Founded in 1999 by Delhi-based real estate developers N.C. and Manit Jain, promoter-directors of Conscient Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd, the Heritage Group comprises three K-12 day schools in Delhi NCR — Vasant Kunj, Gurgaon and Rohini. Together, they have an aggregate 6,000 students and 600 teachers on their muster rolls.
Promoted in 2002, the objective of […]
This stamp-sized state in which tradition and modernity, spirituality and materialism, the familiar and strange, misty mountains and meadows blend seamlessly, offers a unique vacation experience
Way up in the clouds in the north-east of the subcontinent, flanked by Nepal to the east and Tibet to the North is the Himalayan Shangri-la of Sikkim (pop.540,000). The […]
Homeschooling has gained popularity in the new millennium with a small minority of households abandoning the rote learning and exam-obsessed mainstream school system to provide their children individualised primary-secondary education at home to develop their creative, critical thinking and problem solving cognitive capabilities – Arundhati Nath & Summiya Yasmeen
Supriya Joshi is the poster mom of India’s […]
PW invited parents of Gurukul The School, Ghaziabad, to share insights on how they promote family bonding during the summer holidays
“We believe healthy family/extended family relationships reflect the true strength of nuclear families. And what better time than summer holidays to rekindle this bond! Almost every summer, we plan family get-togethers at our home, make […]
Among the many child rearing duties and tasks of parents, arguably one of the most perplexing and stressful is preparation of the daily school lunch box. That’s why perhaps most parents — already juggling work and family — opt for convenient ready-made alternatives including fried, processed and sugary foods. For instance to beat the morning […]
Carrots are a good source of beta-carotene, fiber, vitamin K, potassium and antioxidants. Turmeric contains curcumin, which has powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Adding a pinch of pepper to the turmeric activates the curcumin.
Ingredients
» 3 carrots
» 1 large onion
» 3 minced garlic cloves
» 1 inch finely grated fresh ginger
» 2 […]
Mushrooms boost the immune system. Capers, which are pea-sized flower buds, contain vitamin K and iron. They are not easily available but can be ordered online or bought from specialty shops. Coconut and olive oil promote healthy brain function.
Ingredients
» 2 boneless butterflied chicken breasts
» 1/3 cup almond flour (roast and dry grind)
» 5 […]
It’s exams time and children are burning the proverbial midnight oil preparing for the critically important final exams. During this period, students’ meals should be rich in carbohydrates, omega 3 fatty acids and anti-oxidants. It’s also important for children to drink plenty of water, and avoid caffeine and aerated drinks. Here are three recipes which […]
According to World Diabetes Atlas 2015 published by the International Diabetes Federation, India has 70,000 children suffering from Type-1 diabetes, second only to the US (80,000), writes Dr. Atish Laddad
Over the past decade, there’s been an alarming increase in the number of children diagnosed with diabetes. According to the World Diabetes Atlas 2015 published by […]
Suddenly events management firms and start-ups are sprouting across the country and event managers are in great demand
From organising birthday bashes, wedding anniversaries to college festivals, India’s newly arrived and fast-multiplying tribe of events organisers or managers (as they prefer to be known) have entered the corporate world with panache and pizaaz. Suddenly events management […]
Notes for Healthy Kids… and for parents too!!
by Rujuta Diwekar
Westland; Price: Rs.350
The cover sets the tone for this book with its second sub-title that says “milk, veggies and dal are not compulsory”. And that’s just one of the many food myths that celebrity fitness guru and nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar busts in this […]
Participating in creative DIY (do it yourself) activities with children is a great way of bonding the family. Every child will remember special moments spent with parents making something wonderful.
While starting a DIY project with your child, shun the mobile phone and other distractions. This will demonstrate that focusing on completing an activity/task often necessitates […]
Eponym is a name/ noun formed after a person. It helps us remember important people in history who have contributed to shaping the human condition Roopa Banerjee
It’s common practice to honour a person by naming a street/institution after her, but highly uncommon to have a word named after an individual. Eponym is a name/ noun […]
Dipta Joshi interviewed celebrity psychiatrist Dr. Anjali Chhabria on the importance of parents providing stress-free home enviroments to ensure children’s emotional well-being
Mumbai-based Dr. Anjali Chhabria is a highly-respected psychiatrist with over 25 years experience and founder of Mindtemple, a counseling centre. An alumna of Grant Medical College, Mumbai, Dr. Chhabria is author of Death […]
I have enrolled my children in an outdoor sports summer camp. As the camp is in the peak summer month of April, what can I do to protect them from afflictions such as heat stroke? — Vidhya Srinath, Bangalore
Summer brings its share of problems. To protect your children from heat-related illnesses, here are some guidelines.
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My six-year-old daughter is cheerful and friendly with children in the neighbourhood. But in school she is shy and reserved and doesn’t make new friends. Is there any way I can help her overcome her introversion?— Vinola Thomas, Trivandrum
Young children need time to blend into a new peer group. Typically, a child’s development process involves […]
Research has proven that distributed study over numerous sessions and timed practice testing is the best combination for exams prep.
As exam fever grips the country, children and parents anxiously search for ways and means to boost learning and knowledge retention for best results. Experts in the field of educational psychology are almost unanimous that distributed […]
If your adolescent child is experiencing trials and tribulations, take a few moments and answer the following questionnaire. This can serve as a point of reference to understand the severity of the problems your teen is experiencing.
Sometimes teenage problems are so severe, they can only be addressed by a professional in a controlled environment, such […]
Children below five years are most vulnerable to ocular damage, as their still-developing eyes are unable to cope with the speed of moving images on electronic screens – K P Malini
With a rising number of parents using tech gadgets to pacify toddlers, it’s unsurprising that over the past decade there’s been a corresponding increase in […]
Three in four parents are unaware that their teenage children have had recurrent suicidal thoughts, says a study conducted by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. According to the study published in Pediatrics (January), adolescents usually deny thoughts of suicide when parents ask them about it.
Researchers interviewed 5,137 […]
Thank you for the comprehensive cover story ‘Enabling children to beat exam stress’ (PW February). An exams veteran, when I look back at my time as a student, I can say confidently that a little stress around exam time is good as it motivates and pushes you to put in that extra effort. It’s only […]
Although India’s 248 million households place education of their children #1 on their priority lists, successive governments at the Centre and in the states have cruelly neglected development of the country’s abundant human resource. During the past six decades since independence, the national spending on education — Centre plus states — has never exceeded 3.5 […]
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