“Birth Has Become Highly Medicalized”: Why Every Birthing Mom Needs a Doula
Certified birth doula Neha Misra Mutluru tells us what her work involves and why a mother’s mental health is vital for her baby’s wellbeing.
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What Pollution Is Doing to Our Children’s Brains, and Why It’s Time to Act
The effects of environmental pollution are damaging our children’s brains within days after birth, leaving India with a crisis in the making.
A Gita for Children? These Women Wrote It!
Sonal Sachdev Patel and Jemma Wayne-Kattan came together to write a children’s book based on the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita.
What Religious Polarization in Politics is Doing to Our Kids in Schools: A Mother’s Story
Nazia Erum’s hard-hitting new book is an eye-opener about what religious polarization in national politics is doing to innocent children in schools. An excerpt.
Her schools are helping thousands of children learn ‘design thinking’
Thousands of Indian schoolchildren owe their happy childhoods to Tristha Ramamurthy, who has redefined the education space in India.
When Rohini is Rohit: how to deal with an intersex baby
One in 2,000 babies is born intersex. But parents needn’t despair; modern science, and an experienced professional, can offer solutions.
Being Twice Widowed Has Only Made Her Twice Stronger
Rani lost not one but two husbands before she reached her mid-thirties. But this is not a sob story.
Beeya Isn’t Horsing Around – Her Riding Facility Has a Deeper Agenda
For Beeya Vohra, riding and rehabilitating horses and teaching children to love them is more than just a profession or passion – it’s her life.
What No One Ever Tells You About Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding your baby is a natural process but it’s not always effortless. There are plenty of surprises in store for first-time mothers, says Hansa Makhijani Jain.
Juvenile Diabetes Needs a Different Approach Than Adults – Is Your Child at Risk?
On World Diabetes Day 2017, which coincides with Children’s Day in India, paediatric endocrinologist Dr Smita Koppikar tells you why you can’t ignore juvenile diabetes, nor give it the same treatment as adults.
Why I’m Travelling Around the World Alone at Age 59
Emotionally bruised after a long marriage, difficult divorce and a decade of self-healing, Madlén Hjelmroth decided to travel across the world by herself.
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