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When do we give credit?
Making sure to give credit where it is due is key to avoiding plagiarism.
The New Year has begun and a planner is just the thing for a great start! Make your very own planner. You will need:
A 5-section notebook
Colour pens, glitter glue, stickers, 3D colours, and satin ribbon.
Give a heading to each of the five sections. Next, enter your goals and resolutions under each head.
Set your goals for […]
It had been a regular day in school. One of our teachers asked us about our ambitions. I wonder what came over me as I foolishly expressed my secret ambition, “I want to be a chef!”
There was total silence for a minute, and then the entire class burst out laughing. I had […]
The World Bank estimates that India is one of the biggest generators of waste in the world — 277.1 million tonnes of waste generated in 2016; estimated to touch 387.8 million tonnes in 2030. In this context, it is imperative that we make efforts to educate children about the three R’s of […]
“Our family’s New Year resolution is to reduce screen time and invest in family time. The outbreak of the Covid-19 global pandemic forced teaching-learning to move online for my children — Parth (11) and Dhruv (6) — […]
The Puducherry aka Pondicherry tourism board’s ubiquitous advertising campaign seems to be working. In 2019, 1.6 million domestic and international tourists visited this Union territory for rest and recreation
First Goa did it. Next Kerala. Now the tiny Union territory of Puducherry (pop. 1.5 million) seems determined to impact its sun-sand-n-sea assets combined with its unique […]
Pindi chole is made without onion, garlic and tomatoes.
Ingredients
1 tsp dry mango powder
2 green chillies, slit in half
½ tsp red chilli powder
2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
½ tsp garam masala
1 tsp black salt
¼ tsp asafoetida
1 tsp kasoori methi
2 inch ginger, julienned
Salt to taste
¼ cup ghee
¼ cup oil
Lemon wedges
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves
The Lohri festival is celebrated in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu in mid-January every year to mark the culmination of winter. People gather with friends and families, dance to the beats of the dhol and rustle up a feast. Here are some special Lohri recipes. – Parvathy Menon
The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has caused diagnostic delays and made it challenging for medical practitioners to deliver timely cancer treatment to children
– Dr. Stalin Ramprakash is a paediatric haematology, oncology and BMT consultant at Aster CMI Hospital, Bengaluru
Childhood cancer comprises almost 3-5 percent of the total cancer cases in India. If diagnosed […]
With a diabetes-related death occurring every 10 seconds, this silent epidemic has transformed into a global healthcare emergency
Alarming but true! According to the World Health Organisation, of the 220 million people afflicted with diabetes worldwide, 30 million are Indian citizens. With a diabetes-related death occurring every 10 seconds, this silent epidemic has transformed into a […]
– Sue Atkins is a UK-based internationally recognised parenting expert, broadcaster, speaker and author of Parenting Made Easy — How to Raise Happy Children (2012)
My son is 11 years old and still wets his bed during night time. I ensure that he goes to the toilet before he sleeps and have also made him […]
– Dr. Piyush Shah is a consultant, neonatologist & pediatrician at Cloudnine Hospital, Mumbai
I expect to deliver my baby in two months time. After delivery, I’m worried about taking my infant frequently to the hospital for administering the vaccines prescribed for infants because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Can I postpone the infant vaccinations to […]
People often depend on companionship and support from others to cope with the stresses of daily life. Social networks and support are linked to better mental and physical wellbeing.
For most NRI (non-resident Indian) parents, the experience of raising a child in foreign lands is unique, filled with contradictions, and cultural assimilation challenges. Dhanya Parthasarathy, a freelance writer and mother of Anand, who relocated from Chennai to Malaysia, shares her take on the experience of an NRI parent.
The frustration and exasperation of raising a child […]
Iconic film-maker Satyajit Ray (1921-1992) was also a prolific writer, illustrator, calligrapher, and graphic designer. He authored several short stories and novels set in the Indian milieu for young readers. My Top 4 recommendations – Mini P.
The Magic Moonlight Flower and Other Enchanting Stories Publisher: Red Turtle (Rupa); Price: Rs.295
As the world welcomes 2021, your editors interviewed several lifestyle gurus who advise a reset of minds and attitudes to practice FRESH — Fitness, Return to minimalist living, Education, Slowing Down and Home Life — to restore the physical, social, emotional and educational well-being of parents and children in the post-pandemic era – Archana N, […]
Pregnant women’s exposure to some metals can cause pre-term birth and low birth weight in infants, and pre-eclampsia in women, reveals a study published in Environment International (December). Conducted by Rutgers University, USA, this new research indicates that exposure to nickel, arsenic, cobalt and lead could disrupt the endocrine system by altering […]
Young children who have experienced compassionate love and empathy from their mothers are more likely to be generous to others, says a study published in Frontiers in Psychology: Emotion Science (November). The study conducted by the University of California, Davis, surveyed 74 preschool-age children and their mothers. While mothers completed surveys that […]
Men and women with higher levels of body fat are better parents compared to those who are skinnier, says a study published in Evolutionary Psychological Science (December). Researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi surveyed 831 participants who were asked to view four male and four female computer-generated bodies that were dimensionally […]
Adults who were children when their parents were divorced, showed lower levels of oxytocin — the ‘love hormone‘ — than those whose parents remained married, says a study conducted by Baylor University, USA and published in the Journal of Comparative Psychology (December). Oxytocin is a hormone released by the brain during bonding […]
More than two decades ago, when the idea of a gap year was unknown in India, I took a one-year break after class XII. My parents disapproved of my decision but gave in on my insistence. During the gap year, I was a volunteer teacher in a NGO school as well as at an animal […]
As 2020 faded away, the hashtag #2020worstyear was trending on social media. People the world over were happy to see the back of a pandemic year that wreaked havoc and misery upon humanity in every nook and corner of the world.
The Coronavirus aka Covid-19 pandemic, which originated in Wuhan, China in November 2019, has exacted […]
Businessmen Elon Musk has established a new Montessori preschool ‘Ad Astra’ in Bastrop, Texas, a one-of-its-kind, endorsing his and US President-elect Donald Trump’s views on .....Read More
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