Life Skills

Decision making process – practising life skills

“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 […]

Activities

Practising life skills – critical thinking

Take away that phone, iPad, PS4 or TV from your kid and observe your child’s behaviour. Are they restless and complaining, wanting their games back? Why not? They have been deprived of their whole and sole form of entertainment – gadgets. Now let’s say instead of spending hours on screen, they are asked to look […]

Communication

Communication – the art of connecting

Be honest with what you feel and convey it in a way that it reaches out clearly. This skill is often challenging for us as adults. We look up ways to better our communication every now and then. So naturally, its importance doubles up while we develop this skill in our children. What we define […]

Parenting

Helping kids to handle exam stress

As the month of March approaches, parents and children alike dig into books to score those all important marks and ranks. We as parents are stressed about our little ones’ performance, but have we been missing something here? Do our children have exam stress way before the actual D-day? Have you noticed behavioral changes in […]

Parenting

Parents – here are some life skills for you

Until now we have been sharing with you how to inculcate life skills education in your children’s daily lives. However, this can’t happen without your support isn’t it? This is why, here are some parenting tips for parents (yes, be your own parent!) to apply life skills and pass them on to your little stars. […]

Parenting

Together we create possibilities

Team work is a fabulous concept. It co-creates, co-manages and shares the load of execution. Even parenting equals teaming up to ensure that kids bloom and create a happy future. While our little ones are yet to learn about teaming up and responsibilities as concepts, we can surely sow the seeds of togetherness in them […]

Parenting

Empathy – a lesson for lifetime

There are so many times, when a friend calls us to share their situations and we say, “I can imagine what you’re going through” and lend our support to them in healing the situation. This is empathy – an emotion that forms the very foundation of early childhood development. Knowing its significance, let’s know some […]

Activities

Learning household chores this summer

Did you know that apart from learning the academic subjects, Japanese highly focus on imbibing life skills education in their children? Hence, in Japanese schools cleaning, serving food, and organizing their classrooms is a part of education system. Perhaps this is one of the reasons Japan is one of the most disciplined countries in the world. […]

Activities

Summer vacations with life skills

Do you remember the excitement we had during summer vacations? Playing for hours, helping mum at home, visiting dear ones or having play dates at home. There were so many ways to spend the vacation that when they ended, our faces would sadden. Today these memories make us nostalgic, don’t they? Sigh! But worry not, […]

Activities

Ways to beat boredom this summer

Parents! That time of the year is here! When the Sun will slurp every bit of your energy outside, and your little monsters will exasperate you back home. Yes, summer and vacation are here to completely drain you. But fear not, we’ve got your back. Here are some parenting tips to keep your kids occupied […]