Eating together is an act of gratitude primarily. When you acknowledge the effort of the person who cared to feed the rest of the family well, the pleasure of eating doubles. Together at a dining table, you can like, share, comment, and ask for the secret recipes or even help with your child’s second helping. Eating together brings a bonding that involves love and care above all else. So why not encourage everyone to eat together as a family and enjoy the benefits?
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Dentists are angels who help us smile better. But how do we come to terms with reality when they actually drill and fill our mouths with their tools and dental products?
At least children can’t. A masked face may not be a scary figure anymore to children, but the tools, smell, and pain sometimes.
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What are the acts of kindness you want your children to do when they are in a situation? You may want them to say thank you when they receive something or maybe help their friend feel better when sad. Helping their grandparents get their walking sticks or earphones when they are looking for them also can be an act of kindness. But the secret to getting this working with your children is your reactions which they will mirror.
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When you think of your child’s ability to interact, make new relationships, or communicate, who would you give credit to? Their teachers, classmates, neighbors, other family members, or you?
After school, at least a handful of us always wanted to go out in the neighborhood every evening with our playing kits, waiting for our buddy next door to play and spend some time together. It was nothing unusual until a couple of years ago.
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“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm, and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”
Jawaharlal Nehru
When does someone get bitten by the travel bug? When monotony sets in and frequent outbursts of frustration build up within the family or work, all one can think of is a getaway. A vacation is a means to freshen up, energize and rejuvenate, and off-late people look forward to it.
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‘Multigenerational Living’ is a term for multiple generations in a family living together. Do we all know how to manage three or four generations under one roof? The answer could be a big ‘NO’ or ‘Yeah, some minor hiccups are there, but managing to get along’.
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How often have you felt that life has become more of puppetry today? Will you think before you mechanically dance to the tune of the notifications that appear on your smart gadgets? Work, family, or social, our lives have a quiet intruder- DISTRACTION. Troll videos, shorts, reels, friendly messages, memes, ads, office mails, and even breaking news are the nicknames given to the distractions.
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In a world that revolves around gadgets, deciding whether or not to give your child a mobile for personal use could be an ordeal. Heated debates between parents with varied perspectives on the use and usefulness of the device at a young age have not been conclusive enough to make a choice for children.
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To raise a child who’s comfortable enough to leave you means you’ve done your job. They are not ours to keep, but to teach how to soar on their own.
Author Unknown
Parents bring up children, and they bring up their own hopes along- hopes and dreams of children growing up to be responsible individuals. But what remains unforeseen is their flight from the nest they grew up in.
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What appeared like a smooth autopilot mode during the 2020 academic year entered sudden turbulence with the pandemic playing havoc for nearly 2 consecutive years. Children underwent a quick switch to online education to not lose track of learning. But like every unplanned event, this transition also has its after-effects showing up in students, especially teens.
Let’s look at the impacts of online learning on teens.
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