PW invited parents of Vista International School, Hyderabad to share extra-curricular activities they are planning for their children in the new academic year
Our children have become so involved in the online world that they have lost their connect with the real world. Therefore, this year I am planning to introduce my 13-year-old son Jaiaditya to […]
According to American cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead, the first evidence of “a civilised society” was a 15,000-year-old, fractured femur, that had healed. “Wounded in this way, you are meat for your predators. In the wild, no creature survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal. You are eaten first. A broken femur […]
Most parents tend to panic in health emergency situations involving children as they are seldom prepared to cope with them
For parents, a paediatric emergency is terrifying as it can be life-threatening. Most parents tend to panic in health emergency situations involving children as they are seldom prepared to cope with them. While maintaining calm is […]
I have two boys, aged seven and nine who are constantly bickering. I am aware that sibling rivalry is normal but it’s getting a bit too much. When will they grow out of it? — Leela Mansi, Hyderabad
It’s common for siblings to fight and usually it’s more pronounced when both children are boys or girls. […]
The forensics scientist makes sure that victims of crime and murder/violence are thoroughly examined, appropriate tests are conducted and data interpretation is accurate
With crime and criminal activity of all types — murder, rape, kidnapping, terrorist bombings, cyber crime, and credit card frauds — rising exponentially, the demand for forensics science professionals, trained to detect crimes […]
My seven-year old daughter is not getting enough sleep. I try to get her to bed early but she doesn’t sleep before 11:30 pm. Is this a case of childhood insomnia? — Nithin Joseph, Trivandrum
Childhood insomnia is rare. I suggest you make some lifestyle changes. If she tends to sleep in the afternoon or late […]
Play this interesting game — Troubleshooting — to improve children’s creative thinking and problem-solving skills, writes Cynthia John
Thirteen-year-old Jeet Sanyal accidently broke his mother’s favourite bowl made of dark blue glass dotted with white flowers. Before his mother could learn of the accident, he put on a pair of gloves, cleaned up the floor and […]
Given that the name defines a child’s identity life-long, every parent wants to choose that perfect, beautiful name, writes Mini P
One among the many difficult decisions expectant parents have to make is to choose a name for their child. Given that the name defines a child’s identity life-long, every parent wants to choose that perfect, […]
The question of whether it is ever acceptable to smack a child — hitting her with the flat inside of the hand with the aim of achieving compliance — is still highly controversial. In England, this controversy was recently reignited by the education secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, who has said that “the discipline of children should […]
Around the world, child development professionals are warning that even high-information parents can become susceptible to child health and nutrition myths recklessly viraled on the internet, WhatsApp groups and social media platforms, write Poornima Dilip, Cynthia John & Mini P.
In the new age of the worldwide web and ubiquitous social media, young parents have free […]
Despite the communal riots of 2002 which cast a long shadow over Gujarat, its kinder and gentler image endures. The state attracts over a million domestic and foreign tourists annually
Since the turn of the new century the western India state of Gujarat (pop. 60.4 million) has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. […]
Amazon’s Future Engineer (AFE) program has reached a major milestone, training 3 million government school students and over 20,000 teachers across 272 districts in eight .....Read More
Food 4 Thought Foundation collaborated with Cyient Foundation, the CSR arm of Cyient Ltd. (a global Intelligent Engineering services company), Monocept Consulting and Emesco Books .....Read More
