October 2023

Have you lied to your child?Perhaps your child was asking too many questions when you were utterly tired or when you didn’t have the time to go into the details? Perhaps the child asked a difficult question and you would

The journey of childhood can be seen as the journey from helplessness to autonomy. A child as young as a toddler yearns for autonomy and independence. At the age of four or five the child has a few skills more

The curiosity of a child to learn about the world around is natural and abundant. Children naturally ask questions even before they can form proper sentences. They take in our answers and integrate them with their worldview. At this age,

Most of us have compared ourselves with others at some point in our life. Many of us do it habitually. Have you ever thought how liberating life could feel if we stopped comparing ourselves to others? The habit to compare ‘unnecessarily’

Toddlers are on an endeavour to understand the world and themselves. They tend to quickly believe what we tell them (directly and indirectly) about themselves and the world. The foundation of self-concept- an idea of themselves that will inform their entire

“Don’t be afraid!”Has this dialogue really helped to stop us from feeling fear in any situation at any time at any age? It may help us suppress fear or deny it but definitely not to deal with it. But we

Isn’t it a treat to watch a toddler play! Although, it might not be a treat for a toddler when we watch them play.Here’s why. Let’s assume that the toddler is playing in a physically safe space. Let’s say the child

Here’s something that will bring relief. If we really understand the process of potty training and allow it, the child has the ability to potty train itself.It happens in a few steps gradually.The first crucial step is awareness of internal

Let’s understand the world from a toddler’s perspective:  They can see many attractive things but cannot reach them all  They are held back from doing certain ‘interesting’ things (seemingly interesting for them)  They completely depend on the adults around for

When a baby mouths something, our responses range from: a common expression of disgust (“chhi!”)  a slightly angry insistence on not doing it  saying things like “why are you doing that?”, “no no!”, “stop that”  physically pulling the thing out of