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Approach to Parenting 22
- Does parenting need to be taught
- What is the difference between a loving parent and a permissive parent?
- Why do we need to talk about parenting ?
- It takes a village to raise a child
- Think positive and parent with positivity
- Children are nurtured when parents feel supported
- Parents’ Dilemma- To push or not to push
- Is there such thing as bad parenting
- Exposing children to the idea of privilege
- When children are thought to be manipulative
- Forming an image of the child
- The Beauty of S…L…O…W
- The challenging task of saying No!
- Parenting the Ahimsa way
- Are you protecting your children or limiting them?
- Guilt and the working parent
- Language and Child Development
- A society’s role in supporting parents
- Parenting in the fast paced world
- The “easy” and the “difficult” child: Nurturing both with fairness
- Parenting the new generation
- Take a Pause and Tame Anger
Nurturing Sibling Relationships 1
Corona Lockdown Time 4
Science of Parenting 5
Well-being 9
- Importance of Sleep
- Self Care for Parents
- Does my child trust me ?
- Keeping our children safe – Part 1 – Body autonomy
- Regulation – A tool to keep us from ‘losing it’.
- Cultivate mindfulness in yourself and your child
- Parenting Resolution 2020
- Keeping our children safe – Being a vigilant parent
- Why parents need to practice self regulation and not self control
Studies and Exams 3
Understanding Needs and Behaviour 12
- Development of a child through exploration
- Understanding our child’s need for order
- Why do children need to move
- A Generous Dose of Love
- Is thumb sucking really harmful ?
- The importance of unstructured play time
- A hug a day keeps stress away!
- Preparing a child towards independence
- Crying is beautiful
- What does child directed play look like?
- When children are thought to be manipulative
- Understanding the backstory – A tool in communication
Teenage Years 12
- Understanding Teenagers
- Teenagers : Self-Centered or Society-Centered
- Is the younger generation oversensitive ?
- What to do when teenagers push us away
- Flying the nest
- Teenagers and stress
- Can we parents ask ourselves “Why Not”
- Responding to your Teenager’s big feelings when you need to say NO
- Teenagers and their search for identity
- Responding to rudeness from a teenager
- A letter to my daughter on the first day of her board exams
- The ever-evolving Manual of a Parent of a Teenager
Positive Discipline 10
- Rewards: How effective are they in disciplining children?
- Spare the rod and Connect with the child
- Using humour in parenting
- Why children struggle to cooperate
- Engaging your child’s Cooperation by expressing your feelings
- Engage your child’s cooperation by giving choices
- Engage your child’s cooperation by giving information
- Engage your child’s cooperation by writing a note
- Made a mistake? We all do. Let’s set it right !
- Child leash – helpful or harmful?
Communicating Effectively 7
- Understanding the backstory – A tool in communication
- Communicating the feeling behind our anger
- Why do we communicate so differently with children?
- How to encourage your children to talk to you today and everyday – Part 1
- How to encourage your children to talk to you today and everyday – Part 2
- Conversations with our College going children
- Welcoming your child after being apart
Special Concerns 16
- Is the quiet child saying something?
- Is Boarding school suited for every child?
- Do we talk enough about adoption?
- Parenting in front of an audience – part 1
- Parenting in front of an Audience: Part 2
- Parenting a left-handed child
- How do we help our children emerge stronger from facing a natural calamity
- Raising Twins
- Exposing children to the idea of privilege
- Moving home: helping children through it.
- Adulting- Why is it hard?
- Children and Foul Language
- Children and Foul language – Part 2
- Sex Education: What is our role?
- A letter to parents of an only child
- Separation or Divorce: How to minimize the impact on your child.
Family Relationships 14
- Keep Calm and Daddy on
- Do Amma and Appa love each other?
- The goodness of family meal times
- Healing the connection between parents and adult children
- Healing ourselves to be better parents
- Grandchildren – they are ours but not ours
- How family stories enrich children
- Our experiences with practicing gratitude
- My child’s self esteem and mine – whats the link ?
- Fatherhood- The struggles of new dads
- How children learn to say ‘I’m sorry’
- When your child says ‘I hate you’
- Parents and grandparents
- Special time: A tool to bond with our children
Technology 5
Toddlers 10
- When children say “No”!
- Helping Children transition to school
- Simple ways to connect with our children
- How We Can Help Children Understand Time
- Cultivating Joy in Reading – Part 1
- Cultivating Joy in Reading – Part 2
- The beauty in the chaos
- Letter to the parent of a toddler
- Going out without the kids: A simple how to for parents
- Parenthood and sleeploss
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Published in Parent Circle Magazine
Can Children Be In Charge Of Their Eating Habits?
Trusting children to know how much they need to eat.
Your Child Is Talking? Be All Ears
The difference between hearing our children and truly listening to them.
Myths About Discipline
Why common methods of discipline rarely build true inner discipline.
Helping Children With Homework
Turning homework from a tug of war into a time of learning and bonding.
Discipline Without Punishment
Positive ways to discipline, without the carrot or the stick.
Educating Your Child About Sex
Having frank, age-appropriate conversations with our children.
Don't Call Me Names
How the labels we give children can shape who they become.
Published in The Hindu
These articles are kept in the Internet Archive, so they open in The Hindu’s original page layout.
Why do children lie?
Metro Plus Chennai, 1 February 2007. By Kesang Menezes.
Why do kids switch off?
Metro Plus Chennai, 19 October 2006. By Kesang Menezes.
After all, it's a child's world
Metro Plus Chennai, 3 August 2006. By Kesang Menezes.
Care to share?
Metro Plus Pondicherry, 16 September 2006. By Kesang Menezes.
Helping Children After the Chennai Floods
The floods were a time of devastation for Chennai. As we rebuild our lives, it is important to recognise the impact on all of us, and especially on the most vulnerable: our children. Whether their homes were flooded or they watched it all unfold, these guides help parents and teachers understand what children may be thinking and feeling, and how to support them.
A guide for parents
How parents can help children process what they went through during the floods.
Classroom activities
Ideas to use in the classroom to help children process the feelings and fears the floods brought up.
