Negative outcomes are seen where the children are badmouthed about the other parent, children need a sense of love and security from both parents whether they are together or separated.
"Even if you work a lot you can have a good bond with your kids if you make an effort to spend quality time with them. Make the effort to interact with them even if you are tired or there is housework to do," said a parent.
Parenting experts have time and again emphasised on the spending quality time with kids. Even if you have a hectic schedule, it is beneficial to take out at least a few minutes to spend uninterrupted, quality time with your child.
"I believe four to five years is the right age to start (for kids). Children must also pursue an activity like gymnastics, swimming...to better their stamina and flexibility," said Rahul Shetty.
To prevent dry skin, the baby should be properly moisturised especially the most exposed areas like their face, hands and legs, after bath to keep the baby's skin soft and supple throughout the day.
We all need four hugs a day for survival. We need eight hugs a day for maintenance and in total we need 12 hugs a day for growth, as noted in a well-known quote by family therapist Virginia Satir.
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Kajol also shared that as a dad, Ajay Devgn was quite an "overwhelming presence". "There is no chill and no cool where his kids are concerned. He wants to know everything," she said.
A lot of parents today are more sensitive to gender issues and are ensuring they treat daughters and sons equally. These parents refrain from gendered parenting. Some are also consciously adopting a gender-neutral way of raising kids.
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"Not just adults even kids need a digital detox from ipads, computers, video games...screen consumption. Also, the classic rut of school, extra classes, puberty woes wield a certain amount of mental pressure on our children," said Rakhee.
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Not just at home, kids also hear comments from their peers, who themselves might be actually echoing what they might have overheard from adults in passing. This can put them at the risk of developing biased points of view and that is unhealthy.
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In the picture clicked by royal photographer Chris Jackson, the little royal prince was seen stirring a pudding mixture in a bowl.
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"Constant and continuous bullying. With school and social media you just cant get away from it," said a parent,
About 76 per cent of new parents are sleep deprived, 70 per cent of millennial parents indicate that work pressure impacts the kind of parents they want to be, and two thirds of millennial parents believe that there is a gap between workplace messaging and the reality.
Kids these days, perhaps for little fault of their own, tend to become self-centered. Through an activity such as secret Santa, their eyes, minds and hearts would open up to a world, and a dire need, hitherto unseen to most of them.
A survey recently revealed that parenting challenges and maternity accounted for 45 and 35 per cent respectively for Indian women taking career breaks. Mothers tend to face what is known as 'motherhood wage penalty' despite laws on maternity leave.
Rani Mukerji also spoke about how she is raising daughter Adira to be a strong girl. "You [Adira] are the bravest, you are the strongest, you have more muscles than your papa," she tells her child.
As hilarious as the video might seem, it also points to the everyday challenges that mothers, especially of younger children, have to face and how they struggle to find time for self-care.






