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We are sailing uncharted waters in a known ocean. Yes, the ocean is the same, meaning our homes, our cities etc. but the situation is very strange and demanding. A virus at large, children locked-up home at all times are just enough stress to brood over. It feels like we are failing as a parent and also as an employee. Better not to feel disheartened, things will turn around soon. Children can quickly adapt to new situations and work things out for themselves. Here I discuss a few 'new normal' things for children, which may take over their old-normal activities during the pandemic. Waking up early Each day in a child's life is a new learning experience. Children have a quick grasp of surrounding things. So after late-night screen time, waking up late in the morning would mean missing out on chirping of birds and most importantly Vitamin D of sunlight. For a child who doesn't go out for about 100 days certainly need a dose of Vitamin D. So parents have to make ...

As a youngster you might have had an idea of parenting, like how you would want to raise your future child different from your mother's way of child rearing. But when you fail tremendously in the act and seek your mother's, grandmother's help, you have passed as a modern day parent facing innumerable difficulties bringing up your little munchkin. There is certainly no one particular way of parenting which could be deemed as the best.You must follow a realistic type which suits your own family and lifestyle. Old-fashioned parenting can never be shunned from your entire agenda, because at various situations it actually makes sense, not to mention common sense. Yet, insensible in some ways compared to the contemporary methods. There is no village There is an old saying, “It takes a village to raise a child”, meaning in olden days, it takes a whole community of different people who interact with children in order to raise and make sure your children grow in a ...

Are you an aspiring engineer or a graduate who dreams of making it big in the world of corporate? Then you are one among the lakhs of female students who completes education to compete in the dog eat dog world of giant companies. Unlike the fact that it looks all rosy from the outside, big organizations have their share of infamy. That is why the lifestyle in such a set-up is called a double edged sword. The ones who can take care of one-selves can survive without taint and others go through rough patch before getting know things as such. Read ahead to know how to adapt to this kind of set-up if you are particularly from an entirely different locale. Land the dream job It all begins with the resume which stands out along with the presence of the candidate in the particular city which provides ample employment opportunities. Go ahead and get yourself a place in the city to increase your chances of getting hired. Elucidate your profile in a way that you have an edge over the city ...

Perhaps, it is indeed difficult to work on a lifetime habit in this age of  ever changing trends. Life is too short to toil too hard only to pay the hefty bills that you incur as a part of your hyper-consumerism lifestyle. We are in the era of short-term amusement for short-periods of time such as live streaming a 20-20 match, minute to minute update of the social media homepage etc. Having said all that, taking reading as a continuous lifelong habit can look really tedious. Reading cannot be just deemed as a habit or a hobby, it is a bare necessity in all our lives for all ages. Apart from being an essential one, reading can be sown in as a habit which could offer you innumerable fruits that support your life in unimaginable ways. So let us cultivate a lifelong reading habit by following these tips, As to what exercising is to body, reading is to brain. True. Reading helps brain think, imagine, rehearse, emote, fantasize and what not? For most people thinking ability thriv...

There's not a single person who isn't excited about a film adaptation of a favourite book. It is indeed a treat. As long as the movie stays loyal to the book, everything goes smooth, but when the diversion begins you start to fuss. It's only natural to have painted a picture of the story in your mind and to feel bothered when it goes awry. Nevertheless, the film gives you an unmatched feeling of meeting the characters and places only having read and imagined.        'If it can be written, or thought, it can be filmed' - Stanley Kubrick. Movies tend to skip details.  If you are a person who gives attention to details, then the book should be your first choice. The introduction of a character and the gradual development of it can only be enjoyed when you read. In a film, the wordiness is cut short making it digestible for the impatient movie-goer. Films are hard pressed for time. When the story is to be given life by the director, he is up...

Prejudices, typecasting, labeling are all synonymous to stereotyping. So what is a stereotype? It is a generally accepted thought or idea about a certain group of people or a thing. It can be blatantly incorrect and perhaps hurtful to the particular person. Stereotypes are the views of a small and narrow mind. Gender stereotyping is very common in India when you look at the Indian retail market, you come across advertisements which show female models for jewellery, cooking oil, hair oil, cleaning supplies etc., and male models for energy drinks, running shoes, liquor and gadgets. Does it imply that females don't need shoes or gadgets, while the male counterparts don't need cleaning and grooming? No. The retailers indiscriminately shove their brand and product on the average TV viewer through the media based on the assumed target audience.The teens and the children viewing such an advertisement develop a cognitive understanding of the stereotype, which idea is used tby them in...

Are the bills eating up your wallet? Does your reserve get thinner with every swipe of the card? Grabbing a bite at a nearby coffee shop taking a lot more of money than you can afford? Well, hello to you average Chennai person. You belong to the migration population of the Madras city. Chennai is a metro city where we race like rats to pass a single day. Every time you look to shop or dine the sellers and the service industry try to pounce on you like you are a poor grass-eating herbivore with lots of meat all over you. But in fact, you hardly have enough to spend for basics. However, your tired wife wants a day off from the kitchen and your children need their day out after a week of mundane school activities. So there you are loitering, looking longingly at the displays of the plush malls and cravingly watching the fancy restaurants on the way. Don't worry, I offer you some tips to be frugal even at the beginning of the month when your phone beeps and you look at the magical ...