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Is your child plump or obese?

Lets face it. Indians love plump kids. Children with chubby cheeks are regarded as healthy while lean children are looked...

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Plan a birthday party that stands out

Bored with humdrum birthday parties? Do something different, and give your childs friends a surprise, while giving them something to...

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Nurturing your child’s creativity

My son is very creative but I feel his school curbs his creativity. For example, in the art class, he...

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Transforming television time

Urban kids (aged 6-17) are spending an average of five hours watching television a day, according to a 2010 survey...

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Eating right during exams

When exams are around the corner, children are usually equipped with study plans, formulae lists, memory charts and new stationery....

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Dealing with exam aversion

Exams are approaching and I have a feeling my 13-year-old son is beginning to hate school. My friends son rebelled...

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Conquering mealtime and bedtime battles

Do you have mealtime and bedtime battles every day? Here are a few things to think about: You arent alone....

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The mom with limitless books

Minu Sarin was a Mom who loved books. And both her kids — Veena (6) and Ashutosh (10) — loved...

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Parenting-striking the right balance

If you have been attending ‘What kind of parent are you?' quizzes, you are like most parents who are not...

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Eating right for schooldays

My son is tired by the time he reaches home from school though he eats a good lunch. He gets...

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Five superfoods to give your child every day

Proper nutrition and diet is integral to children's proper growth. Here are five superfoods to give your child every day....

Students Resources

Preparing to study abroad

Studying abroad is a big bucks business. With no government or societal pressure to keep a lid on tuition and...

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Work-study rules abroad

Its common advice which most students who are emplaning to study abroad get – dont rely on campus jobs for...

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Top 10 stress busters during exams

With exams comes stress. It is natural. The pressure of performance, uncertainty about future and unlimited expectations weigh heavy on...

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Aircraft maintenance engineering

Q: What are the job prospects for Aircraft Maintenance Engineers and what are the qualifications needed for the course? A:...

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Commercial pilot

Q: What is the procedure to become a commercial pilot? Qualifications and eligibility? A: To become a pilot you must...

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Actuary in insurance sector

Q: What are the qualifications needed to be an Actuary or valuer in the insurance company? Please suggest details of...

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Architecture

Q: Which are the best colleges in India for studying Architecture? What are the career opportunities for a B. Arch...

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Forensic science

Q: Which are the institutes that offer study programs to qualify as a forensic scientist for B.Pharm graduates? A: Forensic...

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Marine Engineering

Q: Institutes that offers a study program in marine engineering? A: The best marine engineering programme in the country is...

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Art of career planning

Career planning is an exercise that is well worth the time invested in it because it sets you going on...

Teachers Resources

Attributes of 21st century teachers

The IT (information technology) and internet communications revolutions of the past two decades have transformed teaching-learning norms and systems around...

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Developing essay writing skills

For all students, particularly those on the threshold of completing their secondary and higher secondary board examinations, writing an engaging...

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Enabling learning by discovery

Chalk-n-talk and one-way conversation is still the dominant pedagogy in India's classrooms. Why is it that none of the other...

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Growing importance of school counsellors

Today's youth are living in the most exciting time of human history, within increasingly diverse communities and cultures, newer and...

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Indigenous career counseling basics

Career counseling is gaining increasing importance in India today, as families and education institutions search for methods and systems to...

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Institutional quality circles basics

One of the great questions which confronts governments, school managements and educationists around the world, is how can schools transform...

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Lessons from the life of Michael Jackson RIP

There must be few people in the world who didnt feel a sense of loss on June 25 when pop...

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Bringing nature into the classroom

Within India's 5 million-strong school teachers community, there is an urgent need to acknowledge Mother Nature as the greatest teacher...

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Promote global citizenship values

The recent attacks on Indian students in Australia have evoked shock and dismay within all sections of the populace in...

Karnataka: Evaluations proposed at class 5, 8 to check learning levels

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Teaching English as a second language

Is English India's first or second language? For a minority of Indians who have had the good fortune to be...

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Sex education: Unwarrantedly taboo subject

Sensational reports highlighting widespread sexual abuse of children by teachers, care givers, care providers and neighbours which have been appearing...

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Waiting out the recession

The financial crisis that originated in the bursting of the sub-prime housing loan bubble in the US last year, has...

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Declining value of foreign MBAs

Despite India boasting over a thousand B-schools, some of whom are rated and ranked among the best in the world,...

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Encouraging multiple intelligences

Farah, the schools star athlete was devastated. This class VIII student had been assessed a below-average performer and placed on...

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Grave human rights violation

Dr. Mithu Alur (founder chairperson of the National Resource Centre for Inclusion, Mumbai) The Congress-led UPA-2 government in New Delhi...

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Innovating for real teaching-learning

Vaidya Nathan, Chennai-based founder-CEO of Classle Knowledge, an education empowerment enterprise Even after 14-15 years of education, a large percentage...