“Mother hovers over me like a helicopter,” complains a teen in Dr. Haim Ginott’s best-selling book, Between Parent & Teenager. In this sentence lies the origin of the metaphor of the parent as a helicopter; ...
In the competitive world, it is necessary for students to study hard and score well in examinations. However, another equally important factor is study break. Many students believe that studying continuously for long would be ...
Be it a board exam or an entrance exam—chemistry is an important subject. Although it is a scoring subject, many students cannot score well. Chemistry-phobia is probably the sole reason behind it. So, if you ...
It is quite difficult to overcome math anxiety. Unlike other types of anxieties, this anxiety cannot be avoided, especially at the time when one is struggling with a mathematical problem. Maths anxiety to a certain ...
Many students cannot do well in English due to their shallow knowledge of grammar. It is true that most of the people overlook grammatical mistakes in their day-to-day conversations. However, when it comes to writing English flawlessly, grammar ...
Teaching a child to write her first letter is an adventure. For most children, the word they learn to write first is their name. Childhood experts say that kids must not start learning to write ...
Homeschooling is a rarity today and children who are homeschooled at times arouse a lot of curiosity among their peers. But like all practices, this is also seen through coloured glasses even by those who ...
“Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can’t buy more hours. Scientists can’t invent new minutes. And you can’t save ...
Are you suddenly being bombarded with calls from your child’s school about your child’s performance or his behavioural problems? Don’t be defensive. Your child’s well-being should always be your first priority. Remember that it’s not ...