Well-being – Parenting Matters

Regulation – A tool to keep us from ‘losing it’.

We parents have been in that place of frustration in dealing with a toddler not wanting to brush his teeth or get dressed, or an older child not wanting to tidy up, do homework or come home in time. We want to help and guide our children to do the right thing, and when they...

Why parents need to practice self regulation and not self control

Ashwini said, “I wish I had more patience with my child. I just lose it and then say really mean things”. Rahul agreed, “That’s so true. So often, when I come back from a hard day’s work, the smallest things she does triggers me. Looking back a day later, I realise it was more to...

Parenting Resolution 2020

As this year comes to a close and we look forward to the new year, many of us may be thinking of resolutions, endings and new beginnings …all in an honest effort to be better, do better, live better. I am in the same boat, reflecting on how the year has gone, all that has...

Keeping our children safe – Being a vigilant parent

When we talk about child abuse, we think that the perpetrators are people unknown and unrelated to the family. It’s in our culture to address people not related to us as ‘uncle’, ‘aunty’, ‘akka’, ‘anna’, etc. This sometimes gives a false sense of security. We believe that anyone known to the family, would never commit...

Keeping our children safe – Part 1 – Body autonomy

As parents, we are concerned about our children’s safety. When we hear about cases of child abuse, we cringe and hold on to our kids concerned about how to protect them. We also wonder how we could raise them to treat others respectfully. One aspect of safety, which we will discuss in today’s article is...

Self Care for Parents

Do you have your oxygen mask on? We all have had those long days which leave us feeling totally drained. On such days, we just don’t have the energy to connect, play or chat with our children. We may lose our cool and scream harshly, taking out our resentment on our children, only to feel...

Importance of Sleep

Today’s article is about an activity we all enjoy – sleeping! During childhood I was teased about how much I loved to sleep despite being an active child. My need for sleep wasn’t looked upon very kindly coming from a cultural background which equates sleep with laziness! A search on the internet will throw up...

Cultivate mindfulness in yourself and your child

The term ‘mindfulness’ has become the buzzword nowadays. However, it is an ancient technique of mental training for a calm and productive mind. Teachers of mindfulness define it as paying attention to the present moment. It is being aware of our thoughts, feelings, of what is happening in our body, of where we are and...

Does my child trust me ?

Sometimes when my children want to watch TV after having finished their quota for the day I am not in the mood to launch into long explanations… I take the easy way out and say, “The TV is not working” or “Cable is down” and save myself an hour of discussion and wailing!! On another...

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