Enhancing creativity in your child
The world is evolving and so is mankind. No matter where we look, there are creative ideas that are flourishing. From times when all we had were doctors and engineers to professions that a lot of us haven’t even heard of, the professional environment has truly evolved. In this environment, raising children who can think […]
Managing classroom stress Mindfully
Addressing Stress Stress is something that as adults, we have all learned to live with. However, not many realize that stress can also have an impact in the classroom and can negatively affect the learning process… Is it possible to eliminate this demon? Stress is associated with all sorts of emotional and physical reactions that […]
Technology -Drawing the fine line
Living in the Digital Era We live in a digital world, everything we need is available at the click of a button. In fact, the first thing that most of us grab as soon as we wake up is our phone. And that is our mirror to the world, from finding out what is going […]
Are we looking after our teacher’s?
A plate more than full There was a time when teaching was considered the easy-go-to profession, one where attaining home and work-life balance was possible. However, with time, the role of a teacher has evolved. They are now expected to multi-task and have to ensure that the expectations of different segments associated with the profession […]
Why should a child retain the knowledge?
Educate to Retain As human beings, we are constantly striving to attain knowledge and to identify our purpose in life. This endeavor ensures that we have something to look forward to, something that keeps us going. However, when it comes to imparting knowledge to children, while the curriculum is well defined, the purpose of knowledge […]
The path from knowledge to wisdom
Choosing Wisdom Someone once said, knowledge is knowing what to say, wisdom is knowing when to say it. These words resonate strongly with the belief that it is important to gain wisdom and not just knowledge. Knowledge is largely defined as the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject, while wisdom is the quality of having […]
How Mindfulness builds character?
Lit up the Character The foundation for our character is laid even before we know it. It starts with all that we observe around us and we inculcate all the traits and virtues that appeal to us and also some that don’t. Children start their school life at an early age, some even before they […]
Mindful teachers, Mindful children
Teachers have the power to shape the lives of thousands of children, this in itself is a huge responsibility. Alongside that, add in the pressure of tests and meetings, expectations of administrators, pressure from the parents, and the curriculum requirements. This makes one believe that teachers are superhumans… the sad reality, they are not… they […]
A Mindful Day
A Mindful Day How often have you heard someone use the words exhausted, burnt out, stressed, just done with everything, overworked? These have become a part of our daily life. Every second person is anxious, tired, stressed and that is sole because we try to accomplish way too many things at the same time. However, […]
Are we grading wellbeing?
As a parent of two, I often interact with other parents and between the dinners and coffee meet-ups (pre covid of course!), a constant feature in the conversation is the classes that our kids attend, over and beyond the school hours. Most kids nowadays spend anything between seven to eight hours in school, add in […]