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Criminal Negligence? | Being a Parent

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Just thoughts and memories …. March 1, 2014. Adolescent Arushi was frequently left alone in the house with Hemant, the forty five year old live-in servant for extended periods of time. Her parents’ high profile professional and social lives usually kept them out of the home till very late at night. However much the Talwars may have loved and materially pampered their daughter, their chosen lifestyle left them little time to be with their only child. Ultimate benefits to children? It might be argued in th...

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Just Kidding! | Being a Parent

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Just thoughts and memories …. The material on this page has been collated from a variety of places. the actual sources are not always available, but such as they are, can be found at the bottom of this page. 8220;And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us some email.”. 4 year old girl, misquoting the Lord’s Prayer. 8220;TNT.”. Given as an answer for a written spelling bee, when the teacher called the word “dynamite.”. Parents’ Dictionary of Meanings. What toddlers do when anyone mutters a dirty word.

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Are we pressure cooking our children? | Being a Parent

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Just thoughts and memories …. Are we pressure cooking our children? October 12, 2013. My first article for ‘Responsible Parening’ magazine, published in the October 2013 issue …. As access to good educational institutes and good jobs gets tougher and tougher, depression, anxiety and even suicidal tendencies in adolescent and young adults are rising at a rapid rate. How far are performance pressures responsible? Why do some youngsters thrive while others wilt in these circumstances? On the other hand elev...

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Comically Cornered! | Being a Parent

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Just thoughts and memories …. Courtesy: Simply real moms. Courtesy: more trees less asshooles. Courtesy: Piggies and Paws, Inc. Courtesy: Piggies and Paws, Inc. Courtesy: Piggies and Paws, Inc. Courtesy: Piggies and Paws, Inc. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Email (Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out.

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Value-addition | Being a Parent

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Just thoughts and memories …. November 19, 2013. Why are you making such a fuss? They’re just a few silly plants. Why should I stop my son having fun? Aren’t children more important than a few weeds? The same grandfather sees nothing amiss if his darling grandson lies, cheats at tests, refuses to listen to anyone and throws tantrums at the drop of a hat. One shudders to think what kind of an adult he will grow into, moulded as he is by such destructive influences. How far are parents to blame? Over the y...

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Flippantly Yours | Being a Parent

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Just thoughts and memories …. The thoughts and quotations on this page have been collated from a variety of sources. The sources and credits, wherever available, can be found at the end of the page. 8220;Make sure you sleep when baby sleeps” … Great advice. Should I clean when baby cleans and cook when baby cooks too? 8220;A worried mother does better research than the FBI.”. You can tell a child is growing up when he stops asking where he came from and refuses to say where he’s going. Enter your email a...

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Educating beyond schooling | Being a Parent

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Just thoughts and memories …. March 1, 2014. Article in the February issue of Responsible Parenting). What is the role of today’s parents in ensuring that their children grow up into well-educated, balanced individuals? It was renowned nineteenth century author and humourist Mark Twain who once advised someone, Don’t let your children’s schooling get in the way of their education! All they seem to be teaching our kids is how to surf the Internet, copy-paste stuff, print pictures and prepare highly decora...

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Being a Parent | just thoughts and memories … | Page 2

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Just thoughts and memories …. September 19, 2013. This is something I’ve wanted to express for a long time. I found this article on social media and realized that I couldn’t say it better than this. It’s written by a pre-school teacher and says it all…. I was on a parenting bulletin board recently and read a post by a mother who was worried that her 4 1/2 year old did not know enough. What should a 4 year old know? So here, I offer my list of what a 4 year old should know. He should know his own interest...

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Resolving language-linked identities | Being a Parent

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Just thoughts and memories …. March 1, 2014. One of the reasons that Indian professionals have an edge in the international job markets is their ability to communicate effectively in English, the lingua franca. In fact, research suggests that while non-native speakers may develop fluency in a targeted language after about two years of immersion, it can actually take between five to seven years for these children to be on the same working level as their native speaking counterparts. This childhood stress ...