बच्चे हैं, गलतियां भी करेंगे और शरारतें भी। पेरैंट्स अपने बच्चों को बड़े लाड-दुलार से पालते हैं जो उनकी परवरिश के लिए सही भी है। कभी-कभी यही लाडलापन आपके बच्चों के लिए मुश्किलें भी खड़ी कर सकता है क्योंकि हद से ज्यादा प्यार बच्चों को जिद्दी बना सकता है। दूसरी तरफ अगर बच्चों पर सख्ती की जाए तब भी वे …

– Just when all of your kids have moved out and you and your spouse are still in your ‘honeymoon’ period enjoying privacy that had been sacrificed for years, one of your adult children rebound back to home for some reason such as financial problem or an emotional struggle, where they need a refuge and their parents for love and …

A primary need low self-esteemers have is to feel their own sense of self. Once they begin to like themselves, then interest in academics, relationships, and other social skills will follow. As a tutor, the first stage of my work with children was not to teach reading or spelling, but to focus on liking. I tried to invite them to …

Millions of children in the world suffer from behavior related problems. Some of these behavior problems in children are general, some are psychological, while some other problems are anxiety related. Whether a child has a behavior problem is decided by his actions like the way of presenting himself before other people and also by considering the factors like age, social …

Parenting and adoption are complicated topics in themselves. The never-ending debate about the differences in parenting biological children versus parenting adopted children is unending and remains unresolved till date. Some of the typical questions and challenges that adoptive parents have to face are locating or finding information about birth parents, siblings and other relatives of the child, also finding the …

Children over the age of two are considered as ‘older children’ for adoption purposes. Adoptive parents in the process of adopting or have recently adopted an older child may want to know more about how to help the child adjust to the new surroundings, new family and new parents. Adoptive parents must remember not to over stimulate their child and …

“Please God, let nothing bad ever happen to my child. Let my child never know any sorrow or unhappiness.” Every parent, sometime or the other, says this prayer for their child. But we all know that life consists of both joys and sorrows. And though we would always like protect our children, there will come a time when our little ones …

May 19: When you think of having a child, the first thing that crosses your mind is the state of your finances. But, if you are a German worker, you do not have to think much about juggling your expenditure heads to cater to your child’s needs. Not only does the state pay for the child’s education, the German Constitutional …

The parents of five-year-old Amisha noticed an aloofness in her behaviour when her mother gave her the news of a new baby on the way. When asked about it, she replied, “Now my parents will not be mine alone, but somebody else’s as well”. The elder child’s psychology It is quite natural for a child to be possessive about his …

Kids – especially young ones – who don’t know how to control their emotions may strike out by hitting, biting or pushing another child, or even a parent or caregiver. It’s up to parents to teach them other ways to express their anger and frustration. Try these tips that elementary school teachers find effective: Tell your child that anger is …