Parenting

This is a blog I, a teenager, wrote after surveying a group of teens, reading up a lot of "What I Wish My Parents Knew" articles online and listening to a lot of angsty songs by teenagers on youtube.   Maybe you're

Do you remember the last time you spoke to someone and felt like you needed a drink to get over the conversation? My very articulate sister and I were chatting about people we know (right, bitching is the word) and

Self-esteem is defined as “confidence in one's own worth or abilities”. As parents, we have a major role to play in developing our children’s self-esteem. Use the below tips to ENHANCE your children’s self-esteem. Encourage rather than praise. While praise focuses on

A Tumblr user once said “you know how you look at a word for too long and it stops making sense? I think that's what we do to our bodies when we stare at the mirror so long that even

I sometimes feel we are all so caught up with ourselves and so self-centered, that we don’t have time for people around. Wait, let me rephrase…we don’t have time for the people who actually matter. All of us make time

Ever wondered how you can instill positive values and desirable principles in your child? Read on for a list of such VALUES and how you can inculcate these in your child. Validate their feelings. When your children express their feelings, assure

I am not much of a talker nor a writer. Give me a PowerPoint deck and I might ace it…but writing intense, serious stuff just hasn’t been my thing. Until today….so here goes… Back in the days, when I was working

Child Sexual abuse is more prevalent in our culture than we care to admit. As parents, it is our primary responsibility to keep our children safe. It is important that you develop awareness about the subject in order to safeguard children

It’s 7am and I am enjoying my coffee. My daughter and the dogs still asleep around me. My husband is already on his first conference call… Naah, I am not ready to start my day…but with the phone in my