The dream of every parent is a happy family where the spouses get along with each other and the children get along with the parents and...

“My son is 12 years old and he still seeks validation for his actions from us and friends” “My husband at 40 still asks his elder brother...

At the conclusion of the course one of the participants said something very significant, “I had the belief that learning Life Skills was...

There are many skills we need to learn to survive and thrive in our lives. Asking for help is a skill that is underrated. In fact many...

It was the gathering of relatives and halfway through it, the father got into an argument with a relative the argument became heated for...

One of the main reasons why some children do not score well in Maths is that they are poor in language skills. You might wonder what is...

The questions we ask people when we meet them show what we give importance to in their lives. What do we value in other people’s lives?...

Some people are shocked when they hear children in some households call elders by their first names. In most homes, the parents are often...

Odious. Parents wield many weapons against their children. Sharp laced comments, insidious barbs, emotional blackmail or the deadly...

Recently, while sitting in a cafe sipping coffee, could not help but overhear four mothers discussing their children. Three of the...

“Whenever I watch Japanese Anime which I love, my mom says, I am wasting my time. She says, I should watch National Geographic and I...

“I don’t want to take cash, can you transfer the money online to my account?” I asked a friend recently. “I will ask my dad to do it,”...

Rote learning is getting a lot of bad press these days. Many schools and institutions advertise, ‘No rote learning’ without really...

Disproportionate responses to people’s behaviour around us cause a lot of unpleasantness. When we are on the other side don’t we feel for...

There is a saying, Families that eat together stay together. In many families, although sadly on the decline, eating together one time a...

Every morning at about 9.30, two toddlers march briskly towards the sand pit in the play area opposite my flat. Armed with spade and...

The one gift every parent should bequeath to her child is the unconditional freedom to be curious. The world is full of wonderful things...

I remember playing ‘ library- library ‘ with my kids years ago. An underused room was converted into a reading room cum library. Two mats...

Carrying Tales. Life is really just stories strung together. If we stop and think for a moment, the most mundane of situations have the...

Laid Back parenting style Our parents stumbled into parenthood and then bumbled their way through it. For the most part, they left us to...