Archive for: Family

Love, Sex Aur Dhoka: Are Your Kids On Hidden Camera?

Apr 1st, 2010

Love, Sex Aur Dhoka: Are Your Kids On Hidden Camera?

‘Love, Sex Aur Dhoka’ is all about technology-aided voyeurism. Unsuspecting people are filmed for fun and profit in situations that human instinct has always required to be private. Lives are seriously disrupted or entirely destroyed. I'd welcome any suggestions on how we can render our kids safe from such invasions – and their unthinkable consequences.

Raising Kids: Modeling Good Manners

Mar 31st, 2010

Raising Kids: Modeling Good Manners

Children model their parents and will adopt good manners only if they them displayed in the immediate neighborhood. At every step of the way, parents are constantly showing their kids the right and wrong ways to behave. Bad language and aggressive behavior send the wrong messages to your highly impressionable children.

The Fine Art Of Arguing In Front Of Your Kids

Mar 29th, 2010

The Fine Art Of Arguing In Front Of Your Kids

Kids usually get tense and insecure when their parents argue. Constant arguing before children has an adverse effect on them. Kids who are constantly exposed to their parents’ arguments tend to be extra-sensitive to conflict.

Parenting Tips For Single Moms – Part 2

Mar 27th, 2010

Parenting Tips For Single Moms – Part 2

Even a working woman in a two-parent household finds it hard to juggle work and household chores. Single mothers often neglect their own well-being for the sake of their children. As a single mom, asking for support when you need it and not trying to do everything yourself will help you keep going for the long haul.

Parenting Tips For Single Moms – Part 1

Mar 26th, 2010

Parenting Tips For Single Moms – Part 1

We generally associate Western countries with single parenting. However, being a single mom is nothing new even in India. Here are some tips to help you embrace the challenge of raising your kids as a single mother.

Parents: Letting Go of Guilt

Mar 25th, 2010

Parents: Letting Go of Guilt

Feeling guilty for your children's problems not only does nothing to help them, it can even harm them. Your guilt indicates that you feel responsible for them, and they may be more than willing to blame you for their problems.

Tackling Temper Tantrums In Tiny Tots

Mar 24th, 2010

Tackling Temper Tantrums In Tiny Tots

Temper tantrums are a small child’s way of trying to cope with frustrations, or with a lack of attention. They are common between the ages of one and four. As a child grows and develops more refined verbal communication skills, temper tantrums often disappear.

Violent Video Games: Should Parents Be Concerned?

Mar 24th, 2010

Violent Video Games: Should Parents Be Concerned?

Kids these days are exposed to a variety of video games. But it appears it’s not all doom and gloom on the violent video games front. Just because these games include some violence does not mean your child is going to turn out to be a violent killer when he grows up.

Parenting Tips: Squeaky Clean Kids, Anyone?

Mar 22nd, 2010

Parenting Tips: Squeaky Clean Kids, Anyone?

Wish you could get your child to look squeaky-clean and spruced up with the wave of a magic wand? If getting your kids to wash up is becoming a chore, here are some tips to make it fun for you and your child.