As usual trips to Kerala are exotic and enchanting, our recent tour was very enlightening. Traversing the beautiful waterfalls, hills and valleys we stopped along the way to buy some fresh farm fruits being sold at reasonable rates. As we sifted leaving behind ‘Unpreferred’ ones for better ones, the farmer kept smiling. Out of sheer […]
As parents we always want to see our kids succeed in life, but what we forget while accomplishing our mission to make them successful, is teaching them about failure. But how do we do that? The experts at We Positive Parenting, parent child counselling services in Ahmedabad, believe that parents should make their kids understand […]
Life no longer remains the same post having a child. Your priorities change and have to be aligned with the needs of the child. This means you may not be able to hang out with your colleagues post work for coffee anymore. Nor can you get out to meet your college buddies for a quick […]
“Therapy is a western concept; it doesn’t apply to us Indians!” “You are just inspired by all these American TV shows, you are fine, stop overthinking!” “You want to go to a brain doctor? Are you mad or what?” These are some of the most common reactions Indian parents have given every time their children […]
“It is strange that sword and words have the same letters, even more, strange is that they have the same effect if not handled properly” –Anonymous As parents, you love to see your kids grow up in the right way, with the right manners and the right behaviour. Our children learn their first lessons in […]
Separation is sometimes inevitable, but for the good. But when there are children involved, it becomes difficult for the parents to part ways amicably. And to add insult to injury, there will be people giving unsolicited advice to the parents about ways to bring up their children. So, how do you shield your child from […]
“Do I really have to eat food for two now?”, “Can I exercise?”, “Why am I so tired all the time”, “Is this even good for me and my baby?”. An expecting mother has a lot of questions in her mind. What to do and what not to do, she is always stuck between these […]
In the last 4 years, India’s single parent households almost doubled from 4% in 2015 to 7.5% in 2020. The United Nations report on ‘The Progress of the World’s Women 2019-2020: Families in a Changing World’ stated that 7.5% of Indian households are headed by single parents, of whom the majority is managed by single […]
Don’t answer back, else I’ll give you a tight slap! This has been the standard reaction from parents towards their children, when they respond back with denial or defy their advice and ideas. What parents from that generation never understood is that this style of disciplining can have serious effects on their children for the […]
Just when we thought parenting is the toughest job in the world, imagine the situation of a step-parent. It is a complicated endeavour to step into a family that already established its roles, and to develop a bond that’s already fraught with either non-acceptance or disenchantment from the other members of the family and especially […]
