Parents

Modern parenting demands juggling work, home, emotions, and expectations. Psychologist shares how showing empathy to your child starts with showing it to yourself. Tuning in to your own mental health isn’t selfish—it’s essential for raising emotionally secure, happy children.

Coming full circle: The quiet beauty of becoming our parents

The less we want to be like our parents, the more we turn out to be like them as we age.

Authoritative or permissive: How your parenting style affects your child’s growth and well-being

Parenting tips: Your parenting style greatly influences your child's development, behaviour, and future, shaping their confidence and emotional well-being. By understanding the four key styles—authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and neglectful—you can foster a balanced environment for your child's growth.

How to save for your children’s education: A guide for parents

If you are worried about saving for your child’s education, there are several options, including child-focused mutual funds, SIPs and government initiatives that will help you plan strategically while also reducing your financial burden. Here is a guide.

Healthy Ageing Month: Change in eating habits, reduced mobility are signs your parents need you

If you notice any of these signs, it’s important to have an open and empathetic conversation with your parents about their needs and explore available support options to help them live happily.

Delhi school closures: Parents say virtual learning ineffective, seek permanent solution to pollution

While some parents rued the lack of availability of necessary equipment required for online classes, others suggested that the students must be informed in advance about the measures in store once the air quality index (AQI) starts to dip to avoid the abrupt shift to virtual learning.

Mumbai man finds 27 mothers and 1 father at PTA meet: 'Don't like Indian style of parenting'

'Most of the moms had an MBA and were working at places like Deloitte or ICICI. Very few had 2 kids. Still no expectations from SIRS to show up and/or contribute to anything (besides income),' researcher Varun Aggarwala wrote.

Snap launches tools for parents to monitor teens contacts

The new feature called Family Center is launching at a time when social media companies have been criticized over a lack protection for kids. In October, Snap and its tech peers TikTok and YouTube testified before U.S. lawmakers accusing the companies of exposing young users to bullying or steering them toward harmful content.

Mother inspired me to focus on 'garib kalyan', said never take bribe: PM Narendra Modi on her birthday

He also met his mother in Gujarat and sought her blessings. Modi said his mother always inspired him to have a strong resolve and focus on ”garib kalyan” (welfare of poor), a theme of his government’s numerous welfare schemes.

Just 'a few weeks' of parental leave? CEOs weigh in on Twitter boss Parag Agrawal's announcement

Twitter Chief Executive Officer Parag Agrawal is taking a few weeks off for the birth of his second child. The company offers new parents paid leave of up to 20 weeks.

UP govt to provide Rs 2,500 per month to children who lost parents to reasons other than COVI9-19

The Cabinet also decided that monetary help will be provided to adults between 18 to 23 years who have lost their parents or guardians due to COVID-19 or other reasons and are pursuing education after completing Class 12.

Zee Learn calls off proposed merger with Treehouse Education

Zee Learn Friday informed the exchanges that they have called off their proposed merger with Treehouse Education.

Maneka 'missed the point' with paternal-leave comment: Expert

Close on the heels of the Rajya Sabha passing the Maternity Benefit Amendment Bill, which proposes increasing the duration of maternity leave for a working woman from 12 weeks to 26 weeks, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi waded into a controversy.

School Admissions Made Super Easy

All parents remember the harrowing time they had to go through when attempting to get a good school for their child, going from school to school and ...

No bureaucrat linked with Vyapam scam probed so far

It has been over two years but no bureaucrat allegedly associated with Vyapam scam has been probed so far while 85% of those arrested are students or their parents.

Food Show: Dishes full of happiness for parents

Muskaan Thackeray who is about 13 years old wants to cook something for her parents on their anniversary. To put all her ideas on the table we have Aditi Kamat on the board.

Yelling and swearing at teens as harmful as hitting

Parents who yell or swear at their teenagers can cause some of the same problems as hitting them would, including increased risk of depression and aggressive behaviour, a new study has found.

Watching too much TV reduces tots' vocabulary skills

Parents, please note! Toddlers who watch television daily for more than two hours may risk diminishing their vocabulary and math skills, a new study has claimed.

'Smartphones no child's play'

Parents, note! Better keep your smartphone away from the reach of your young ones. Playing with smartphones can impede brain development in toddlers, experts have warned.

Risk of birth defect doubles for cousin couples: study

Children whose parents are cousins run more than double the risk of being born with a congenital abnormality, although the overall rate of such birth defects remains low, according to new research findings.

Make best use of your kids' time with online ready reckoner

Vishal Gupta, Prashant Sinha and Asif Mohamed describe the success of their online venture mycity4kids.com to CNBC-TV18‘s Young Turks and their plans for increased funding, aiding similar businesses and widening their reach to more cities across India.

Toothbrush to tell if you maintain your dental hygiene

Parents, please note! With this toothbrush you can check if your kids are brushing their teethproperly. The toothbrush developed by a US-based oral care digital health company connects wirelessly to your phone, literally putting the 'tooth' into 'Bluetooth'.

Don't like your home? Consider 'swapping' with your parents

Ed Zwirner and his wife, Alison Loeppert, recently bought an historic house in the Chicago suburbs without brokers' fees, tight moving deadlines, undetected defects or other stresses that accompany one of life's biggest purchases. At the same time, Loeppert's parents made a similar move.

Book Talk: A tale of love and loss, sisters and secrets

"Forgotten Country," Catherine Chung's debut novel, weaves Korean folklore and a host of linked and opposing pairs Korea and the United States, North and South Korea, American born children and their immigrant parents, two very different sisters into a spare, haunting tale of loss, yearning and discovery.

No point in telling parents about children's weight?

School polices that let parents know when their children are overweight or obese appear to have little impact on the problem, according to a US study.