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What we want our children to knowSubscriber Only

December 29, 2023 12:00 IST

Rather than seeing each other’s pain, we are turning against each other and are more lonely than ever before

Death and patriarchy, Rituals and traditions after death, Patriarchal practices in funeral rituals, Impact of cultural traditions on grieving

Love stories do not dieSubscriber Only

November 25, 2023 12:00 IST

We have to find ways to show up for each other in ways that make us stronger and make our connection with the people who have passed on stronger too

Childhood is political not innocentSubscriber Only

October 27, 2023 17:13 IST

We are all indoctrinated into this dominant idea of a 'normal child' and pushed to promote it

How can parents address bullyingSubscriber Only

October 24, 2023 11:52 IST

The more you talk to children about bullying, the more comfortable they will be telling you if they see or experience it

Take Time: Self-harm and how to get helpSubscriber Only

October 7, 2023 10:00 IST

Self-harm means hurting yourself on purpose. People may self-injure for many reasons. For some it might feel like relief, like taking the lid off a pressure cooker. Others might self-harm because physical pain might remind them that they are alive. But self-harm can sometimes be more severe than intended.

Creating an audience for every childSubscriber Only

September 25, 2023 10:00 IST

Communicate a simple message: ‘I see you, I hear you and you matter to me'

Pain that heals and restoresSubscriber Only

August 28, 2023 10:00 IST

Appeal to witness all the pains in the world and not to disenfranchise ones that do not fit our assumed definitions of loss

Take Time: Teenage anger and how to manage itSubscriber Only

August 21, 2023 13:57 IST

Adolescence is a difficult time for both teenagers and parents. Here’s how you can see it through

Out of our heads and into our livesSubscriber Only

July 31, 2023 10:00 IST

Fun, unconventional and innovative ideas from children for finding joy and peace

Victimhood cannot be our identitySubscriber Only

May 29, 2023 10:00 IST

A letter to young women on responding to life’s hardships, fostering solidarity and choosing our preferred identities.

Autism calls for advocacy not apologySubscriber Only

May 1, 2023 10:00 IST

Because all our children light up our world

The audacity of being queerSubscriber Only

March 27, 2023 10:00 IST

The journey towards justice and acceptance might be fraught for the LGBTQIA+ community, but it will make a difference if we commit to walk alongside as allies

How mindfulness can help us address our feelings of exhaustion and burnoutSubscriber Only

February 27, 2023 10:00 IST

We are walking around with our minds “leaking” and wondering why we are more depleted than ever

DNA is the genetic information contained inside each of our cells that makes us who we are. DNA acts like a set of instructions written in a special code using just four letters: A-adenine, T-thymine, C-cytosine, and G-guanine. (Pic source: Pixabay)

Curious Kids: How does DNA affect our fingerprints and eye colour?Subscriber Only

February 20, 2023 14:11 IST

The complete set of DNA instructions is 99.9 per cent similar across every single human on the planet — but the tiny fraction that is different is as unique as the prints on the tips of your fingers.

‘There is no one-size-fits-all approach to parenting’: Experts share tips to manage rebellious behaviour in childrenSubscriber Only

February 13, 2023 17:33 IST

"Children seem rebellious when they want their own independence, desire control and especially when they're exploring their identities," said Swati Mahajan, a parenting coach and psychologist.

That is what I am taking to the new year – gathering experiences not things, opting out and aimless loitering (Photo credit: Suvajit Dey)

What are the small ways you might want to opt out of the highway of life?Subscriber Only

January 30, 2023 10:00 IST

To create a life worth living, we must listen to our hearts

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Talking to teenagers: Instead of saying a flat ‘no’, try doing these thingsSubscriber Only

December 27, 2022 15:02 IST

Successful teenage parenting is one that works on shaping independence through reason, sharing of experience and having conversations. Once this concept of freedom and responsibilities is understood, there is little need for micro-parenting.

To all our daughters and their mothers (Credit: Suvajit Dey)

To all our daughters and their mothersSubscriber Only

December 26, 2022 10:00 IST

Healing can happen when we align ourselves together against patriarchy and not against each other

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Here’s how art forms can help spark math curiosity in your childSubscriber Only

December 14, 2022 14:57 IST

After we count to 10, a cycle repeats, now if you make the number 7 the last one, calling it a seven-based number system, the cycle repeats — that is literally how musical notes are visualized. Math and music are intertwined.

Schools should be places that nurture diversity. (Credit: Shelja Sen)

Bringing social justice to our schoolsSubscriber Only

November 28, 2022 10:00 IST

Without a nurturing eco-system in our schools that questions structural inequalities and recognises diversity, the foundation of our children’s lives will remain shaky

Stronger Together (Illustration credit: Suvajit Dey)

Inviting our children to be subversive against oppressive ideasSubscriber Only

October 31, 2022 11:00 IST

What steps are we ready to take now that will invite children to resist arid, oppressive, dominant ideas?

Navigating our way in the age of anxietySubscriber Only

September 26, 2022 10:00 IST

The art of compassionate curiosity in the face of adversity

Imagine a solidarity of women coming together for justice, call it “Just Girls”, to externalise what has been internalised, politicise the personalised and make visible the invisibilised. (Source: Getty)

Weathering the patriarchy stormSubscriber Only

August 25, 2022 20:01 IST

Mental health struggles among women conceal issues of social injustice.

Picture Book Beats: Try looking at things from Daft Bat’s point of view!Subscriber Only

August 16, 2022 15:17 IST

It’s easy to guess how the book ends; as I said at the outset, it’s a book with a rather in-your-face messaging, and not something I take to kindly in books for children.

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Picture Book Beats: ‘Always know the way home’ and other Rules of SummerSubscriber Only

July 5, 2022 11:30 IST

Rules of Summer is a book for children, yes, but it’s also one that roots the adults in their past and in their now. Between ‘never wait for an apology’ and ‘always know the way home’ lies the universe that some relationships traverse with ease while in which some others falter and wither away

‘Bangladeshis’ and ‘ghuspaithiyas’: BJP MP Brij Lal stops five sanitation workers on road in to quiz them on video

‘Bangladeshis’, ‘ghuspaithiyas’: On camera, BJP MP quizzes 5 sanitation workers

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BJP MP and former UP DGP Brij Lal has sparked controversy with a video accusing five sanitation workers in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar Extension of being Bangladeshi infiltrators. Lal, a former IPS officer, claims to know how terrorism works and alleges that these workers are a threat to the nation. He appeals to CM Yogi Adityanath to deport them and claims they have fake identities.

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