How To Do Less For Your Kids: 3 Things That Help Anxious Parents Hover Less | Elaine Taylor-Klaus & Diane Dempster
Parents ask this question all the time: “I can see my kid struggling, so how do I help without enabling them?” It’s a fair concern. Most parents swing between two extremes. Some push too hard, convinced they know what’s best, and end up frustrated when their child resists or shuts down. Others step in too […]
How to Raise a Boy: In raising our boys, we must be patient. I’m still learning
My cousin’s house overlooks a broad nala or open sewer here in my hometown Patna. My cousin died a few years ago; he was a doctor and his wife, my bhabhi, is also a doctor. When I visited my bhabhi last night, parking my car perilously close to the dark nala, our conversation turned very […]
How to raise bilingual children in Australia, where English reigns supreme
When Aline Reis speaks Portuguese to her toddler Ollie, he replies in English. The Brazilian-born, full-time mum often then switches to English — and feels guilty about it. “I’m like OK, wait a second, I need to go back to Portuguese because I’m only speaking English with him,” Ms Reis said. Aline Reis, her son […]