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TopicParenting

Topic: Parenting

Old-school parenting methods aren’t working

Punishing a child for a temper tantrum or for ‘misbehaving’ by grabbing a toy from a classmate makes no more sense than lecturing a man in cardiac arrest about eating less sugar.

SubscriberWrites: Parenting at 2 AM

Balancing ambition and empathy, parenting Gen Z means tuning into their emotions, easing pressure, and growing together through hope, anxiety, and imperfection.

SubscriberWrites: Parents and children should actively work together to bridge generation and communication gap

Children should therefore place more trust in the older generation by giving them a chance to understand their point of view, writes Jayanti Sengupta Sharma

Parents have very warm feelings toward other parents. But that’s bad news for the childless

Child-free people feel the same toward other child-free people and parents. This was surprising because usually, people feel warmer toward members of their own group.

‘Screen time’ for kids is outdated. It’s time to focus on quality instead

Measuring quantity, not the quality, of what children watch is outdated. We need to look at what kids are watching and how they are watching it.

China’s new rules allow kids to play video games just 3 hours a week. It won’t help

China has a history of making dramatic moves aimed at cutting down children’s gaming time — from cyber curfews at night to military-style anti-gaming camps.

Using food as incentive or punishment for children must stop now

Rewarding and comforting kids with food can lead to overeating when they are not hungry. This is how to kick the habit.

Kashmir, parenting, sex – Podcasts are finally giving Indians what they want to hear

Years after people had written the obituary for the radio, audio is making a comeback in India. And the medium is the message.

Parenting is not just about attachment and techniques differ around the world

Japanese children, for example, are often allowed to ride the subway alone from age seven. This would be unthinkable for parents in other countries.

Helicopter Eela review: Sorry Kajol, you don’t deserve this script

Pradeep Sarkar’s Helicopter Eela fails to do justice to the characters, plot and single parents.

On Camera

Bangladesh lost on all fronts under Yunus. A herculean task awaits the new PM

Eighteen months after the Dhaka siege, Bangladesh has yet another opportunity to reset its pieces. And the world is watching.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.