As parents, we tend to be over-protective of our kids. Always keeping an eye on what they’re doing and how their time is being utilized. Kids hardly get a chance to express what they’re feeling, share their point of view or their ideas whole-heartedly. And that’s where the creative expression comes into play. Creativity allows […]
Children are brimming with ideas, constantly questioning everything and searching for answers everywhere. But with their verbal abilities still developing, drawing becomes their primary outlet to express their thoughts and to communicate with the rest of us. If you look at your child’s early drawings, they tend to be pretty elaborate, unique and original, uncorrupted […]
How many times have you had to pull away from your phone or laptop to answer your kid’s questions? How many times have they complained about being ignored or dismissed as you reply to emails and phone calls? We are all guilty of giving more importance to our gadgets at some point or the other. […]
I call a friend. She’s an artist. She sounds tired and with a raspy voice, greets me. She tells me this is the first time she’s talked or moved in hours. The time flew by while she painted, and she forgot to take a break. I used to wonder how artists sit or stand long […]
‘Me’ time for kids Children are often treated as little beings that have no right to assert opinions and actions on their surroundings. Constantly regulated by adults, children hardly get time and scope to create rules or a world separate from adult rights and wrongs. The one time they truly get, when they can just […]
Are new age parents afraid of making technology their child’s friend? Generationally-different childhoods. I’m talking about parents who grew up on outdoor games, and resorted to some tech-dependence during late teenage hood and adulthood. They got the best of both worlds. Now their children are exposed to both at the same time during the formative […]
