Children calling elders by their first names
Some people are shocked when they hear children in some households call elders by their first names. In most homes, the parents are often...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- 6 days ago
- 3 min
The many ways we Indians say, “I love you” without actually saying it
Most psychology books are written by Western authors and these authors only look at the Western culture and assume the rest of the world...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Aug 22
- 2 min
Should parents discuss the negative aspects of their children with others?
Recently, while sitting in a cafe sipping coffee, could not help but overhear four mothers discussing their children. Three of the...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Aug 11
- 2 min
Ability to reduce interaction, walk way, cut off a toxic relationship is also relationship success.
Recently during a workshop when talking of how we can be successful at relationship this question came up. Are we successful only when we...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Jul 28
- 2 min
Do children need to be ‘productive’ all the time?
“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...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Jul 1
- 2 min
I love you but don't want to live with you
“You keep saying you love us” “Of course mom, I love you. I love dad. I will do anything for you people” “Then why is it that you don’t...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 30
- 2 min
Dependent, Independent or Interdependent?
As children, we are dependent on the adults around us for almost everything. Slowly as the child grows up, the sense of wanting to be...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 27
- 3 min
Protecting people we love all the time or teaching them to protect themselves?
“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,”...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 25
- 2 min
Refraining from being solution-oriented ALL the time.
First scenario: The child comes back home from school and says, “You know what happened today? My friend Rahul stopped talking to me.”...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 24
- 2 min
Should decisions in the family be democratic or should everyone get their chance?
Eight of the members of my family had gathered together. People across three generations. We needed to decide where to go for dinner and...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 22
- 3 min
Beta testing relationships
Society alters its shape every decade or so and it seems to be happening faster than before. The way we commute (Uber, Ola, Metro), the...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 18
- 4 min
Daily arguments over fans/lights switched on in empty rooms
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...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- May 17
- 2 min
Board Games - Bonding Better with Family Members
There is a saying, Families that eat together stay together. In many families, although sadly on the decline, eating together one time a...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Mar 14
- 3 min
Giving up the need to be right
A wise man once said, “Avoid arguments if possible, especially if impossible”. Arguments are no doubt a part of every relationship and...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Mar 3
- 2 min
All complaints of loved ones do not have to be attended to.
Boundaries for self People who are important to us in our lives, our spouse, children, parents, siblings, friends etc will come and...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Feb 22
- 2 min
Teaching loved ones to carry their umbrellas
Like Helicopter Parents, there are Helicopter Spouses and Helicopter Siblings too. “I have to enter the kitchen to do something and my...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Feb 15
- 2 min
Don't expect people to work hard for your quirky needs
A relationship would always mean a compromise. The moment we have a relationship and live with someone, (parents, spouses, siblings,...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Feb 10
- 3 min
MAID IN INDIA
Day 1 “She has quit the job”, the wife started, bitterness and anger rising in her. “Why are you saying that?”, her husband asked...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Feb 9
- 3 min
Being Non-Judgmental – The 40-60-80 Principle
We were headed on the Bengaluru – Hassan highway in my cousin's car. The weather was glorious, the road smooth and the conversation...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Feb 7
- 2 min
The Apostrophe Connections in Our Life (In India)
Recently I ran into my friend who had come down from the USA where he stayed with his wife and two kids. Catching up with him over a cup...
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