ParentsWorld June 2022

Planning activities for the new school year

PW invited parents of Vista International School, Hyderabad to share extra-curricular activities they are planning for their children in the new academic year

Our children have become so involved in the online world that they have lost their connect with the real world. Therefore, this year I am planning to introduce my 13-year-old son Jaiaditya to […]

Education and the Fine Art of Character Building at DPS MIHAN

According to American cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead, the first evidence of “a civilised society” was a 15,000-year-old, fractured femur, that had healed. “Wounded in this way, you are meat for your predators. In the wild, no creature survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal. You are eaten first. A broken femur […]

Preparing for a pediatric emergency

Most parents tend to panic in health emergency situations involving children as they are seldom prepared to cope with them

For parents, a paediatric emergency is terrifying as it can be life-threatening. Most parents tend to panic in health emergency situations involving children as they are seldom prepared to cope with them. While maintaining calm is […]

My boys are constantly quarrelling. Help!

I have two boys, aged seven and nine who are constantly bickering. I am aware that sibling rivalry is normal but it’s getting a bit too much. When will they grow out of it?
— Leela Mansi, Hyderabad

It’s common for siblings to fight and usually it’s more pronounced when both children are boys or girls. […]

Rising demand for forensic scientists

The forensics scientist makes sure that victims of crime and murder/violence are thoroughly examined, appropriate tests are conducted and data interpretation is accurate

With crime and criminal activity of all types — murder, rape, kidnapping, terrorist bombings, cyber crime, and credit card frauds — rising exponentially, the demand for forensics science professionals, trained to detect crimes […]

My daughter is not getting enough sleep. Help!

My seven-year old daughter is not getting enough sleep. I try to get her to bed early but she doesn’t sleep before 11:30 pm. Is this a case of childhood insomnia?
— Nithin Joseph, Trivandrum

Childhood insomnia is rare. I suggest you make some lifestyle changes. If she tends to sleep in the afternoon or late […]

Nurturing creative thinking skills

Play this interesting game — Troubleshooting — to improve children’s creative thinking and problem-solving skills, writes Cynthia John

Thirteen-year-old Jeet Sanyal accidently broke his mother’s favourite bowl made of dark blue glass dotted with white flowers. Before his mother could learn of the accident, he put on a pair of gloves, cleaned up the floor and […]

Guide to choosing baby names

Given that the name defines a child’s identity life-long, every parent wants to choose that perfect, beautiful name, writes Mini P

One among the many difficult decisions expectant parents have to make is to choose a name for their child. Given that the name defines a child’s identity life-long, every parent wants to choose that perfect, […]

Smacking children: What the research says

The question of whether it is ever acceptable to smack a child — hitting her with the flat inside of the hand with the aim of achieving compliance — is still highly controversial. In England, this controversy was recently reignited by the education secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, who has said that “the discipline of children should […]

7 child health truths & myths

Around the world, child development professionals are warning that even high-information parents can become susceptible to child health and nutrition myths recklessly viraled on the internet, WhatsApp groups and social media platforms, write Poornima Dilip, Cynthia John & Mini P.

In the new age of the worldwide web and ubiquitous social media, young parents have free […]

Leisure & Travel

Land of the Mahatma and ancient monuments

Despite the communal riots of 2002 which cast a long shadow over Gujarat, its kinder and gentler image endures. The state attracts over a million domestic and foreign tourists annually

Since the turn of the new century the western India state of Gujarat (pop. 60.4 million) has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. […]