PW invited parents from CHIREC International School, Hyderabad to share their insights on how they ensure their children’s online securityx
“Rather than strictly limit access to the internet, I believe a more effective and lasting approach is to educate children about online safety. By spending time with my son Diyansh (class 2) and understanding the platforms, […]
Vietnam’s treasures, from marble mountains and island coves to imperial tombs and rickety trains, offer a touch of wonder and whimsy. Here’s a ten-day itinerary specially curated for families with children to discover the country’s natural beauty, history and culture Punita Malhotra
Vietnam is a land of dragons and lanterns. Cradled between the jagged spine of […]
You might have seen those heartwarming and often funny viral videos where parents or carers engage in long “talks” with young infants about this and that – usually just fun chit chat of no great consequence.
They’re often very sweet, and it’s lovely to see the babies’ faces lighting […]
With the rainy season coinciding with the start of the new school year, children are especially vulnerable to the flu virus
The monsoon is the favourite season of the influenza virus, aka the flu, to spread.Damp, humid weather conditions and fluctuating temperatures= create a breeding ground for influenza viruses. Though it’s treatable, […]
Suresh Subrahmanyan is a Bengaluru-based former advertising professional
The Beatles – Lunch is all you need
Many moons ago, I was glued to my transistor radio listening intently to a BBC World Service programme called My Music, a witty and amusing quiz show in which some very erudite and musically inclined speakers were asked questions on various […]
“Now, what? Why won’t you start when I have a deadline?”
Many of us have addressed a similar rant at the printer when it doesn’t work when we need it to. What we are doing is using the literary device apostrophe — addressing an inanimate object as though it can hear and respond. Yes, apostrophe […]
Children need good role models to emulate and inspire them to achieve greatness. And what better role model than Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the Nation who master-minded and won India’s freedom struggle from the imperial Great Britain’s exploitative rule?
In the past few issues of the Kidzone section, we have been featuring excerpts from Growing Up […]
Sanjivani Pargal is a Bengaluru-based psychologist, art therapist and founder of ‘Mental well-being with Sanjivani’, an online platform promoting mental health
How do I nurture the creativity and imagination of my children, aged five and eight years, living in a small apartment with minimal access […]
With growing awareness of the benefits of animal-assisted therapy as an alternative to traditional medical curatives, there is rising demand for qualified AAT practitioners
Although human beings have shared unique bonds with domesticated animals for over 10,000 years, only recently have healthcare professionals become aware that animal companions have a therapeutic effect on the human […]
Dr. Supraja Chandrasekar is director-pediatric services, pediatrician and intensivist, DHEE Hospitals Bengaluru
There’ve been many news reports about young people suffering heart attacks. Please suggest some ways to improve cardiovascular health and counter sedentary habits in my children aged 9 and […]
I See You I Get You: The Self-Care Guide for Special Needs Parents
by Mugdha Kalra; Bookosmia; 195 pp; Price: Rs. 329
– Yoginder Sikand
Children with disabilities have to contend with numerous challenges, and so do their primary care-givers, who, in most cases, are their biological parents. I See You I Get You: The Self-Care Guide […]
PW invited parents from Bengaluru to share their insights on how they ensure their children strike a balance between academics with co-curricular activities
“In today’s competitive world, helping our children — Saanvi (class IX) and Garud (UKG) — maintain healthy balance between academics and co-curricular activities is essential for them to develop holistically. While academic success […]
Here are four apps which enable parents to prepare meal plans and diets for children, track nutrient benefits and motivate children to eat healthy – Kiran Balimane
HealthifyMe
Platform: Android, iOS
Age group: Parents of 6-12 years
A Made in India app, HealthifyMe offers AI-powered food tracking and a vast database of Indian recipes. Parents can use its colorful, […]
Addictive substance initiation has dangerous health implications for teenage children as it coincides with critical developmental milestones
Adolescents, poised at the crossroads of childhood and adulthood, are increasingly becoming vulnerable to substance abuse. While traditional addictive substances such as alcohol and tobacco continue to be widely available and used, a new adversary has […]
Instead of educators preparing children for the newly emerged AI and machine-learning VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world, the burden of nurturing children for the uncertain future has devolved upon parents pitchforked into the new BANI (brittle, anxious, non-linear and incomprehensible) age – Kiran Balimane & Cynthia John.
Singing to infants can significantly uplift their moods, says a recent study by Yale University (USA) and published in Child Development (May).
Yale researchers surveyed 110 parents and 0-4-month-old infants. They randomly divided parents into two groups, encouraging one group to sing to their infants more frequently. Over the course […]
Your cover story ‘Intelligent parenting for sugar-free living’ (PW June) has done a good job of alerting parents to the growing epidemic of childhood diabetes. It’s alarming that sugar accounts for 13-15 percent of the daily calorie intake of children in the 4-10 age group and 15 percent for children aged 11-18 years, […]
In the new age of AI (artificial intelligence), parenting has become more challenging than ever. This wonder technology and its variants are predicted to change society and, more importantly, the jobs marketplace, in unimaginable ways. Several global think tanks, such as the Davos-based World Economic Forum and US-based investment banking behemoth Goldman Sachs have predicted […]
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