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What we want our children to knowSubscriber Only

Rather than seeing each other’s pain, we are turning against each other and are more lonely than ever before

Love stories do not dieSubscriber Only

We have to find ways to show up for each other in ways that make us stronger and make our connection with the people who have passed on stronger too

Childhood is political not innocentSubscriber Only

We are all indoctrinated into this dominant idea of a 'normal child' and pushed to promote it

How can parents address bullyingSubscriber Only

The more you talk to children about bullying, the more comfortable they will be telling you if they see or experience it

Take Time: Self-harm and how to get helpSubscriber Only

Self-harm means hurting yourself on purpose. People may self-injure for many reasons. For some it might feel like relief, like taking the lid off a pressure cooker. Others might self-harm because physical pain might remind them that they are alive. But self-harm can sometimes be more severe than intended.

Creating an audience for every childSubscriber Only

Communicate a simple message: ‘I see you, I hear you and you matter to me'

Pain that heals and restoresSubscriber Only

Appeal to witness all the pains in the world and not to disenfranchise ones that do not fit our assumed definitions of loss

Take Time: Teenage anger and how to manage itSubscriber Only

Adolescence is a difficult time for both teenagers and parents. Here’s how you can see it through

Out of our heads and into our livesSubscriber Only

Fun, unconventional and innovative ideas from children for finding joy and peace

Victimhood cannot be our identitySubscriber Only

A letter to young women on responding to life’s hardships, fostering solidarity and choosing our preferred identities.

Autism calls for advocacy not apologySubscriber Only

Because all our children light up our world

The audacity of being queerSubscriber Only

The journey towards justice and acceptance might be fraught for the LGBTQIA+ community, but it will make a difference if we commit to walk alongside as allies

How mindfulness can help us address our feelings of exhaustion and burnoutSubscriber Only

We are walking around with our minds “leaking” and wondering why we are more depleted than ever

Curious Kids: How does DNA affect our fingerprints and eye colour?Subscriber Only

The complete set of DNA instructions is 99.9 per cent similar across every single human on the planet — but the tiny fraction that is different is as unique as the prints on the tips of your fingers.

‘There is no one-size-fits-all approach to parenting’: Experts share tips to manage rebellious behaviour in childrenSubscriber Only

"Children seem rebellious when they want their own independence, desire control and especially when they're exploring their identities," said Swati Mahajan, a parenting coach and psychologist.

What are the small ways you might want to opt out of the highway of life?Subscriber Only

To create a life worth living, we must listen to our hearts

Talking to teenagers: Instead of saying a flat ‘no’, try doing these thingsSubscriber Only

Successful teenage parenting is one that works on shaping independence through reason, sharing of experience and having conversations. Once this concept of freedom and responsibilities is understood, there is little need for micro-parenting.

To all our daughters and their mothersSubscriber Only

Healing can happen when we align ourselves together against patriarchy and not against each other

Here’s how art forms can help spark math curiosity in your childSubscriber Only

After we count to 10, a cycle repeats, now if you make the number 7 the last one, calling it a seven-based number system, the cycle repeats — that is literally how musical notes are visualized. Math and music are intertwined.

Bringing social justice to our schoolsSubscriber Only

Without a nurturing eco-system in our schools that questions structural inequalities and recognises diversity, the foundation of our children’s lives will remain shaky

Inviting our children to be subversive against oppressive ideasSubscriber Only

What steps are we ready to take now that will invite children to resist arid, oppressive, dominant ideas?

Navigating our way in the age of anxietySubscriber Only

The art of compassionate curiosity in the face of adversity

Weathering the patriarchy stormSubscriber Only

Mental health struggles among women conceal issues of social injustice.

Picture Book Beats: Try looking at things from Daft Bat’s point of view!Subscriber Only

It’s easy to guess how the book ends; as I said at the outset, it’s a book with a rather in-your-face messaging, and not something I take to kindly in books for children.

Picture Book Beats: ‘Always know the way home’ and other Rules of SummerSubscriber Only

Rules of Summer is a book for children, yes, but it’s also one that roots the adults in their past and in their now. Between ‘never wait for an apology’ and ‘always know the way home’ lies the universe that some relationships traverse with ease while in which some others falter and wither away

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