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‘When my son painted monsters on our walls, I realised he was being creative’Subscriber Only

August 10, 2020 15:30 IST

Through these scribbling, he had started expressing himself and exploring the imaginary world he lives in.

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Imagine: Why it’s time to stand up to anxietySubscriber Only

July 19, 2020 06:20 IST

It speaks with such conviction, using our thoughts and our brain to work against us until, unwittingly, we are recruited as its voice

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Why early child health immunisation is important in IndiaSubscriber Only

July 5, 2020 14:08 IST

Despite the government spending billions of dollars in programs like Mission Indra Dhanush, the country's immunisation rate remains one of the lowest in the world.

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A teenager tells parents how to ‘turn on the light’Subscriber Only

July 4, 2020 16:53 IST

Parents ought to just relax a bit at times. It’s a global pandemic we’re experiencing, not a productivity contest, writes a teenager.

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Doctors’ Day: ‘Don’t remember the last time I hugged my kids’Subscriber Only

July 1, 2020 14:21 IST

'Emergencies are a way of life but I love my work. And I hope this will end soon. And I hope they will soon be in my arms again and I can love them once again without the fear of contracting any virus.'

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Through the looking glass: Raising a generation through a pandemicSubscriber Only

June 30, 2020 09:30 IST

No matter how cushioned your child is today, your child is perceptive of the crisis that we are living as well as that of your anxieties.

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Parenting in lockdown: ‘We are enjoying board games with the kids’Subscriber Only

June 26, 2020 16:29 IST

Each day, a different person gets to choose what game we play. I'm amazed at how much it is teaching us as adults.

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Fatherhood in lockdown: ‘It took a pandemic to slow down and spend more time with my son’Subscriber Only

June 23, 2020 18:30 IST

'Lockdown has taught me many things. While adapting to work from home was easy, it was adjusting to work at home that actually took some more time.'

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A father writes on fostering pro-dad workplacesSubscriber Only

June 21, 2020 14:43 IST

Work-life needs are not and should not be gender-specific.

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Mental health is a collective responsibility: The person is not the problemSubscriber Only

June 21, 2020 09:45 IST

Imagine: We have created the toxic society in which young people are struggling to survive.

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The challenges in remote learning for young childrenSubscriber Only

June 19, 2020 14:22 IST

eaching styles must evolve to ensure that young children, regardless of their situation, enjoy the experience of learning, while continuing to engage with their teachers and classmates.

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Parenting in the time of crisis: Let kids embrace the messy realities in their playSubscriber Only

June 12, 2020 14:21 IST

We need to find meaningful ways to translate the beauty and disaster, the joys and failings, the triumphs and sorrows of our world for their pretend-play, and for the sake of our children, stop pretending as adults that all is in order.

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Digital self-harm and the need for authoritative parentingSubscriber Only

June 2, 2020 18:43 IST

Among teens today, sexting is getting common due to not only easily accessible online porn videos but also due to web series, which use slangs and incidents of sexting liberally.

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Kindness is our hope in the post-COVID-19 worldSubscriber Only

May 31, 2020 20:00 IST

It is easy to forget in a crisis, but being kind to each other is what has helped the human species survive over two millennia

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Talking About Consent with Young BoysSubscriber Only

May 17, 2020 07:30 IST

There are no greys in affirmative consent -- it is black and white.

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No friends, no football: Lockdown diary of a 12-year-oldSubscriber Only

May 13, 2020 14:04 IST

'I instantly knew it would be nearly impossible for me not to play with my friends in the apartment complex and remain sane.'

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Pointers for sex education: Have an interactive chat with your childrenSubscriber Only

May 9, 2020 19:02 IST

In the wake of the locker rooms fiasco, we need to reform how we talk to our kids about sex.

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Imagine: Are our children safe at home?Subscriber Only

May 2, 2020 12:09 IST

The memories of the pandemic will stay in our children's memory banks forever. The question to all the parents is, 'What deposits are we making?'

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Why kids are the best storytellersSubscriber Only

May 1, 2020 17:49 IST

Even when the little ones play with their toys, they often come up with some creative stories.

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Let’s imagine a brave new world: What is your Zihuatanejo?Subscriber Only

April 18, 2020 06:05 IST

Keeping the overwhelming tragedy aside, maybe COVID might help us to dream of a brave new world – our very own Zihuatanejo where we can let go of the memory of our stale old world which had literally started rotting and stinking.

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Corona panic: Courage is not a trait or a quality; it is a practice Subscriber Only

April 4, 2020 10:02 IST

Imagine: It reminded me of A Letter to the UK from Italy by the writer Francesca Melnadri, “Old resentments and falling-outs will seem irrelevant. You will call people you had sworn never to talk to ever again, so as to ask them: ‘How are you doing?’"

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What Covid-19 is telling us about the future of schoolingSubscriber Only

April 2, 2020 16:14 IST

If anything, this forced cohabitation during Covid-19 will only make parents appreciate the role played by schools and teachers.

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Parenthesis: Parenting in the time of coronaSubscriber Only

March 27, 2020 13:47 IST

Unfortunately, this is the 'new normal'. We don't have a choice but to accept our situation and do the best we can.

(The writer has a PhD in Positive Psychology and is a lecturer in psychology. She is also the author of the book Keep Calm and Mommy On. Listen to Season 1 and 2 of Tanu Shree Singh’s podcast Difficult Conversations With Your Kids.)

Coronavirus quarantine: ‘We are all anxious and children excel at sniffing it out’Subscriber Only

March 24, 2020 14:25 IST

Difficult Conversations: This is the time when we take a stock of what matters and what doesn’t. And it also presents an opportunity to us to set an example for our kids.

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Love in the time of Corona: Let’s appreciate tiny things to be grateful forSubscriber Only

March 21, 2020 06:04 IST

Imagine: The families that I have met have talked about how they are doing things they had forgotten brought them so much joy – goofing around with their children without any agenda, spending time in nature.

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