When was the last time you received a hand-written letter in the mail? In this age of email and texting, letter writing is fast becoming a lost form of communication. I, personally, am not ready to say goodbye. So I urge you to keep this worthwhile … [Read more...]
We got to comprehend!
Ram graduates with reasonable grades and gets a job. One day, his boss walks in, hands him a document and says, "We have an important presentation coming up, Ram. Read this and drop me a summary of the key points by tomorrow morning." Ram reads the … [Read more...]
I got the power!
In the initial years of our life, the brain is our fastest growing organ. Did you know that a newborn baby's brain is only around 25% of the size of an adult brain? And by the time your child is 3 years old, his brain reaches more than two-thirds of … [Read more...]
Protecting our Children in Cyberspace: Need of the hour
There are many things we can be doing to safeguard our children online and, the good news is, we don’t need a PhD in Computer Skills to do it. We are parents, we are educators, and we can do this! What we need is knowledge; we need to find out what … [Read more...]
How to Get Your Child to Actively Engage the Text
Once your child is at an age where he/she is reading fluently and comprehending, there is still work to be done. But this stage is richly rewarding because your child can start to really engage with a text. The words and sentences on the page begin … [Read more...]
