Tag: parenting
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Why Misunderstanding Is So Common — And What We Can Do About It
Misunderstandings are a part of everyday life. Whether in families, friendships, workplaces, or between strangers, communication gaps happen more often than we like to admit. But why is it so common to be misunderstood — or to misunderstand others — and what can we do to reduce the friction it causes? Why Misunderstandings Are So…
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When Love Becomes a Crutch: The Hidden Harm of Over-Pampering Children
Parental love is powerful, unconditional, and essential. Every child deserves to feel safe, supported, and cherished. However, when this love turns into over-pampering—where every need is preempted, every demand is met, and every discomfort is shielded against—it can unintentionally harm the very child it aims to protect. What is Pampering? Pampering goes beyond nurturing. It…
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When Parents Fight: How Parental Discord Impacts Children
Home is meant to be a safe haven for children — a place of love, security, and stability. But when parents frequently argue or show hostility toward each other, that sense of safety can crumble. Parental discord, whether silent tension or open conflict, deeply affects a child’s emotional, mental, and even physical well-being. Let’s explore…
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Are You Absorbing Your Child’s Problems? The Hidden Trap of Sponge Parenting
Sponge Parenting is an informal term used to describe a parenting style where parents absorb or take on too much of their child’s emotions, problems, or responsibilities, much like a sponge soaks up water. Key Features of Sponge Parenting: 1. Over-involvement in child’s feelings: Parents deeply internalize their child’s stress, sadness, or frustration, making it…
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How to Discipline Your Child Without Yelling
Gentle Discipline That Builds Respect and Responsibility Yelling may grab attention, but it rarely teaches lessons. More often, it builds fear, resentment, or shame. As parents, we want our children to behave well—not out of fear—but from understanding and self-control. Disciplining without yelling isn’t about being permissive. It’s about teaching with respect, consistency, and emotional…
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Parenting Challenges: Taking Care of Your Own Well-Being
When people talk about parenting challenges, they often focus on the child—discipline, education, health, behavior. But one of the most overlooked yet critical challenges is the parent’s own well-being. In the endless race to meet their child’s needs, many parents forget that they too are human—with physical, emotional, and mental needs that must not be…
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Parenting Challenges: Raising Children with Special Needs or Learning Needs
Parenting is always a journey of love, patience, and learning. But when a child has special needs or learning difficulties, this journey becomes uniquely challenging and rewarding. From emotional acceptance to practical adjustments, parents of such children face distinct struggles that require strength, resilience, and informed choices. What Are Special or Learning Needs? Children with…
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Parenting Challenges: Ensuring Safety – Online and Offline
In the digital age, parenting has taken on a new and urgent challenge: keeping children safe both online and offline. As technology connects children to the world, it also exposes them to unseen risks. Simultaneously, traditional safety concerns like bullying, accidents, and stranger danger remain ever-present in the physical world. Balancing both realms of safety…
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Parenting Challenges: Parental Disagreements on Parenting Style
One of the silent but significant challenges in parenting is when mothers and fathers (or any two caregivers) disagree on how to raise their child. These disagreements—whether about discipline, education, freedom, or daily routines—can create confusion for children and strain relationships between parents. Why Do Parenting Style Disagreements Arise? 1. Different Upbringings: Each parent brings…
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Parenting Challenges: Teaching Values and Ethics to Children
Raising children with strong values and ethics is one of the most important — and yet one of the most complex — parenting challenges. In a fast-changing world influenced by materialism, instant gratification, and shifting social norms, helping children build a solid moral foundation requires conscious, consistent effort from parents. Why Teaching Values and Ethics…
Dr. Alfred D'Silva 