There are some familiar things that give you a tinge of nostalgia when you get back to school. Find ten of them in the grid below.
Moms’n Dads
Here are a few ideas to make school-going fun for a holiday-weary child.
1. Buy a gift and surprise your child on the morning of the first day of school […]
Curing the show-off
Nisha Daniel
“I’m sick and tired of Vijay’s boasting, ” Sundar complained.
Ramani closed her book and looked up. “So am I. He’s always boasting about his wonderful holidays abroad or how his parents can afford bathroom fittings that cost the earth.”
“Waste of money, if you ask me. I’m sure I could put that money […]
Get expressive with a display board
Anitha Bennett
It’s school time again, with lists and pamphlets and reminders that clutter your space. Nothing is handier than a personalised bulletin board to put it all up.
You will need:
Corrugated cardboard/ Thick cardboard
Fabric
Thick chart paper
Broad satin ribbon for the border
Decorative stuff
How to do it:
1. Cut a piece of corrugated cardboard […]
Hey Young Uns!
It’s school time again and time to catch up with friends and get back to the academic routine.
While summer holidays are fun, schooldays also offer — especially after the long pandemic shut down — excitement.
As you begin the new academic year, think of some ideas to charge you up, so that you could […]
Though the halcyon days of carefree holidays are gone — perhaps forever — as in everything else, human ingenuity has reinvented vacationing. New pandemic-safe holiday options such as staycations, workations, camping trips, among other alternatives have emerged as safe options – Dainty Wellington, Cynthia John & Mini P.
With the country grappling with a deadly second […]
Notwithstanding the ravages of the past half century the Blue Mountains continue to exert a strong allure and the hill stations of this southern state attract large crowds through the year
Recently a group of trekkers set off down the The Finicio Trail in the Nilgiris aka, the Blue Mountains. The three day trek followed a […]
An intersection between a simile and metaphor, this literary form captures the reader/listener’s attention by comparing two dissimilar objects – Roopa Banerjee
When someone says, ‘A broken heart is like a damaged clock,’ it seems an unlikely comparison but yet it makes the point. A heart and clock are dissimilar objects, but this ingenious analogy prompts […]
Five family movies which will help children to develop their emotional quotient – Dainty Wellington
With the Covid-19 pandemic upending lives with its new routine of masks wearing, social distancing and work from home and online classes, it’s become critically important to develop children’s emotional quotient (EQ) to enable them to express and manage their emotions, […]
Mutton korma recipe (6 servings)
Ingredients
1 cup oil
1.5 kg mutton
1 tsp finely chopped fresh ginger
1 tsp finely chopped fresh garlic
3 medium sized onions (finely sliced)
2 cinnamon sticks
½ tsp cloves
½ tsp black peppercorns
2 black cardamoms
14 green cardamoms, split
4 bay leaves
2 tbsp kewra water
2 to 3 tbsp almonds
Salt to taste
2 tsp red chilly powder
1 ½ tsp coriander […]
Chicken korma recipe ingredients (6 servings)
Chicken marinade
1 ¼ boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp coriander powder
½ tsp chilly powder
2 tsp garam masala
½ tsp salt
½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
For the korma
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
¾ cup water, divided into ¼ cup and ½ cup
2 onions, peeled and cut into […]
A traditional Indian delicacy, korma is a dish of meat or vegetables braised with curd, cream, coconut milk, water or stock, and mellowed in spices such as coriander and cumin to produce a thick sauce or gravy. Korma is usually served with naan/roti or rice. Try out these immunity-boosting healthy korma recipes – Parvathy Menon
Vegetable […]
– Monojit Ghosh is a former gymnast and fitness trainer and gymnastics coach at Art Corner Gymnastics, Bangalore
Do you remember the good old days before the tech invasion of laptops, computer tabs and smartphones when summers were filled with free play and children skipping a rope solo, in twos and threes? Remember children enjoying […]
Even as the country is experiencing a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, we present three resources to enable parents and children to cope with this unprecedented national challenge. They include books for children to understand vaccines, overcome irrational fears, and a website which provides online safety guidelines – Mini P.
V for Vaccine: A One-shot […]
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 11-year-old son has a short attention span and cannot concentrate on any activity for more than 15 minutes. I find it hard to motivate him to finish his homework. Please help! […]
PW invited parents of The Chintels School, Kanpur to share their insights on how they are planning a vacation for their children despite the pandemic
“Summer vacations for our four-year-old daughter Arshiya are usually about outdoor activities and games. Since the pandemic situation has forced us to stay indoors, I plan to introduce her to reading, […]
Dr. C.N. Kamalarathnam is professor and head of the department of neonatology, Institute of Child Health, Egmore, Chennai
I recently gave birth to a healthy girl child. I’m wondering if there is any specific diet I should follow for her. How many times in a day should I breastfeed her? — Amala Deshpande, Mumbai
For new-borns, […]
Sometimes parents inadvertently cross the line and start relying heavily on a teenage child as an emotional prop, ego booster, venting medium and/or confidante with potentially devastating repercussions for the child – Punita Malhotra
It’s not unusual for parents to call on children especially adolescents, in times of family crises to pitch in and share household chores […]
– Nikki Martyn is program head and Elena Merenda is assistant program head of early childhood studies at University of Guelph Humber
Are children with enough stuff disappointed with presents? Modelling limits is a gift
Disappointment is a natural human emotion aroused after perceived failure. For young children, perceived failure can look like not getting the […]
A recent study conducted by Rice University, USA, which could be surprising and revealing for parents fretting about the time their children spend on the Internet, indicates that more time spent on the Internet improves academic performance of students, especially in math, reading, writing, and social studies.
Rice University researchers, who published the study in […]
The pandemic has resurrected the vintage proverb ‘necessity is the mother of invention’. One year on, as the Covid-19 pandemic takes its toll around the world, necessity has pushed homo sapiens to reinvent the way we live, eat, work, study, party and holiday. Latest information communication technologies are being adapted, applied and reshaped to ensure […]
The cover story ‘Positive podcasting fever sweeping India’ was an enjoyable read (PW March). During the lockdown, I began listening to podcasts on health and fitness. I was amazed at the variety of podcasts available on subjects ranging from entertainment, books, education, business investments, to relationships and current affairs. And the best thing about podcasts […]
Increasing students’ sense of ‘belongingness’ in school is critical for motivating them academically, says an Ohio State University study which surveyed more than 1,600 students over two years. The study published in the Journal of Educational Psychology (March) found that students’ motivation to learn improved in the second year. For example, the percentage of students […]
Parents who micromanage and over-regulate children’s activities do more harm than good, says a study published in the Journal of Family Psychology (March). Lead researcher, Jelena Obradović, associate professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, and her team studied a group of 102 children aged four-six years and their primary caregivers over the course […]
Decline in demand for private tuition in Kolkata this year: Private tutors Mita Mukherjee Demand for private tuitions in Kolkata has decreased in the current academic session 2021-22 and many private tutors ... 
Popular games that originated in ancient India India has been the land of many globally renowned inventions such as Yoga, Ayurveda, Zero etc. The country’s inventions are ... 
Indian teens bag prizes in International Debate Championship Jyena Surya and Sanvi Pyasi from Mumbai and Jabalpur respectively recently bagged two titles at the second volume of PlanetSpark's ... 
10 oldest cities in the world Every city in the world has a story to unfold. The ancient cities have all the more tales engulfed with ... 
