Parenting
This Mother Has A Message For New Parents On World Breastfeeding Week
As Sruti and actor husband Nakkhul became parents to a baby girl, one year back, Sruti shared a heartfelt note on her social media with new parents about her journey as a breastfeeding mother to mark World Breastfeeding Week. "It’s been one year since Akira was born and it’s also been a year where Nakul & I were also born…
Ten phrases you should never say to your kids.
Parents can be the biggest cheerleaders as well as harshest critics of their children. In our defense I can say that all we want is to raise our kids in the appropriate way and sometimes we may take methods which are borderline abusive towards our kids. Healthy communication is the most important aspect of right parenting and it should not…
Baby-Led Weaning: Guidance From A Doctor
Starting solids for an infant who has always known breast milk or formula fees is an overwhelming and emotional journey for parents, especially mothers. It is a very important milestone for the child, for now this six month old infant, who has been dependent on one type of food since its birth is now going to be exposed to what…
Here is how you can ace non-violent parenting
The adults running the world, hurrying through their lives, basking in all the glories of their accomplishments are in reality living a myth. Their strings are pulled by their tiny human beings. The little beings who in all their might may test our patience and are completely capable of driving us crazy with our parenting. Adults have control in their actions…
Chennai Schools’ #MeToo Movement Demands Better Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy
In what can be called as a student’s #metoo movement, a number of Chennai schools came under the radar recently after students from a leading school complained of sexual harassment. Soon many students from across various schools in Chennai have come forward with allegations of sexual harassment at the hands of the staff. What began as a call out on…
The ‘Saas-Bahu’ Relationship Does Not Have To Be Toxic
In our lives, there are some relationships that we are born into and then there are some that we choose over time. We spend almost the first half of our lives with the relationships we are born into. Our sensibilities, thinking, lifestyle, manners are shaped by and amongst them. Once we grow up, we step out of our cocoon, explore…
How to help your teenager handle a heartbreak?
I am a mother to a toddler girl. And ever since she came into my life I have been dwindling every day between the thoughts of whether to keep her safe, protected from any mishaps of life or to let her explore, let her get hurt, and learn to pick herself up. God only knows, how will I calm myself…
How to Deal When Your Adopted Child Wants to Meet Her Birth Parents
Adoption is a lifelong journey that brings in many emotions, challenges, and precious moments along the way. Along with the joy of adding a child to your family and becoming a parent, it may also bring many complications while raising them. All adoptive parents struggle to balance the varying emotions of their children, especially when their children wish to contact…
