Archive for the ‘Children’ Category

When you look around, there are many children who seem to be growing fatter and fatter everyday. This has precarious implications on the child’s health. Generally, a child’s body is super active, has very fast metabolism, burns a lot of calories and can easily maintain a healthy weight. But, when the child becomes obese there are many serious bad habits which are responsible for the ... Full story

Parenting is a wonderful experience. In India, each day is a learning episode in life. While narrating the glory of our prince and kings of the yesteryears, the freedom struggle of India and also the mythological power of Gods, we enrich little minds with the power of wisdom and benevolence. This is a ... Full story

India has a great reputation of being the foremost bearer of world education system since ancient times. Education has played in major role in shaping the tradition, culture and intellectual wealth of the people of India. The country introduced the concept of Gurukul system. It was way beyond a mere teacher-student ... Full story

Disability treatment and management in this country and the world at large is a big challenge, for you as a parent it means getting up every morning and bracing yourself for the fight ahead which stretches throughout the day and shows no sense of abatement at the end of a day of hard work – it is a physical and ... Full story

Reality shows have gained increasing and enormous popularity in India. Be it a reality show like ‘Big Boss’, or an adventurous reality television show like ‘Is Jungle Se Mujhe Bachchao’, the one common factor between every reality show is the fact that it affects and influences children. Influence can be both positive and negative. In a realtiy show like ‘Is Jungle Se Mujhe Bachchao’, there is ... Full story

Exams are a way to build seriousness in a curriculum. Schools give notice much ahead in advance so that the child has enough time to learn and practice. The extra classes are just to give more support to the child in understanding a concept better. Children have an intrinsic quality to learn things and retain the subject matter, provided it is taught in a proper ... Full story

A great way to learn about Indian Music and dances. Tansen Sangeet Mahavidyalaya (TSM) was founded by Late Shri R. S. Verma (Sangeet Acharya) (1890-1991). TSM organized various stage programmes, at the State and National levels by the name of “Sangeet Pratiyogita”. This series of stage performances started way back in ... Full story

A growing child is in awe of everything around her. All kids are endowed with intelligence except that it has to be stimulated well. The age till five and eight is a very receptive stage. Like a sponge they have the ability to soak knowledge. The sensory skills are very much highlighted and most of their communication is done with emotions or touch. As they ... Full story

Alarming and thought provoking are two words to describe the recent spate of children suicides in India. Our children are the future of our nation and yet they are not confident about living. There could be a reason that is a common thread among all these suicides. Though only a psychologist would throw a clinical light on the same, there is somewhere a lack of ... Full story

In spite of so many efforts put in by various sports organizations and some efforts put by the government, sport education in India is still a sector that is neglected. Parents still have a mindset that defines well in this Hindi proverb “kheloge, kudoge banoge kharab, padoge, likhoge toh banoge nawab!” This means ... Full story