Dear parents, teach your sons and daughters what equality is, let them raise their voices against the wrongs and empathize with those who are suppressed.

Presumptions of masculinity that float in the society cause heterosexual men to withdraw from their families. They tend to focus primarily on their role to provide for the family.

The relentless physical, emotional and mental strain which newborns put on their mommies makes motherhood exhausting for them. It is not easy or fair to be the primary caregiver of an infant. Parenthood is a joint responsibility and mommies should ask daddies to step in and lend a helping hand. Recently, actor Kareena Kapoor Khan […]

The so-called “culture preservation enthusiasts” in this country have persuaded many people  to celebrate 14 February as Parents’ Worship Day. They believe it would be more apt if instead of splurging a parents’ hard-earned money on a hormonal whim, kids would spend the day singing praises of the sponsorer’s of their pocket money. But as a […]

The parenting dilemma on when parents should stop kissing their children on lips has reared up its head again. Quarterback Tom Brady made quite a few people uncomfortable, when a video of him kissing his 11-year-old son on the lips surfaced. The clip which is a part of the Facebook docu-series called “Tom vs. Time,” […]

Vitória Marchioli , a 9-year-old girl from Brazil suffers from a disorder called ‘Treacher Collins Syndrome’ that prevents the 40 facial bones from developing leaving her eyes, mouth and nose displaced. The rare deformity, but it didn’t deter her parents from bringing her up with love and care. The family celebrated her ninth birthday recently. Vitória’s Challenges  […]

Sunny Leone and husband Daniel Weber have embraced parenthood! The couple has adopted a baby girl and named  her Nisha Kaur Weber. The 21-month-old girl is from Latur in Maharashtra and has been living with the couple for a week. Talking about her decision to start a family, an elated Sunny told the Hindustan Times, “It’s a responsibility […]

As per the new decision made by the Women and Child Development (WCD) ministry, women over the age of forty, who are financially stable and independent will be given preference for adoption over couples. Central Adoption Research Agency (CARA) passed this resolution considering the growing number of single women adopting and raising a child on […]

“When this monster entered my brain, I will never know, but it is here to stay. How does one cure himself? I can’t stop it, the monster goes on, and hurts me as well as society. Maybe you can stop him. I can’t.”  Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer We as people often assume that we […]

That crazy cat lady – this phrase is no longer just used for the archetypal spinster with multiple cats. A lot of millennials are opting out of parenthood, and instead trying to focus their love and nurturing towards animals. What has caused this change? One of the many reasons could be that millennials want to […]