Often times we are quick to judge our children’s personality based on just one negative behavior, while the problem might lie elsewhere. We tend to overlook the fact that it could be a process, timing, or energy problem. This is the main problem that Carol Dweck addresses in her book…

A few weeks ago, I decided to become a punctual person. The key to achieving any goal is to be specific about what you want to achieve. Saying “I want to become punctual” is too abstract. So I changed it to “I want to reach the office by 10 am.”…

I want to become a punctual person. It may not be even a remote concern for most people. But I have been a chronic late-comer forever. I remember going late to my classes in school and college days. I was denied a promotion one time for not being on time…

I have a habit of setting goals regularly, not just New Year resolutions. Multiple times every year. But I have failed more often than not at achieving them. I want to reflect on what’s worked and what’s not worked for me over the last decade when it comes to setting…

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure to interview Mona Minhaz Ali Jindani, who runs a successful Facebook group called “Early Childhood Development“. When you look at the Mona’s career, it is evident that she has dedicated her life to making a huge difference in the lives of Children…

Would you like your baby, toddler, or preschooler to grow up and have healthy relationships & do well academically in their teenage years and in their adulthood? We all know good relationships or connection with other people (and dogs) and education are the basic needs for well being. Research says…

One of the ways I try to educate myself about parenting is by finding and reading interesting research. Here’s one I read recently. ** Most parents who have toddlers or young children tend to focus on improving their children’s IQ, teaching them Alphabets, Phonetics, Reading, Writing etc. This is great.…

In 1960s, Diana Baumrind, a psychologist at University of California, Berkeley at the time, conducted an extensive research on parenting styles, and their impact on children’s behavior. Diana identified three common parenting styles – Authoritarian Parenting, Authoritative Parenting, and Permissive Parenting. She suggested that Out of all three, Authoritative Parenting…

I have been (slowly) reading the book – The Whole-Brain Child – by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson. Just to solidify some of the lessons I learnt from this book, I started taking notes. Even before I finished Chapter 1, I realized I had a lot of notes.…