LET EVERY DAY BE TEACHERS’ DAY

The Education Commission (1964-66) professed that, “The destiny of India is now being shaped in her classrooms”. When teachers hold the responsibility of this onerous task then it is time that we invest in capacity building of teachers through stronger teacher training programmes. Educationists across the globe have propounded the need for a robust teacher-training programme, a programme that helps aspiring teachers to equip themselves as per the changing needs of the 21st century learners, a learner who should have knowledge , skills, values and the right mindset. NEP 2020 clearly articulates that problem-solving and critical thinking skills need to be developed in the young learners...

Establish transparent communication: What you say vs what they hear?

The art of communication with kids is a tough nut to crack! It is like rocket science that is still exhausting for many parents. Kids only hear half of what their parents say and tend to manipulate words as per their convenience. It doesn’t matter how many times you have cleared your points, they will comprehend some other sense of it. As they have that potential to literally change the meaning of your words, it becomes very difficult to communicate with them. Following are some effective tips that will help you to establish a transparent communication with your kids: Spending Quality Time Together: You need to take out some time from your busy schedule and talk about things with ...

Top 8 Helpful Tips for Raising Teenagers

Raising teenagers is surely not a cakewalk for the parents. The teenage years are very crucial years for children as they start discovering the new aspects of life, deal with their hormonal changes/mood swings and the stress caused by social and parental forces. This time is difficult for parents too as they experience a sort of emotional separation from their teens. This is the time when parents should give them more independence but with genuine attention so that, they can establish their own place in the world. Parents need to adapt effective measures during this time to raise the teens in a proper way. Here are some effective tips that will help parents in managing their child’s new...

9 ways to Boost your childs Learning Potential

As parents, we have always focused on selecting the best school for our children, tracked their progress, monitored accomplishments, planned theircareer pathand helped them make better life decisions. Parental guidanceplays a critical role in shaping a child’s success. Parents play a key role in buildinga child’s character, instilling confidence, strengthening academics and ensuring personal well-being. All bright, young minds need proper care, attention and guidance of parents to reach the pinnacle of success. Therefore, it is the duty of every parent to identify and support the learning potential of a child and contribute for his/her growth and development. How can parents boost the le...

Types of Parenting Styles and Their Effects on Kids

Parenting style incepts the foundation of healthy growth and development for your child. For parents, it is quintessential to ensure that their style is supporting healthy growth of children because its impact will be a stepping stone in shaping their persona. As per researchers, there are four types of parenting styles and every style offers a different approach to raise children. Let’s understand these parenting styles in detail and their effects on the children: The Authoritarian Parenting Style: In this style of parenting, parents believe that kids should follow the rules set by them without any exception. Every argument and statement of Authoritarian parents starts from – Y...

Fun Brain Games for Kids Development

Games are indeed the best option to make kids happy. It is an indispensable factor for kid’s development – both at a physical and mental level. Games stimulate happy hormones in the brain, develop cognitive abilities rapidly, and make them confident and happier. Children play a variety of games in their leisure time, but the question arises– are all fun games for kids fruitful in their development? Do all games provide value addition to the child? No, not all games are effective in terms of child’s development but indulging your child in some fun brain games is surely going to make a difference. Advantages of Brain Games: •Analytical Thinking •Comprehension •Spatia...

How to Detect the Signs of Stress in Child?

Stress is a natural physical and mental reaction to life experiences and everyone faces it from time to time. It can come from a variety of sources like the pressure of corporate or personal life, sustaining relationships, peer pressure, standing up to the expectations of loved ones and many more. The major issue that is coming into the light is young children, who have hardly experienced life, are suffering from stress. Stress is not only overshadowing their development but also making them lose out of their enthusiasm. Stress can be good for children but too much of it can create unnecessary trouble and challenge. Stress, if not detected at an early stage, can destroy a child internally an...

Importance of Road Safety Awareness

Available statistics about road safety in India indicates that more than a lakh people die in road accidents every year. Pedestrians, cyclists, and riders of motorized 2- and 3-wheelers and their passengers are collectively known as "vulnerable road users" and account for half of all road traffic deaths around the world. A higher proportion of vulnerable road users die in low-income countries than in high-income countries. There is an increasing trend of unsafe driving that leads to vehicle accidents in which many people die, undergo serious injuries or lose their body parts permanently. Many of these accidents occur due to poor driving skills, non-adherence to road safety precautions, ...

How To Teach Your Toddler Empathy

As a parent, we always want to deliver best to our children. From providing advance education to the facilities of modern world, we make sure that whatever we are investing on our children at present, will make them reap the fruits in future. We became very happy when we see our toddler solves a mathematical question or learns the right order of alphabetical letters but often miss out to teach the core principles of life. We just want them to match the pace of competitive world as early as possible. The reality is that the major challenge parents face in today’s worlds is teaching children “empathy”. Empathy is a skill that allows us to take perspective of others in efforts to understa...

Things Your Child Can Learn from Co Curricular Activities

  Mark Twain once said, “Don’t let schooling interfere with your education.” At first glance, this may seem as an anti-school rhetoric, but the true meaning of this saying is that there is more to learning than what is found within the four walls of the classroom. This particularly holds true today as children nowadays are exposed to far more screen time than any other generation before them. While there are multiple benefits of being technologically literate, they simply cannot afford the same benefits as those provided by co-curricular activities. What are extracurricular activities? Well, contrary to a popular belief that they compriseof only sports, extracurriculars or...

Principles of teaching children every parent should know

Children are like delicate flowers and supposed to be handled with utmost care and love. Childhood is a crucial stage where children grow and develop both at mental and physical level. It has been said that whatever is taught at this initial stage, stays with them forever; making every parent to face this consistent pressure of installing good teaching and learning in them. The question arises here is – what is aneffective teaching processfor children? What if all the efforts go in wrong direction? How children will adapt all the teachings in a right possible way? What are the principles of teaching children every parent should know?   Let’s see the following principles of tea...

Outdoor Games You Can Play With Your Child

Every generation, be it children or adults, is tangled in the cobweb of technology. It cannot be denied that matching steps with the pace of technology is quintessential for everyone out there but what about those who are too small for all such technology up-gradation? Yes, here the context is about children who are hardly cherishing the real moments of a beautiful world outside of their screens. The striking and glaring innovations in the video games space has not only increased their indoor stay duration but also plummeted down their involvement in outdoor games. It seems like parents are also indirectly boosting up this trend as they want their child to stay safe indoors, but it should al...

How to effectively discipline your toddlers

Anyone who has a toddler at home has faced the “Terrible Twos”, the age at which a child who was hitherto sweet and willing to listen, turns into one that throws temper tantrums and refuses to listen. While this may be an extremely challenging time for the parents, thebehavior is quite normal and indeed, an important part of a child’s development. Children at this age are developing independence, learning how to express frustration and this unpleasant behavior is a side effect of this change. Parents must realize that the child’s refusal to act the way the parents want them to, is not a sign that the child doesn’t love them. The role of parents, in this case, is to instill discipli...

Practical Ways To Help Your Preschooler Develop The Right Values

Little minds absorb better. How many times have you seen your little one trying to imitate you and act like a grown-up? Preschoolers especially are extra susceptible to picking behaviours and habits from their environment. This is one of the main reasons value education should start at an early age. Values like honesty, sharing and generosity are a crucial part of a child’s development and go a long way in moulding them into well-rounded adults. But how exactly does one go about developing those values? This is where parents and the child’s other caregivers play a crucial role. 1. Do as you say: It isn’t enough to lecture and drill values into your child. Preschoolers spend a majority...

How to Stay Healthy During The Festive Season

The festive season is a time for uninterrupted celebrations and enjoyment. People all over the country bring everything to the table – both figuratively and literally! While this is mainly a positive time, keep in mind that you should always be wary of your child’s eating habits and health during this period. It’s one thing to enjoy the festive delicacies, it’s another to pig out on anything and everything without a second thought. Thus, a certain level of restraint should always be exercised during this festive season to ensure that your child doesn’t go overboard. Of course, it’s easier said than done to stay healthy during this time, which is why it’s essential to help your...

Living with an adolescent: 5 Things to keep in mind

Adolescence is a phase with a ton of struggles, for both the child and the parent. The child must deal with multiple physical – and mental changes. While the parent needs to carefully manage their child’s mood swings during this growth spurt. It’s a challenge that honestly leaves most parents stumped when it comes to choosing the right course of action that can be taken to help communicate with their child during this tenuous period. So, to make this transitional period easier, you should keep the following five things in mind to raise an adolescent. Keep your emotions in check Teenagers can go through some serious mood swings due to the inflow of hormones. This can lead to spontane...

Reading recommendations for the month of October

As the month of October approaches, students will inevitably find themselves with a lot of free time to pursue their hobbies. Unfortunately, one habit that is slowly waning away in the modern day-and-age is the desire to read. There are so many distractions available to students at a moment’s notice that they have started to find the act of picking up and reading a book to be arduous – a mentality that needs to be erased in the new generation. Thankfully, devices such as the Amazon Kindle have made reading more accessible for the modern generation. Students who want to expand their literary knowledge should read the following books that cover various interests and subjects. Dia...

Leave your phone alone: 5 tips to help focus on your studies in the digital age

Technology has developed at an incredibly fast pace, enabling several modern luxuries that seemed like nothing more than a pipe dream during the start of the 21st century. Everything from reading books to watching videos can be accomplished with a single device – an incredible convenience that most people take for granted. However, this convenience is a double-edged sword – there’s a worldwide epidemic of screen addiction that has become a pressing concern in today’s day-and-age. Most children are receiving mobile devices at an early age, causing them to develop an unhealthy obsession with technology. Such an addiction can negatively impact the process of learning since students wou...

Experiential learning: Everything you need to know

Most people tend to associate learning with the attainment of theoretical knowledge across multiple verticals. While it’s true that studying up on these theories is a viable way of attaining information, it’s far from being the most effective way to do so. That moniker falls to the concept of experiential learning itself. The best way to illustrate the prominence of experiential learning is to describe the very first instance it makes an appearance in a person’s life – learning how to walk. A baby that falls after taking a few steps processes what went wrong, so that he or she can avoid repeating the same mistake. Through this constant feedback loop of experimentation and reflecti...

Managing your child's emotions

Being a parent is a new experience, posing its fair share of challenges that can seem quite daunting at a first glance. There’s a reason why there are so many parenting guides available in bookstores or online – everyone on the verge of parenthood feels that they aren’t fully equipped to deal with the challenge of growing a child, which is understandable. Thus, staying informed about the modern world and how it can affect a budding child is important so that you can settle on an approach to take while dealing with their kids. This is especially true when your child requires guidance in controlling his or her emotions. In today’s day-and-age, gauging a kid’s mood mandat...

Accepting New Methods of Learning & Teaching

The current education styles are mainly guided by the principle, that passing a grade ensures complete learning of that level. A deeper introspection of what really fulfils the learning experience of a child is required. It is important to understand the nuances of the learning curve taken by each child. Any system that compel students to belong to a certain dominant lobby can suppress the spirit of innovation. For students to evolve into skilled professionals of tomorrow, they need to be able to operate in a free atmosphere, exercise choices with a certain level of independence in order to shape their own lives. The idea is to look beyond the pass-fail binary. We don’t need just e...

Teachers’ Perspective & The Challenges In The Path Towards Holistic Learning

As per Ryan Edunation Voice of Teacher Survey 2015 (an annual survey done by Pearson, the World’s leading learning company, that aims to voice the opinion of the teaching community in India), teachers seek changes to the traditional ways of teaching to adapt to the changing dynamics in the learning ecosystem: –  57% teachers believe that students are not adequately prepared for employment. –  There’s a collective call by teachers (75%) for industry collaborated curriculum restructuring. – They urge for industrial training of teachers (44%) to impact employability of Indian students. – Majority (66%) support technology adoption across levels; school teachers,...

Fun Activities For Kids This Summer Vacation

Summers are upon us and school going children can’t be more happy. Kids wait for summer vacations but it becomes a task for parents to keep them engaged when they don’t have school to go to. To stop those “I’m bored” howls, you need practical ideas and activities to keep them occupied and engaged. It’s good to plan ahead so that you have plenty of time to stock up on required items and execute the activities well. Here’s a list of some activities that will help your kids learn new things in an interesting way in this year’s summer vacations. Cooking Easy Meals Kids enjoy eating different things but you should also make them learn how to cook some of their favourite dish...

How Important Is A Study Plan To Crack Any Exam

Exam time can be a very stressful time and with so much riding on its result, it requires a lot of hard work and dedication from a student. Some candidates find themselves in a tight spot when they keep postponing studying till the end. Planning ahead can sort out your study goals and give you ample of time for your hobbies. Whether it’s an entrance exam or a competitive one, following a study plan can keep you a step ahead in stressful times. It’s more insightful than a timetable as it includes your complete syllabus. Here’s why you should certainly stick to a study plan to crack any exam. Provides A Plan Of Action Often the syllabus is too huge to catch up so it’s easy for a ...