The Christmas season is here. Even in these grim pandemic times the prospect of the Xmas break and onset of the season of jollity, peace and goodwill is certain to lift spirits. But apart from Xmas festivities, you need to find things to do that ensure that the break from online classes and setting […]
As the country enters Unlock 5.0 and travel restrictions are being eased by state governments, trekking is emerging as a popular outdoor family activity to unwind and de-stress – Archana N.
In his bestselling book The Land Beyond: A Thousand Miles on Foot through the Heart of the Middle East (2017), Irish author Leon McCarron chronicles […]
Bring India with this platter of Christmas fare from Kerala and Goa to your dining table. Try out these homemade delights, without preservatives and artificial flavouring – Parvathy Menon
Stair climbing is a great cardio exercise that burns calories, develops muscle strength and stamina. If you transform this routine activity into a workout — at least 15 minutes every day — you will develop strong glutes, thighs, hips and abdominals and also lose weight
– Monojit Ghosh is a former gymnast and fitness trainer […]
Engineering jobs are no more about improving shopfloor production but also about product design, innovation, cost reduction and improved organisational and employee productivity. Career growth opportunities for professionally qualified engineers have multiplied considerably
With myriad new age career options now available to the nations youth, engineering, whose popularity as the first choice of most bright young […]
– Sue Atkins is a UK-based internationally recognised parenting expert, broadcaster, speaker and author of Parenting Made Easy — How to Raise Happy Children (2012)
During the pandemic lockdown, my son has lost interest in academics. He is in class XI and despite my best efforts he shows no motivation to pursue schoolwork seriously. Please advise.
My five-year-old son weighs 23 kg. Despite my best efforts, he tends to eat a lot of junk food. Should I worry about him becoming obese at this age? — Chitra Subramaniam, Chennai
Yes, his weight is too much for his age. You have to […]
Children can also be Coronavirus super-spreaders. Some precautions to take against the pandemic
– Zoë Hyde, epidemiologist, University of Western Australia
The role children, and consequently schools, play in the Covid-19 pandemic has been hard to work out, but that puzzle is now finally starting to be solved.
The latest research shows infections in children frequently go […]
Parents need to take proactive steps to wean youngest children from digital media and devices by introducing them to stimulating toys that develop fine and motor skills while nurturing their critical thinking and problem-solving skills – Archana N.
It’s no longer startling or shocking to witness tiny tots effortlessly playing games and navigating apps on smart […]
Though Bangalore has morphed into Bengaluru, it still retains some of its old-world charm and is an established base for excursions into neighbouring hill stations and seaside resorts
Once known as the pensioner’s paradise and India’s garden city, over the past two decades, in particular, the southern city of Bangalore aka Bengaluru (pop. 12.3 million) has […]
At some point of time all clichés were excellently worded phrases. In fact, so well-liked that they were overused, moving gradually to the category of disliked axioms – Roopa Banerjee
A cliché is a phrase, idea or expression that has been overused to the extent that it loses its original meaning and uniqueness. Sometimes, events or occasions […]
“The unprecedented crisis triggered by the global Covid-19 pandemic outbreak has shaken the entire world, forcing mass closure of schools and colleges. When my 13-year-old daughter Mannat was first introduced to online classes in early April, […]
In these difficult times of social isolation, we recommend a selection of books to advise children to understand and embrace diversity — cultural, gender, racial, among others — as well as let loose their imagination in fantasy worlds – Mini P.
Made by Raffi by Craig Pomranz and illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain
A growing number of youth are opting to take a gap year after school/college to explore career options, travel, take a stab at a fantasy project, learn a new skill and/or just contemplate future directions – Mini P & Cynthia John
A decade ago, the idea of school-leavers and young adults taking a gap year — […]
Three of every four children in India reported increase in negative sentiments since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, reveals a report A Generation at Stake: Protecting India’s Children from the Impact of COVID-19 released by the well-reputed NGO Save the Children in November. The study which surveyed 11-17-year old children highlights that a majority […]
An infant’s brain development may be impaired by stress levels experienced by the mother during pregnancy, says a study conducted by the University of Edinburgh and published in eLife (November). Researchers found that high stress levels in pregnant women — measured by a hormone (cortisol) linked to anxiety and other health problems — are […]
Every 100 seconds, a child or young person under 20 years of age, was infected with the HIV/AIDS virus in 2019, reveals a report — Reimagining a Resilient HIV Response for Children, Adolescents and Pregnant Women Living with HIV — released by UNICEF in November. Nearly 320,000 children and adolescents were newly infected with […]
Adolescent children who have good, supportive relationships with their teachers enjoy better health as adults, says a study published in School Psychology (October). Jinho Kim, assistant professor in the faculty of health policy and management at Korea University, analysed data from the Add Health Study, a nationally representative longitudinal research study conducted in the […]
I loved the November cover story on nurturing entrepreneurship skills within children. I run a fashion boutique in Chennai and wish that I was exposed to entrepreneurship education early on in my life. As I learn on the job navigating the ups and downs of starting and running my own business, I have realised that […]
A new academic phenomenon which is becoming incrementally popular with school-college leavers, is to take a gap year to explore career options, travel, perfect a new skill or sports intelligence, sign up with a community service NGO and/or contemplate future directions. A decade ago, this option would have been considered a waste of time and […]
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