ParentsWorld May 2018

Cover Story

Teaching teens to avoid the Super body trap

In a glamour-obsessed society which places high premium on physical beauty and form and promotes perfect body images through advertising, cinema and all-pervasive social media, there’s increasing pressure on adolescents to conform to improbable physical ideals. This growing body image obsession is prompting millions of teens worldwide to resort to extreme diets and punishing exercise […]

School Proifile

Good Shepherd International School

Founded in 1977 by visionary educationists Dr. P.C. and Elsamma Thomas, the fully residential co-ed Good Shepherd International School (GSIS) sprawls over 180 acres in the salubrious hill station of Ootacamund (aka Ooty), nationally famous for its lakes, waterfalls and verdant tea estates sited 7,300 ft above mean sea level. GSIS’ thoroughly contemporary junior […]

Health & Nutrition

Cool summer treats

Summer is the time to rustle up light meals and cool treats. Here are three recipes which will help refresh and rejuvenate your family through the long, hot summer months. – Rashmi N.

Guzzle up gazpacho

Gazpacho is a cold soup made of raw blended vegetables. A classic of Spanish cuisine, it’s a summer favourite, as it […]

Fun with Words

Using Your Loaf with Cockney Rhyming Slang

Cockney rhyming slang, said to be London’s very own secret language, is wacky and wholly enjoyable, says Roopa Banerjee

Cockney rhyming slang is an English dialect which originated in central London over 200 years ago, and is now a quirky touristy attraction of the city.

But who is a cockney? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a […]

Parents Corner

Suggestions for enjoyable summer activities

PW invited parents of St. Xavier’s Global Academy, Thane, Mumbai to share the special activities they have planned for their children during the summer holiday

“I don’t remember a single dull day spent with my grandparents during the summers of my childhood. They were unique learning experiences. Now as a parent, the best gift I can […]

Health & Nutrition

Summer Safety: Beat the heat

Children are at greater risk than adults of suffering dehydration and heat illness in the hot, humid summer months. Parents must take elementary precautions to keep children safe and cool during summer – Dr. Gita Mathai

Summer holidays are eagerly anticipated by children who look forward to a well-deserved break from school and […]

EW India higher education Rankings 2018-19

India’s top 100 Private Universities 2018-19

EducationWorld, India’s #1 education magazine (an affiliate of ParentsWorld) in association with the reputed Delhi-based market research and opinion polls company Centre for Forecasting and Research Pvt. Ltd (C fore) conducted its annual EW India Higher Education Rankings 2018-19 to rate and rank the country’s Top 100 private universities, engineering colleges, and multidisciplinary arts, science […]

Ask your counselor

Help, My gadget-crazy teen is not sleeping!

My 14-year-old son plays on his smartphone and/or PlayStation late into nights. I have taken away his PlayStation but his sleep problem persists — he falls asleep late at night and consequently doesn’t get enough rest. How I can help him follow a healthy sleep routine? — Lakshmi A, Chennai

Recent research indicates that gadget addiction […]

Ask the doctor

Pets and child safety

We recently brought home a pet dachshund dog. My children love playing with him and also allow him to sleep on their bed. Will this cause health problems? — Divya R., Mysore

Pets, especially cats and dogs, are great stress-busters for children and adults. But it’s important to set guidelines for children vis-a-vis pets, and ensure that […]

Letter from Managing Editor

Letter from Managing Editor

In the new millennium, with the popular media, cinema and social media constantly celebrating perfect physical perfection — size zero, flat abs, thin waists, toned arms, flawless complexions, etc — there’s tremendous social and peer pressure on youth and adolescents in particular, to aspire to super bod ideals. Little wonder that the cosmetics industry is […]

Interview

“Give children the freedom to make their own decisions”

Dipta Joshi interviewed Sunaina & Rohit Gera, directors of the Pune-based Gera Developments Pvt. Ltd, who stress the importance of providing happy and inclusive home environments for growing children

An alumna of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and the Marathwada Mitra Mandal’s College of Architecture, Pune, Sunaina Gera (SG) is CEO of architecture firm Gridlines and managing […]

Mailbox

Instill green values

A year ago, we decided to go green as a family. I must say that though adopting green practices is very satisfying it is painfully difficult to implement. We have forgone plastic bags, are growing our own vegetables in a terrace garden and have begun composting kitchen waste. But as we live in an apartment, […]

News Bytes

Wet wipes out!

A new research study shows that baby wet wipes are likely to trigger childhood food allergies that may impact children’s quality of life. The study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (April), reveals that a mix of environmental and genetic factors triggers food allergies in children. These factors include genes that alter […]