modern parenting
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Book Review – Wonder
“I wish every day could be Halloween. We could all wear masks all the time. Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like under the masks.” R. J. Palacio, Wonder My son is an avid reader. He devours books like there is no Read more
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How Many Hours Should You Sleep?
Sleep is the best meditation. – Dalai Lama Sleep is essential at every age. It is required for a healthy body and brain. Insufficient sleep has been linked to the development and management of a number of chronic diseases and conditions, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and depression. For young children, sleep is Read more
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7 Ideas on How to Keep Calm with Kids
“Between the stimulus and response, there is a space, in that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our happiness” Viktor Franklin While we all know that we should maintain our composure in front of kids, we still fall into the trap. It could be Read more
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5 New Year Resolutions for Effective Parenting
The year 2021 is drawing to a close. As I step into the new year, I look back and see various aspects of my life – as a writer, wife, citizen, and parent. In every sphere, I try to note what went well, what has to be improved, and what needs to be added. These Read more
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The Story of Santa Claus
We have all grown up with Santa Claus as the bearer of gift during Christmas. As kids, the big, jolly man, dressed in red, riding on his sleigh, had made the end of the year so special. But how did he come into being? Was he always believed to be the bearer of gifts and Read more
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5 Fun Games to Increase Focus and Concentration
The power to concentrate was the most important thing. Living without this power would be like opening one’s eyes without seeing anything. ― Haruki Murakami There is one sentence that most parents say almost everyday to their children. Can you guess what it is? “Can’t you just concentrate and finish your work on time?” The Read more
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5 Easy Ways to Spend Quality Time with Your Kids
“There are no perfect parents, and there are no perfect children, but there are plenty of perfect moments along the way.” ― Dave Willis I was recently having a conversation with a few of my friends. As always happens, the discussion veered around kids and how they are growing up so fast. It is a Read more
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How to Prepare Children for School Reopening
The road to freedom –here and everywhere on earth-– begins in the classroom. -Hubert Humphrey With the Covid cases on the decline, many schools have slowly started reopening physical classes across the country. With children undergoing the stress of online classes and not meeting and playing with their classmates, it is understandable that they are Read more
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Letting Your Kids Fail
“Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.” – Robert T. Kiyosaki Seeing children fail and flounder is difficult for any parent. We all want our children to succeed, to be happy, to never see the face of failure Read more
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Am I a Good Parent?
Parenting is the easiest thing in the world to have an opinion about, but the hardest thing in the world to do. Matt Walsh Most of us, even the most confident ones, are wrought by this anxiety and fear and time and again haunted by this question – Am I a Good Parent? It doesn’t Read more
The Intelligent Parent 