How to handle your Whining Child?
If kids are whining continuously, it gets on the nerves of parents. How much ever we try asking them to stop whining, they wouldn’t do. Do you know why the kids whine in the first place?
Are your kids asking for mobiles to eat food?
This is the eighth episode of the ASK A FRIEND series. In this episode, we discuss the biggest problem for parents. Kids are not eating food without gadgets in hand. You can see that in most restaurants, kids view mobiles and eat food. The same is the case at the house too. If the mobile …
10 Easy Tips for Breaking the Habit of Using Gadgets During Mealtimes
As a child psychologist, seeing kids glued to screens and gadgets constantly breaks my heart. Most children can’t even relish a meal properly if they don’t have gadgets. Using gadgets during mealtimes reduces the parent’s struggle to feed the children. It might relieve the parents but have long-term effects on the child’s emotional and physical …
When your toddler is hitting/biting/slapping you or others?
Most parents falter when their toddler misbehaves in public. Especially when the toddler is hitting/biting/slapping the parents or others. This episode discusses how to navigate those tricky situations using Gentle Parenting techniques.
Mommy – I Hate You!!
This is the sixth episode of the ASK A FRIEND series. In this episode, we discuss the most repeated dialogue by kids. “I Hate You.” This dialogue is repeated by kids across age groups in various scenarios to get our attention, and blackmail the parents, as a temporary fix. Let’s understand why the children use …
5 Memory games that you can play on the go without any preparation
Summer holidays have started, and it’s the time for vacations. Most of us would go on a long-awaited vacation with kids and family. The most stressful part of these long-awaited vacations is to keep the kids engaged during the long drives or long waits at airports or train stations. Instead of using the gadgets as …
Lying Habit in Kids – How to stop your child from lying?
This is the fifth episode of the ASK A FRIEND series. In this episode, we discuss the favorite peeve of parents. That’s about the lies the children keep telling while growing up. Let’s explore why children will lie and what we should do to stop the lying habit in kids. Do you know that kids …
Top 7 Reasons Why Sports Classes Are a Must-Have for Your Kids this Summer
Summer is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to get your kids involved in sports classes. Especially post-pandemic, fitness levels have decreased in children due to online classes, resulting in gadget addiction. Most physical instructors at schools complain about kids’ reduced fitness levels and stamina, whereas teachers complain about the lack of …
Do you know the preferred Love Language of your Child?
This is the fourth episode of the ASK A FRIEND series. In this episode, we discuss the importance of the Love language and why children prefer different types of love languages. What are the different love languages, and how can we express them to our children? By listening to this episode, you can understand the …
Mommy – 5 Minutes, Please?
This is the third episode of the ASK A FRIEND series. In this episode, we discuss why the child always asks for 5 more minutes when asked to complete a task or start another one. What is the root cause for this 5 more minutes request, which we can refer to as a 5-minute syndrome, …