ParentsWorld January 2023

Natural immunity boosting foods for children

With the Covid-19 virus still lurking and respiratory infections on the rise this winter, parents should make it a priority to include immunity boosting foods into family diets, writes Ranjini Rao

Winter is about Christmas and New Year festivities. But also a time of year when children are susceptible to a spate of infections especially cold […]

Developing children’s communication skills

PW invited parents of Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya (SKV), Gwalior to share how the school is helping develop their children’s communication skills

Committed teachers of SKV have played a crucial role in strengthening the communication skills of my daughter Innora (class X). She has not only learnt to communicate effectively but to empathise, show respect, and read […]

Ensuring children eat healthy meals

PW invited parents of Delhi Public School Agra to share insights on how they ensure their children consume nutritious meals

To make sure my eight-year-old son Samriddh (class IV) eats healthy meals is a challenge but fun nevertheless. Our latest mantra is to involve him in dictating the menu and helping to prepare meals under my […]

Leisure & Travel

5 learning Holidays

A rising number of millennial parents are carefully planning holidays to offer children immersive education experiences. In this New Year special we recommend five learning holidays

Holidays don’t have to be only about fun and frolic. They can combine enjoyable and educative activities to offer a wholesome experience for children. Lately, a rising number of millennial […]

Protecting children against dark net dangers

With children incrementally accessing the internet and venturing into the Dark Net, educating, enabling and guiding children — especially tweens and teens — to use the internet beneficially and safely has become an important parental obligation, writes Poornima Dilip, Cynthia John & Mini P.

The all-pervasive internet is a blessing which can transform into a curse […]

Tarotscopes: Forecast for July 15-August 15

Tarotscopes: Forecast for January 15-February 15

Chandana Chavan is a Bangalore-based tarot card reader with over 15 years of experience and special interest in parenting. Instagram:@mystic.muse.tarot

Forecast for January 15-February 15

New Year Special

Aries: The Lovers
Prioritize love this year. This includes your family as well as yourself. Practising self-love will liberate you. Look forward to a fun and peaceful year ahead.

Taurus: 4 […]

My five-year-old son has a speech defect. Help!

Young woman teacher and little boy on private lesson

My five-year-old son doesn’t talk properly. When he was three, he started saying a few words such as ‘Ma’ and ‘Papa.’ But since then not much. However, he understands what we say and responds. Is this normal?
— Rima Das, Mumbai

Usually most children aged five […]

Reveal true colours with ANAGNORISIS

It’s usually the turning point in a story when the protagonist moves from ignorance to awareness, writes Roopa Banerjee

Anagnorisis is the moment in a literary work or film when the protagonist acknowledges another character’s true worth and/or truth about her own circumstance. It’s the turning point of a story when a character moves from ignorance […]

Promising future in costumes design

For youth attracted by the glitz, glamour and lights of the film and television industry, new career opportunities are available. To a lengthening list add costumes and accessories design

Despite 95 percent of the estimated 1,500-2,000 feature films produced annually in India flopping at the box office — with Mumbai-based studios and hastily incorporated firms of […]

Disciplining children challenges

My eight-year-old daughter doesn’t listen to instructions and is out of control. She is also very hyperactive. Please advise.
— Sanvi Mehta, Mumbai
There may be many reasons why your daughter is “out of control”. The antidote depends on whether this is recent or consistent behaviour pattern.

If it’s recent, there may be something troubling your […]

Should I post photos of my children online? Here’s what new parents need to know about sharenting

Over 40 percent of UK parents put photos or videos of their children online. It’s an indicator of how prevalent online sharing is, that last June a new word “sharenting”, meaning when a parent shares news, images and videos of their children on social media, entered the Oxford English Dictionary.

Parents engage in sharenting for many […]

Fighting parental burnout

A growing number of new millennium parents are suffering burnout with disastrous consequences for children

In the fast-pace age of ubiquitous social media, parents are increasingly experiencing high stress as they juggle household chores, child rearing duties, children’s school and co-curricular activities schedules, the workplace, friends and family. They are discharging responsibilities that parents of preceding […]

Positive discipline for young children

Positive discipline teaches children to control emotions and take responsibility for their actions. It uses positive reinforcement to teach children to respect rules and boundaries

Toddlers entering preschool and kindergarten need to learn to regulate their emotions and behaviour. As they make sense of the world around them, they need to be taught to communicate and […]

BMI not linked to behaviour disorders in children

BMI not linked to behaviour disorders in children

A new study has found that adverse body mass index (BMI) is unlikely to have a big impact on children’s mood and/or behavioural disorders. Researchers of the University of Bristol, UK, reviewed 41,000 children and their parents in the study published in the online journal eLife (December). They […]

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Health is wealth
Thanks for the informative and upbeat cover story ‘Starting the New Year positively’ (PW December).
I fully agree with nutritionist Dr. Ruchita Maheswari that it’s important to prioritise health and well-being in 2023. Just when we thought the Covid pandemic was behind us, we are hearing news of new Covid variants and […]

Letter from managing editor

The mind-boggling late 20th century invention, the internet aka the worldwide web, which has provided humanity instant access to an ocean of information, real time news, advice, communication, educational resources, and entertainment, has comprehensively changed the way we work, play and entertain. And while adults are digital immigrants, new millennium children are digital natives unfamiliar […]