Caring Matters
Parenting these days is one mad rush. And children are expected to fit in / flow with the busy schedule of the parent/parents. Jobs, careers and other more important things have to be attended to [Read More]
As parents, we hope our child will be confident and successful. However, even the most well-meaning parents inadvertently and unwittingly instill the self-defeating mindset of self-doubt onto their child/children. This toxic legacy is a big block [Read More]
Preschool is an important step in your child’s life. It is your child’s first foray into the world alone. And this nonetheless shapes his/her view of the external environment for life. Preparing for this transition [Read More]
I feel sorry for Greta Thunberg the child activist of climate change. Yes, it is impressive that a 16 year is so self-aware. Nonetheless one needs to remember, she is also a child with numerous [Read More]
Dear Mummy, I must have been around 5 years when I first asked ‘from where babies came from.’ You looked at Daddy and smiled. Then whenever I asked the only thing you said that I [Read More]
The vestibular system plays a critical role in our daily life. In fact, it is also known as our sixth sense. Yes, attachment and bonding are crucial and so is breastfeeding but nurturing your child’s [Read More]
I miss my mother even today, 40 years after she passed away. The pain has nearly faded but there will always be that loss – of not knowing. What it would have been to have [Read More]
My friend is pregnant, she is going to have a baby. I am excited for her. It has made me reminisce about my time as a new parent trying to cope with all the change, [Read More]
According to the Object relations theory, our psyche/self develops in relation to others in the environment during childhood. Since the mother is the “primary object/ person’ that a child relates to, his perception of this [Read More]
British pediatrician and psychoanalyst, Donald Winnicott coined the phrase ‘good enough mother’. He came to realize that babies and children actually benefit when their caregivers fail them in manageable ways. However, to be good enough, one [Read More]