Parenting

Meet the Pardiwala couple from Mumbai, who are homeschooling their sons aged 15 and 21. They share insights on everything about homeschooling - from dilemmas, challenges, structure, daily routines, milestones to learnings.

Swati Jagdish, is Coimbatore's lactation counsellor-turned-sex educator, who addresses a myriad of unspoken topics including breastfeeding, menstruation, consent, sexual abuse at home on her page — Maya's Amma.

When we finally understand the ill-effects of excessive screen time for children, 2020 forced us to put a screen in every child’s hand. Some parents, however, chose a less-traveled road and dived into homeschooling their preschoolers.

Pooja Marshall from InBloom Waldorf Kindergarten takes a closer look at homeschooling a young child and how to go about it.

Mindful eating habits in the young can extend a lifetime of immunity and good health, making mealtimes a profound experience for you and your child.

Give your child time in the warmth of the sun every day. Let them play in nature and experience grass, sand, and trees. Playing outdoors will develop their strength, coordination, and physical body.

“When I told them about my decision, most of them laughed it off as a joke. After they realised I was serious, I would be repeatedly asked if I could manage the kids or if I was really going to do the housework. It was unthinkable for many."

Overprotection prevents children from achieving age-appropriate developmental tasks and milestones because the environment does not permit exploration, curiosity, reflection, challenge and the scope to question.

“He struggled for years; in fact, he was pushing himself very hard since Class 8. I knew the amount of stress my child went through. In January, he had almost reached a breaking point, but he turned things around and gave the exam more than 100 per cent. So, when the results came out, my first reaction was relief."

We frequently hear ideologues using the moral appeal of this project to argue for an economic restructuring of the society. These approaches make little sense because they do not recognise that apart from being economically inefficient and thus an obstacle both to economic growth and social development, child labour is also a moral evil.