Hare Ram Pandey with his daughters On a cold December day in 2004, Hare Ram Pandey’s life changed forever. Walking through a forest near his home in Deoghar, Jharkhand, he heard the faint cries of a newborn baby. When he reached the spot, he found an infant girl lying alone, her tiny body covered in…

Every parent knows the instinct: your child is struggling, and you want to step in. A forgotten homework notebook, an argument with a friend, a difficult teacher, a disappointing result- sometimes it feels easier to fix the problem than watch your child struggle through it.But what if constantly making life easier for your child is…

One of the most useful lessons a child can learn is that struggle is not a private failure. It helps when children understand that they can talk to someone other than a parent as well, a grandparent, teacher, aunt, uncle or counsellor, because support can come from more than one place. When children grow up…

For parents, a child’s teenage years bring about a lot of changes. Independence, curiosity, and emotional changes play a powerful role in a teen’s life. While the shift is a normal part of growing up, studies suggest that one thing plays an interesting role in determining what kind of choices teens make in their life….

For children, festivals are often remembered through colours, food, music, costumes, and family traditions long before they understand their deeper meaning. Janmashtami can therefore be a beautiful opportunity for parents to introduce children to Lord Krishna, not through long explanations or forced lessons, but through stories, play, and everyday experiences. Krishna’s childhood stories are filled…