“Preparing your kid right from the 8th standard for IIT-JEE”, the satanic words inscribed on a huge hoarding, actually an advertisement by a coaching institute, at one of the premiere squares of Indore. Also, there was a picture of a proudly smiling faculty member placing a yellow-colored hard hat (the ones used by construction workers) on a puerile child’s head. Whatever the … [Read more...]
“Beta, placement hua ki nai?” What makes this question so annoying for every engineering student?
I was sitting on a bench outside my 6 year old cousin’s school as I had gone to pick her up. It was still 5 minutes to go before the final bell would ring when I identified a middle aged man with thick glasses and a huge belly. He used to be my neighbour a few years back and I hadn’t met him in like 6 or 7 years. We chatted a little. The moment I told him that I am an … [Read more...]
Dilemma of New Age Parents – How much of Technology-exposure should be allowed to Kids?
There’s a clear trend which is exhibiting an increase in Obesity in Kids and Teenagers. Children are being diagnosed with Hyperactivity, Attention-Deficit and Depression related disorders. What’s behind that anxiety and restlessness in young children? Our childhood was truly blissful. Playing endlessly under the sun, dancing in the rain, running around the corridors … [Read more...]
What’s wrong with this generation’s kids? The answer is certainly not what you expected.
Kid’s Today Complaining about kids and their behaviour, especially those about pre-teens and teens, seem to be the right of every senior generation. The tradition might have sparked off even before the first fire was lit. Nonetheless, dissatisfaction with the perceived precociousness and attitude of children is a fact of life, and there is nothing striking about it. However … [Read more...]
It’s really sad and shameful, what disciplinary corporal action can actually do to a child
Corporal punishment is actively discouraged all over, yet there are many who believe raising a hand on one’s child now and then, it is for their own good. And this belief is not just limited to parent-child relations, often canning or any other corporal punishments inflicted upon a child by school or tuition teachers, are also viewed as accepted form of disciplinary actions. … [Read more...]
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