Emotional Paralysis: How the Voices in Your Head Hold You Back
Have you ever been afraid to speak up for fear of looking stupid, or held yourself back from being ‘too happy’? This emotional paralysis has roots in childhood.
Have you ever been afraid to speak up for fear of looking stupid, or held yourself back from being ‘too happy’? This emotional paralysis has roots in childhood.
The post-Covid world needs a new parenting paradigm. Author Kiran Manral’s new book offers guidance.
The lockdown had exposed a crack in an ordinary Indian woman’s marriage. Here’s how she fixed it.
Growing up in a violent home is a traumatic experience that affects every aspect of a child’s life and development, writes psychologist Dr Prerna Kohli.
What’s the biggest test of any marriage than to be stuck together for months during a pandemic, re-negotiating relationship rules and personal boundaries? Five couples tell us how they fared.
Our society punishes children twice – first as parental abuse when they are little, then by denying them opportunities for rehabilitation when they take to crime.
When fathers take on a proactive role in parenting, daughters grow into stronger, more confident and better adjusted individuals.
Dr Ferdousi Begum shares the everyday challenges of raising a child with autism while fiercely holding on to her happiness.
Mother of a child with special needs, Priyanka Gupta shares her day-to-day challenges and the gifts life has blessed her with.
Three friends and mothers of young children share how they’ve spent the past few months of lockdown balancing work and parenting at home.
For Mumbai-based media professional Shweta Bhandral, the lockdown has been a time to build bridges and mend relationships at home.
Working mother to a six-year-old Vaishali Sudan Sharma shares the emotions and challenges from her motherhood journey.
A time for babies.
Whether benign or downright dangerous, patriarchy continues to exist in myriad forms in Indian homes.
Can you be optimistic and youthful despite a life full of challenges and pain? Author Mala Mansukhani is certainly an example!
Are you dreading having an empty nest soon as your kids grow up and move away? Don’t let it take you by surprise!
The greatest gift we can give our kids is to be happy ourselves, writes Aekta Kapoor.
When we grab or snatch things away from our kids when we think it’s not good for them, we set in motion undesirable patterns of behaviour.
Model, reality television star, author, mother and restaurateur, Sarah Todd is redefining the face of gastronomy in India.
Our children are living among their biggest perpetrators, people whom they know and trust. We have to teach them their rights, and respect their feelings.