Babies learn their mother tongues with no fuss. There’s no teacher required, no grammar lessonsand definitely no essay writing! How do they do it? Simply by listening! It’s a fact that childrenpick up languages far easily than adults do.I have often observed that parents are obsessed about their child learning to write ABC, but whatthey …

We love our children to bits. We really do. But how far can we allow them to go unregulated? Atsome point they need to be checked so that they don’t harm themselves or others and they are nota nuisance in public. Very often when travelling on a public transport – particularly long distance, I have …

We’re talking of guiding behaviour – not disciplining at child. Discipline works in the military,and that’s not a bad thing because their requirements have to do with life and death situations. Inbringing up a child we are trying to equip them with life skills, and that is possible only throughbehaviour guidance. At some point in …

If you could create an ideal child, what qualities would he or she have? Pose this question to potential parents, and a huge percentage of them would have “intelligent,”“good looking,” “sociable,” and “talented” on their list. However, the truth is that a vast majorityof children grow up to be people who are average – they …

Going to school for the first time is probably the most difficult adjustment process for your child.These days children start going to a preschool as early as 2.5 years. That depends entirely on theparents’ situation and inclination. If both parents are working and there is no extra help at home,it makes sense to send the …

At some point your child understands the concept of conversation – one person speaks, then theother then the first person speaks again and so forth. Verbal skills are vital for communication ofthoughts and ideas, so give your child the opportunity to hone this skill.Spend time chatting with your child every day. If they are engaged …