What gives kids the drive to do things? Often, it’s the prospect of succeeding—or if not succeeding then at least improving. The more kids feel competent at a task, the more likely they are to enjoy the activity and want to get better at it. Success builds motivation, which leads to more success. Earlier, the… Read More
Sometimes, it makes me wonder how quickly we adjust to a particular situation. We all want good things to happen in our lives. We want favorable circumstances. But even with some not so great conditions initially, we crib, we get upset, we get frustrated, but, somehow, we adjust. Can we give any better example than… Read More
During current situation, I cannot say what I should expect about the future or if we are allowed to have expectations from the future. Everything has gotten so unpredictable with a pandemic that long term thinking and planning has become too hard. We will have to take one day at a time. Aane Wala Pal,… Read More
With this letter, the word PARENT comes to an end. From the lockdown perspective, which is the theme behind this series, I can think of only one word starting with T : Technology. Recently, I wrote a post on online learning. In that, I have pointed out the benefits of online certifications and how you… Read More
I have been thinking about what to write for letter N., But then my daughter came in and wanted to show me something. She was expecting my 100% attention. She wanted me to notice what she was doing. And while seeing her, I noticed her change of expressions. There I got it. N for Noticing.… Read More