Where Cultures Meet Parenting
Do you know reading stories helps children coping with feelings? Stories play a vital role in developing a child’s imagination. Using stories you can introduce new ideas into their world. From a realistic story that Read More …
School until 3:00pm. Soccer at 3:30 pm. Dance at 6:30 pm. Quick dinner and homework until 9:30 pm. Bedtime. Repeat. Over and over again. Check with almost any parent today, and they can recite a Read More …
I an Indian, born and brought up in a small north Indian town named Roorkee. Ours is a land where both modern and traditional way of life manage to survive hand in hand. Here medicine, Read More …
Stress, anxiety and depression are terms that were not really heard of until a decade ago. The word ‘stress’ was used in a very generalized way to express being tired of something or doing something. Read More …
The Indian value system is quite complex. On the one hand they have great core values like parents always standing by their children in every life situation and promoting joint family living situation. On the Read More …
Experiencing a myriad of emotions everyday, how often do you feel grateful? Read More …
When I was younger, I came to a point of despair when I thought, “It is impossible that God exists. Why would this be happening at all?” Indian mythology too is quite difficult to understand Read More …
What is the end of summer looking like in your home? What’s it feeling like? Another big family transition is just around the corner– back to school! You and your children or teens may be Read More …
I am American and about as pale white at they come. My husband is from the Caribbean and also lived in South America and has the perfect year around tan. When my son was born, Read More …
Indian culture is rich with stories sharing life lessons, morals, traditions and values. From the time immemorial, stories have been a mode of instruction to emphasize values and morals. Not only to children but also Read More …
It’s like a bolt of lightning. Those hurtful words that fall out of your child’s mouth towards you. You are left gaping, angry, hurt that your child could say something that would make the pit Read More …
Growing up, I always called myself a Jamerican. I was born in the states, but raised by Jamaican parents. All of my extended family is Jamaican as well. As an Air Force “brat,” I was Read More …
Climbing up a hill behind a century old pueblo in New Mexico under an inky dark sky, I settled in a chair between my two children. We are silent, gazing at a darkness we’d never Read More …
How many times have you been told to “watch your language” or scolded a child and said “don’t say THAT word”? In American society, we often polarize words as being “good” or “bad”. When I Read More …
Parenting is a challenging job. It might sound harsh to some, but yes, it is a “job” because after all it is a kind of work that involves providing for services for another entity altogether. Read More …