Tag: Parents
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The Second Childhood
There has been a shifting of responsibility from the family to the government or State. Indian society has a long cherished tradition to respect and protect the elders. Old age is a harsh truth of life, one that is considered as the second childhood of a person. This is the time when the old seek to receive something from the children
December 27, 2019 -
Parents of students of G. D. Birla Centre take out silent rally
According to reports, the girl had written that she had been spending sleepless nights for months and she would find sleep at last.
June 24, 2019 -
How daycares are disrupting stereotypical image of dads
Fathers have started taking special initiatives and volunteer to be involved in their children’s early learning process and have started stepping up to influence and engage more actively in their children’s lives in myriad ways.
June 14, 2019 -
Can parents’ job stress affect kid’s health?
"If a parent has too many stressors, it reduces your self-control," said Christiane Spitzmueller, Professor.
January 4, 2019 -
West Bengal: Parents kill newborn fearing mockery by family members
The police said that the couple strangulated their baby and threw the body in a pond near their relative's house on Sunday.
July 19, 2018 -
Parallel paths that still meet
My mother said that, when we were infants, people often asked whether my brother and I were twins. I found it hard to believe. He was taller, better looking and fairer, the last quite important in India. I would be tongue-tied and even failed to say my name when my parents introduced me to their …
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July 2, 2018 -
Communication with parents boosts child’s brain development
Good communication with parents promotes in a child the development of a brain network involved in the processing of rewards.
May 7, 2018 -
The fences we build
My uncle worked for an elite club and moved into a large house in an elite area that he felt better matched his social status. Like other houses in the area, a tall fence ran all around his home. Since his son was my closest school buddy, I goaded my parents to arrive early at …
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April 23, 2018 -
Flying Solo
I live alone. This is in sharp contrast to a much larger part of my life. I grew up living with my two parents and two brothers. Two aunts played such key parts in my life, and influenced me so much, that they were virtually two additional parents. My parents had many friends and they …
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April 2, 2018 -
61% parents use social media to keep tab on kids
Mothers were more likely, than fathers, to say they would use technology to monitor their tweens.
March 19, 2018 -
11 years on, missing 5-yr-old reunited with parents
“Three feet height, round face, shoulder length hair, brown eyes and a pink T-shirt with red collar,” read the FIR copy on five-year-old Chirag when he went missing 11 years ago. His family, shattered by the incident, had lost all hope of finding him till in December last year they received a call from the …
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February 20, 2018 -
Deepika: My parents are immensely proud after watching ‘Padmaavat’
Actress Deepika Padukone, who faced threats over Padmaavat, says she remained confident throughout the row due to the upbringing she got from her parents, who were full of pride after watching the movie. At Rajasthani restaurant on Saturday, Deepika looked gorgeous in green, content and relaxed after the release of Padmaavat. She is counting her …
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January 28, 2018 -
Now, parents can complain about Delhi school fees
Parents can complain to a Delhi government-appointed committee if they have an issue with the fees charged by private schools. The ‘Fee Anomaly Committees’ have been formed in each district pursuant to recommendations of the Justice Duggal Committee. “Any parent or guardian of a student of any recognised unaided school individually or jointly aggrieved by …
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December 14, 2017 -
Fooling parents
Some people, it appears, refuse to grow up. Particularly when dealing with one’s parents, old habits rarely change, a colleague narrated. An acquaintance of his, who is married with two kids, is, nevertheless, mindful of his father’s temper. He often resorts to wild excuses to get away with some misdemeanour, just as he did in …
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December 10, 2017 -
Kolkata child sexual assault case: Parents demand principal’s arrest
Parents and guardians of students held a sit-in protest demanding their children’s security and arrest of the school’s principal on Sunday, after a minor girl was allegedly sexually abused inside a south Kolkata school by two physical training (PT) teachers on 30 November. The agitating parents first blocked the road near the school premises in …
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December 3, 2017 -
Exposing kids to second-hand smoke
Parents who smoke mistakenly rely on their own physical senses to gauge the presence of tobacco smoke in the air.
November 17, 2017 -
We, the last generation
S o often have I come across silly posts that talk about the present generation and its uniqueness. They say, “We are the first generation that listens to their children and the last that has obeyed their parents. “This specific trait shouldn’t be used as a qualification to call oneself “unique” or “limited edition” as …
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September 28, 2017