Life Skills

It is so good to be around with children and contribute to their growing years. My journey as a paediatrician has been with cute little beings and taking care of their health. Health is a comprehensive term and entails overall health. It’s not only the health of the body but also important is the emotional […]

Kids are little adults that also go through all the upheavals that we experience on a daily basis. Except that they are far more vulnerable and adaptive to them. This makes it imperative for parents to focus on life skills. So, what are life skills? As the term suggests, life skills are the know-how required for one […]

“The parent-child relationship is qualitatively different than all of our other relationships.” – Neil Farber We are sure your 2019 planner is already on a roll and as parents, you may have set some goals to achieve this year. Taking inspiration from Mr Farber, here are some simple parenting tips that will add meaning and […]

Life is not a poem competition, nor an upcoming exam. There’s no “how to” manual to live it. And often as parents, our important challenge lies in how to prepare our kids for life and life skills education. We find engaging activities or coaching centres for them to be good communicators, active listeners, dancers, etc. […]

Life skills, as we know, equip kids to manage the day to day challenges of life optimistically. But we live in a gadget-centric life, where there’s less time, more machines and tons of options to distract kids from learning new things. Why life skills are important for children: The children today are too busy living […]

“What do I like?” versus “Do I like it?” “What should I do?” versus “This is what I should do.” There are always choices to be made. Our life, at every stage, is designed by the numerous choices we make. This is why decision-making is one of the most important part of our upbringing. Considering […]

Emotions are our natural responses to what happens around us. They are the very foundation of our existence. Our little ones experience various emotions through the day at school, home and play dates. While they are usually honest in expressing their feelings, sometimes, they find it difficult to cope with certain emotions. This is when […]

A new decade brings new hopes and ambitions. Along with that, it requires different, rather contemporary ways of parenting for us. Now you may ask what this would imply. Recent studies have shown that Indian children spend a lot of ‘alone-together’ time with their parents, i.e. they spend time with parents who are busy using […]

Robots, self-driven cars, space balloons, Pleistocene park and more—welcome to the future! The new discoveries and development in technology are leading us towards the era of Artificial Intelligence. It will be an age where most of the work will be machine-based with minimal or no manual intervention. As a parent, are you excited about the […]

Getting engaged creatively in activities liberates imagination. This in turn pop up new ideas that has value and solution to the present problem or situation. This engagement requires Creative Thinking skill. Creative Thinking is the ability to think new and finding solutions from a fresh perspective. This ability helps to develop growth mindset – a […]