Caring Matters
Instilling life skills in a child is as critical as teaching them how to spell and count. Life skills are inextricably linked to achieving true adult maturity. They enable the child to better interact with [Read More]
The recent horrific, shooting at Robb Elementary School, Uvalde, Texas raises the pertinent question of responsibility. Who is responsible for the senseless massacre of 19 students plus 2 teachers? Since 1970 there have been 2052 [Read More]
Exposure to a diverse range of microbes is what your child most needs for a good start in life. These microscopic overlooked heroes can positively affect every aspect of one’s life – mental and physical. [Read More]
One very crucial life skill a child needs to know is how to be unapologetically assertive. Every social situation requires two things communication and self-protection. From early on a child should be taught early how [Read More]
One huge parenting fail is undermining a child’s reality. Most parents, either dismiss or invalidate their child’s perceptions. They fail to understand that their child is a thinking, feeling entity, completely separate from them. And [Read More]
Kids who are intrinsically motivated have a greater chance of reaching goals and succeeding. Psychologist, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi describes internally driven people as having autotelic personalities. They have a tendency to engage in an activity for [Read More]
Critical thinking is the careful and intentional analysis of facts in order to make better decisions. As parents, it is vital we hone this skill in our children. The reason why most smart people fail [Read More]
Life does not always go as planned. That’s why we need to train our kids to be anti-fragile. To deal with an unpredictable world, one always has to have a plan B, C, D, etc. [Read More]
Not paying attention when your child says, ‘it’s not fair’ /that’s unfair, is one of the common ways we parents can louse up our relationship with our child. When kids say this, it means that [Read More]
It is common for parents to dismiss a child’s reactivity or non-reactivity as ‘oh she is in one of her moods” or ‘he is just going through a moody phase’. Believing in due course their child [Read More]