Trupti

Perhaps it is only India, where we have options of choosing boards for our respective wards. The pressure is high, and the decision has to be made when the child is barely 4-year-old to prevent the transition later. The parents are in a dilemma, and until the child finds his/her craft, they suspect their decision. Many suggest that CBSE...

The endless adjectives; marvelous, rewarding, adventurous, overwhelming, challenging come along with parenting. It is a bit of everything. For parents it is a tough task to know what to expect and not to expect from their children. Parents make sure that children are aware of their expectations, but sadly they are unaware of their children(s) expectation from them. Our children...

As the saying goes ‘Charity begins at home’. This applies unanimously to every human trait that you want to nurture, good or bad. Children absorb all that is happening around, again, good and bad. The grownups do bear a responsibility, which might not be obvious to them, but they are being watched and emulated. The other saying, ‘Practice before...

Education is an equally important basic need along with food, shelter and clothes. Do you not agree that education can buy all the other three for an individual? Gone are the days when education was a privilege to the crème de la crème. Now it is the right of every citizen. The transition from privilege to right, speaks volumes...

The recent #metoo movement took the world by surprise. Women shared stories of being inappropriately touched during their childhood. The Uncle who was a trusted family friend, another Uncle who offered his laps in busy bus, many random opportunist Uncles on the crowded streets who touched inappropriately, and a Bhaiya who did dirty things by luring for a ride...