Addicted to Praise
Yes! We all have become the kind of parents that our parents made fun of. In those times the number of such parents who molly coddled their kids was much lesser. Now, all…
Discipline – How Soon?
Your eight-month old has just sprung new teeth and you’re all excited. Then one day she digs two tiny sharp teeth into your finger as you feed her. You dismiss it at first….
Raising an Indian Kid Abroad
This is a guest post by Swati Gupta. Swati was a computer professional before she left her promising career to devote quality time to her little one. Today, she is a full time, busy mother of two wonderful…
Nervous Habits
Many a times parents suddenly start noticing that their kids are nail biting, hair twirling, blinking incessantly, nose picking, finger tapping, pencil chewing, excessive laughing or tickling. As a parent you wonder why the your kid…
How to Keep Your Kid Safe Online
A dad in China hires assassins to kill his son’s avatar! Shocking? Is it? It was a father’s desperate attempt to end his 23-old’s addiction to online games. The confused son finally…
Let The Schools Do Their Job!
This is a guest post by Ashma Gomber. Ashma is currently working with Hewlett Packard India. She is an electrical engineer by profession, an avid reader and a loving mother. Ooh! My…
The Chubbier the Better?
A lot of us believe that the growing kids can eat whatever they want to eat and that too in large quantities. “They will burn if off”, some say. Maybe it…
What Our Kids Want to Tell Us?
I am throwing a tantrum for a toy, but honestly I am just testing you. I am forcing you to bend your rules, but testing you again. Don’t change the rules, because when…
Do not be a Genie, Just be a Parent
Be mindful of the temptation of buying just anything and everything for your kids that they desire. Many a times our kids pester us for toys or stuff that their friends have been…
Daddy I got A Bad Dream
When do our children start dreaming? There are different phases of dreams that a child goes through. Between the ages of 2-5 years a child can see the images of animals or people…
The iPad Generation
These days we are bringing up kids in a generation that we like to call the iPad generation. Kids can spend hours playing their favorite games on the tablet. Since most of us…
The Attack of “Whys and Whats”
It is a crisp Sunday morning and you are snoozing comfortably in your warm bed and there it starts. Nope, it is not the buzzing of the alarm clock but the attack of…


