4 Easy Ways To Raise Kinder, More Generous Kids (So Santa Gets A Break!)

4 Easy Ways To Raise Kinder, More Generous Kids (So Santa Gets A Break!)

December passes up by in a flash, but this is also such a perfect month to talk about the magic of giving with our children. December, as they say, is the...
Busy with Diwali? 5 Ways to Keep Your Kids Engaged!

Busy with Diwali? 5 Ways to Keep Your Kids Engaged!

Prep for Diwali like a pro! These easy activities will have your child engaged and involved in Diwali preps too!
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Common childhood fears & how to tackle them

Does your toddler dislike sleeping alone and want to climb into bed with you lately? Are they waking up at night screaming? Do they cry when they see a costumed...
September 18, 2020 — Gowri Kishore
Raising happy children: 6 life lessons to teach your child

Raising a happy child: 7 lessons to teach them

“All the best of me belongs to her” says Helen Keller of her teacher Ann Mansfield Sullivan, in her book, ‘The story of my life’.  As the first and most important teachers in your child’s life, you owe it to them to teach them to create a happy story of their life. So, what are you teaching your child today? Happy teachers day!
September 11, 2020 — Gowri Kishore
Help your children face their fears and be more confident

Help your children face their fears and be more confident

How can you help your child with fears like these?

Ignoring or belittling their fears is not going to help kids overcome these fears. For kids, these are very real fears that need to be addressed and taken care of. Monsters under the bed may be imaginary but laughing at them or tough love approach may not make them go away and you will have a child who is

scared but has no outlet to express themselves. However, giving in to their fears and appeasement is not going to help either. For instance, if a child is afraid of dogs, letting that fear be and keeping them out of all situations with dogs is not recommended either.

February 24, 2020 — Suchismita Pai
Me do it! When toddlers want to do everything themselves.

Me do it! When toddlers want to do everything themselves.

The ‘Me do it’ stage appears between 18-36 months and it’s actually a good thing. The baby is getting more independent and more prepared for the world. Embrace it, encourage it and facilitate this. Assuming responsibility for oneself is a slow process and it’s wonderful to see. Enjoy this time and look back on it later to see how far children come. Happy parenting!
February 17, 2020 — Suchismita Pai
Authoritative Parenting! Is this your style?

Authoritative Parenting! Is this your style?

Valentine's Day is all about love and what love could be greater than a parent for their child. We have yet one more style of parents showing love for their...
February 10, 2020 — Suchismita Pai
How to deal with a stubborn toddler and avert a tantrum

How to deal with a stubborn toddler and avert a tantrum

Parenting is often about doing what suits the moment. Often what works with one child may not work with another sibling of theirs. However the challenges are universal and it helps to talk, discuss and take action. Use all the resources at hand including uncles, aunts, and grandparents to simplify life.  Happy parenting!
January 27, 2020 — Suchismita Pai
Unconditional Parenting - How to parent without the carrot or the stick!

Unconditional Parenting - How to parent without the carrot or the stick!

Let the love be unconditional – Withholding approval may seem like withholding love especially to growing kids. So the punishment for undesirable actions and praise for what we feel is desirable are both making the love conditional. They will look for praise or rewards in the case of positive reinforcement, and look to avoid unpleasantness in the case of punishment.

Instead of praise try description – Hey, I see you did your homework! Cleaned your plate! Or whatever they did is much better than effusive praise for doing what they must do to grow up well.

November 04, 2019 — Suchismita Pai
How to raise kids who find joy in what they do - lifelong!

How to raise kids who find joy in what they do - lifelong!

Embrace and accept your child – Each child is different. They grow at a different pace. They like and love different things. They have personalities of their own.  Some bloom in the limelight and can perform nursery rhymes at the drop of a hat to an attentive audience, while others wilt under public glare and find it hard to get a word out. It does not make one smarter than the other. Accept your child for who they are in totality. Let them discover themselves.

 

October 29, 2019 — Suchismita Pai
Anxiety in kids. How to know what it is and what to do.

Anxiety in kids. How to know what it is and what to do.

How can you tell if your child is anxious?

Anxiety manifests itself in physical signs, emotional signs, and behavior.

Physical signs of anxiety can range from stomach aches, refusal to eat, refusal to sleep.

Emotional signs of anxiety are crying a lot, anger and temper tantrums, panic attacks, a constant need for reassurance, nightmares.

Behavioral symptoms of anxiety include fearfulness, reclusive behavior, long periods of unnatural quiet, approval-seeking and attention-seeking, refusal to go to school or daycare, lack of confidence, tantrums.

July 22, 2019 — Suchismita Pai
How to deal with kids tantrums, emotional outbursts and more – with love.

How to deal with kids tantrums, emotional outbursts and more – with love.

Toddlers, terrible twos, terrible threes, and tantrums – there is more there than just alliteration! While young children are learning to communicate they often do not have the right words or get overwhelmed with complex emotions and cannot do so in an appropriate way. How then can you decipher what they want / what they mean and what you could do to make life less filled with stressful moments?