Yesterday a close friend called. We were talking after a month, which is very unusual because the longest we’ve gone without a phone call is a week. We invariably end up calling each other on a Monday – mid-morning – around 11ish when we’re both done with the morning stuff and…
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A few months ago, a family friend had a baby. Of course we all rejoiced. A month after the baby was born, we were worried about her lack of reaction to sounds. Babies generally use their hearing to absorb the world around them. And hearing helps them learn language as it…
Following my post about cybersecurity and cyberbullying, I thought I’d share a few thoughts about my own journey in digital parenting as my son got acquainted with the computer. Yes, the Internet is a big bad wolf. And kids are way too savvy for their own good. That’s good – and…
October may be National Cyber Security Awareness Month, but we all know that staying safe online is a year around 24 x 7 activity, especially for parents with digitally savvy children. With children spending more and more time online, making sure they are safe has become imperative and it is hardly…
To a child Love is spelled TIME Vaishali is a 9 year old girl. Her parents are Sheela and Raj. Both are highflyers in corporate jobs. Vaishali was an unplanned child.When they got married, they had no plans of starting a family for at least five years. However, life had different…
Coming from my then 8 year old son, my first instinctive reaction was to smile, but I stopped myself just in time and looked curious. After all, it was a moment of revelation for him and who was I to rain on his parade? He: “Did you know it is not…
Life is a wonderful teacher. I spent a good chunk of my life rushing around, trying to make as many people happy as I could, trying to live up to as many expectations as I could even if it meant I was out of breath, out of patience and freaking out.…