The Name is Mom: Mother’s Day Gifts
Say my Name. When I first started talking to people in the US, many Indian professionals here told me I would benefit from taking on a...
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One Tool That Helped Me Parent Better: The Story of a Jigsaw Puzzle
Growing up in a four sibling household has left me with memories of circus like furore, chaotic giggling sessions, non stop song rewriting and games that... -
The Santa Talk – How to, When to, What to…
Having the Santa talk with your kids would be a major milestone and rite of passage – pleasant or unpleasant. I have been facing this question... -
Hijab Wearing Barbie – Here’s what my Daughter Taught me
Yesterday, the news was awash with the newly launched Hijab wearing Barbie. My soon to turn 8 daughter who is at the edge of her Barbie... -
Parenting Mistakes We Are All Making
When I was expecting my first and only child, I remember being continually plagued with one big fear which hovered over me like a dark cloud... -
My Daughter’s Impending Marriage
There we were, a group of 30 something year olds, having our girlie time, enjoying a glass of wine and making small talk, giggling nineteen to... -
For the Love of Education: Here’s Presenting Wizardry and Exploration
What is education if it does not probe and make the student look deep within to find a way to wreck magic on the world outside?... -
To my Daughter, on her Birthday
Dear Girl waiting in line to become a Woman, Today, I have a very important life lesson that I would like to pass on to you... -
This Children’s Day, Take a Cue from Finland
Days filled with the sunshine of innocence and nights filled with dreams of touching the clouds – that is the ideal definition of childhood. Schooling often... -
Me and Mine: And the Whole Wide World
I started to travel with my daughter when she was all of 5. A gregarious and extremely social child, she embraced the process of back packing...