Don’t confuse people’s opinions with truth
While the philosophical idea of truth can be debated endlessly without coming to any conclusions, in our real life we need to distinguish...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Jan 14
- 2 min
Surrendering to the strengths of others around us
“I think you missed a turn back there”, said the daughter sitting beside her mom. “No I didn’t” replied the mother, “the turn is further...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Why be embarrassed by the emotions of our loved ones?
It was the gathering of relatives and halfway through it, the father got into an argument with a relative the argument became heated for...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Oct 21, 2022
- 2 min
Allowing seniors to do work at home is important
As parents get older, it is common for children to be concerned for their safety. We don’t want them to lift heavy things, drive on the...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min
It is okay to acknowledge some relationships have an expiry date
Relationships between adults are almost always voluntary. It means that the relationships can flourish only when both the people want it,...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Sep 29, 2022
- 2 min
Some questions to ask children when they come from school or when you are introduced to them.
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?...
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Sreedhar Mandyam
- Sep 24, 2022
- 2 min
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
- Sep 23, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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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