ParentsWorld July 2022

Helping children choose new-age career pathways

The mind-boggling array of career pathways available to 21st century youth has made career and vocation planning a more complex endeavour than in the past. Confronted with a diverse multiliplicity of choices, parents and youth have to match aptitudes with career preferences, writes Poornima Dilip, Cynthia John & Ramya Sakthivel

The explosion of career choices in […]

How to respond to children’s tantrums & meltdowns

Your child is having a meltdown in the supermarket. In tough parenting moments, here’s what you can do

You walk into a room. You are going to play a game. Your competitors? Other parents.

There will only be one winner.

Your aim is to survive.

No, we’re not talking about Squid Game but Channel 9’s show Parental Guidance, which […]

Pet care and grooming professionals

While the pet healthcare and food industries are growing steadily behind the scenes, pet grooming salons or parlours have become increasingly visible in the country’s metropolitan cities

For the country’s growing number of animal rights activists and household pet lovers, new opportunities have emerged to combine their pleasure — love of pet animals — with business.

According […]

My twin daughters get teased for being plump. Help!

My twin girls (8) are somewhat plump but not overweight. Yet people make fun of their physique. I feel bad when I see them hurt by rude comments of extended family members and friends. Do I need to change our family’s daily diet?

Dr. Pallavi Rao Chaturvedi

— Harika Reddy, Hyderabad

Awareness of the problem is […]

Off the beaten track in Tamil Nadu

The only state of India to host the Western and Eastern Ghats culminating in the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu boasts five Unesco World Heritage sites and a southern tip plunging into the sea at the point of confluence of the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean

Contrary to popular opinion, Ooty, Kodaikanal and the neighbouring […]

Drop a hint with foreshadowing

Foreshadowing is usually used at the beginning of a story and helps readers build up expectations about forthcoming outcomes, writes Roopa Banerjee

Foreshadowing is a literary device used by writers to convey a hint of what is to come later in a narrative. It is usually used at the beginning of a story, and arouses reader […]

Helping children combat body shaming

PW invited parents of Somnath International School, Kodinar (Gujarat) to share insights on how they help their children fight body shaming

Some years back my daughter Riya (class VIII) related an incident involving her close school friend who was body shamed for being overweight. I realised the time was ripe to raise her awareness and dispel […]

Protecting children from common colds

-Dr. (Major) K. Gopinath

My son has just started in-person schooling. But with the onset of the monsoon, he is catching colds frequently. What precautions should he take?
— Hitika Ravi, Hyderabad
With the reopening of schools and onset of monsoons, common cold infections among children are on the rise. Symptoms include mild fever, rhinorrhea, watery […]

Rising number of parents switching to Green Purchasing

With the ravages of climate change, global warming, pollution and deforestation manifesting globally and impacting children’s physical and mental well-being, a growing number of parents are switching to consciously purchasing green eco-friendly products, writes Aruna Raghuram

Upper middle class and elite parents spend a great deal on child care and nurturance — from infant care products, […]

Natural ways to induce labour

There are many natural and organic ways of inducing labour which can be tried by pregnant women in consultation with her obstetrician, writes Mini P.

The last trimester of pregnancy is filled with anxiety as women fret about labour induction and pain. Though most women usually deliver one/two weeks prior to or after their expected due […]