By -Reena Chopra, well-known child psychologist and founder of Saar Holistic Wellness, Chandigarh
Social stigma and misconceptions about mental health prevent many parents and teenage children from seeking professional advice. In this essay, I focus on adolescent mental health and how parents can support their children’s emotional well-being.
Adolescence is characterized by dramatic physical, emotional, […]
By -My nine-year-old daughter often feels overwhelmed by schoolwork and extracurricular activities. How can we help her manage her time and stress effectively? — Vivikta Srinivas, Bengaluru
Have a freewheeling conversation with your daughter to identify the specific causes of stress and difficulty. Is it the amount of homework, pressure to […]
By -Dr. Nithin M is consultant neonatologist and paediatrician, Motherhood, Bangalore
We live in Delhi where air pollution levels are very high. To what extent will this affect my six-year-old child’s health?
— Manik Chander, Delhi
The air in the national capital is so polluted that one in every three children […]
India’s ancient and once highly respected textiles and garment industries are experiencing a renaissance
The nationwide buzz generated by the Lakme India Fashion Week staged in Mumbai annually, is an indicator that India’s ancient and once highly respected textiles and garment industries are experiencing a renaissance.
Unlike in an earlier era when textile designing in India […]
By -Dr. Chiranth R, assistant professor of paediatrics and neonatology, CDSIMER, Dayanand Sagar University, Bengaluru
The ancient art of storytelling is a powerful method to nurture language development in children, going beyond mere entertainment, captivating their imagination, enriching vocabulary, and fostering a love of reading and learning
Here are four apps designed to enhance learning and communication skills of children with special needs
By – Kiran Balimane
iCan
Platform: Android, iOS
Age group: 3-14 years
iCan is an educational app that supports children with learning disabilities by focusing on developing their socio-emotional, self-care, cognitive, and academic skills. It offers several engaging […]
“Can you lend me a hand?” “Sure, but I might need it back later.”
This playful exchange of words between two speakers presents a typical example of asteismus, a witty retort or banter where a word or phrase is used in a meaning different from its original use, often in a humorous and ironic way. […]
Stayfree’s healthy periods campaign
Stayfree®, one of India’s leading menstrual hygiene brands, launched its latest digital campaign on International Daughters Day (September 22) 2024, to highlight the importance of ‘healthy period’ conversations within families that help girl children to become comfortable about menstrual periods. Stayfree’s multimedia campaign encourages parents to talk to male children about […]
As recounted in the cover story in ParentsWorld last month (September), in the anxiety to do full justice and provide every opportunity for optimal growth and development to their children, a rising number of parents are reporting ‘parental burnout’. In the new millennium when a torrent of advice on ways and means to ensure that […]
Practical tips thanks
Your Middle Years article on ‘Difficult subjects parents must discuss with children’ (PW September) set off an alarm to address an obligation I have been putting off for months. Especially when smartphones, tablets and the internet have become ubiquitous, and parents are at a loss about ways and means to censor […]
PW invited parents from CHIREC, Hyderabad to share their thoughts on how they ensure their children engage with nature
“I encourage my child Venkat Rishi( class XII) to play outdoors and enjoy nature, even during his travels for tournaments. He helps with gardening and loves plucking mangoes from our trees, sometimes even climbing them! We […]
PW invited parents from Edify School, Tirupati to share their thoughts on how they ensure their children get balanced nutrition
“We are very mindful about the right combination of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, fibres and minerals in the meals that we provide our daughter Aditi R (class VIII). For breakfast, we ensure supplementing her regular idly, […]
New thinking is that Generation Alpha needs parenting that amalgamates traditional and new parenting styles. Consequently, child psychologists and experts are propounding new-age parenting styles to nurture precocious children in the new VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) world
-Kiran Balimane & Cynthia John
Not many parents are aware that like there are haute couture […]
- Reshma Ravishanker The central government’s recent announcement on scrapping ‘no-detention policy’ for classes V and VIII in schools under its jurisdiction has yet again .....Read More
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