schools
Tag: parents
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?”
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.”
#lockdown is time to be WITH and not VERSUS the teachers
Teachers are now the one big constant in the lives of our children. We need to rally around the teaching community even more than earlier. Much like how the society needs to be with the health workers – the school leaders, management and parents… Continue Reading “#lockdown is time to be WITH and not VERSUS the teachers”
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…”
The 3 Cs and 2 Rs for school leadership during #Lockdown. Plan afresh, prepare anew
With the imminent extension of lockdown and schools remaining closed for a longer period, school leaders, staff, students, parents are grappling with uncertainty, confusion, expectations from themselves, helpless ness, anger and hope in various degrees at various times depending on what is up close… Continue Reading “The 3 Cs and 2 Rs for school leadership during #Lockdown. Plan afresh, prepare anew”
Holiday Learning Pack by Scholastic – A review
” If you eat me today, what will you do for the rest of your life? Spare me and I will bring you three scrumptious books every day.” “A three-course meal every day? For the rest of my life? I will never have to… Continue Reading “Holiday Learning Pack by Scholastic – A review”
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?”
“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.”
Nivedita Mukerjee 