In India, the minute a girl or a boy enters the proverbial ‘suitable age bracket’ to tie the knot, it is as if an ‘ I-can’t- keep-calm’ switch flips in the brains of their parents. After that day, both the child and the parents know no solace. This phenomenon of losing all chills, especially, holds true […]

This Valentine’s Day, some 10,000 young boys and girls will take an oath not to marry without parental consent. An article published in Times Now says that youngsters in Surat will be taking an oath on February 14 to get married only to the people chosen for them by their parents. Not only that, they will […]

In a society where all it takes is one wrong influence to set a child on the wrong path, “Am I raising my child, right?” is a question which most parents ask themselves. All we want is to keep our children on the right track in this big bad world. But does it even bear any […]

Globally, Indian parents spend maximum time personally, helping out their children academically. According to Varkey Foundation’s Global Parents’ Survey, 62% Indian parents spend seven or more hours a week helping their children with their education. It is commendable that parents are devoting so much time on revision, home assignments and projects, but where does this […]

How about an idea that parents lay down a legal contract for their grown-up children to use their homes; a mother in New York has already done so.