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Azera Parveen Rahman

ARTICLES BY AZERA PARVEEN RAHMAN

From a young age, children begin to verbalise their feelings, making it an ideal time to introduce concepts like anxiety and envy in simple terms. Photo: Pexels

Can movies help parents break down complex emotions for children?

3 min read . 10 Nov 2024

Actor Tanya Maniktala, recording for the audiobooks, 'Tales from the Vedas and Upanishads' and 'Tales from the Puranas and Itihaas'. Photo: courtesy Red Panda Westland Books.

Sounds on: Let children listen to a book

4 min read . 10 Oct 2024

While social media helps spread awareness about mental health, health professionals warn that it can also be a source for a lot of misinformation. Photo: iSTOCKPHOTO

Teens self-diagnosing mental health conditions online is a dangerous trend

4 min read . 22 Mar 2024

When we constantly structure our children’s lives, we can take away their freedom. Photo: Pexels

Let kids enjoy some alone time

3 min read . 12 Mar 2024

Winners quit some things so that they can stick to the ones that are worthwhile. Photo: Pixabay

Why quitting is not such a bad word

3 min read . 20 Jan 2024

The best way to cope with a colleague's death is to take time and space, and find a way to let your emotions flow. (iStockphoto.)

Support groups help teams cope with a colleague’s death

4 min read . 27 Dec 2023

Parenting classes don’t just help couples understand the child better but also themselves. Photo: Unsplash

Now coaches can help you develop a positive parenting style

3 min read . 22 Nov 2023

A pet builds empathy and teaches responsibility which can go a long way in how a child interacts with their peer groups. A loss, therefore, can be immense. (Pexels)

What it means for a child to cope with the loss of her first pet

3 min read . 05 Nov 2023

Even if a woman has a job and works equal hours as her partner, when it comes to ‘What’s for dinner?’, or there is pending work on a project for the school-going child, the family usually turns to her than him. (Pexels)

Let’s teach our sons they can do it all—just like our daughters

5 min read . 31 Oct 2023

Fair skin continues to be demanded of Indian brides, and was the topic of an episode of 'Made in Heaven'. (Zayn Khan/Instagram)

When will our obsession with fair skin end?

5 min read . 20 Sept 2023

Many millennial parents are often surprised by the questions their kids ask them, or the way they approach issues. (Pexels)

Are our children smarter than we had been?

5 min read . 22 Aug 2023

Pilates instructor Shagufta Rahman

Why young women are prioritising fitness

5 min read . 22 Aug 2023

Young people are considering retirement homes, which encourage active living. This denotes, most crucially, a shift in parent-child dynamics in the Indian context. (iStockphoto)

Young and thinking of senior living homes

6 min read . 18 Jul 2023

Besides raising children, the sandwich generation is also shouldering a growing responsibility of their ageing parents. Photo: iSTOCKPHOTO

What is the sandwich generation's dilemma?

5 min read . 17 Jun 2023

Boredom is not a bad word. Having a moment to spare, to switch off without having anything scheduled to do can actually help you have clarity of thought, says child development psychologist Dr Aarti Bakshi. (Unsplash)

This summer vacation, I plan to let my child get bored. Here's why

4 min read . 05 May 2023

Most children cannot say they are stressed, but stress can manifest in them as headaches or stomach aches. (Unsplash)

How you can help your child manage exam stress

4 min read . 10 Mar 2023

The front cover of Minnie Vaid's book, Fateh.

Fateh, Minnie Vaid's novel, traces a journey of grit

4 min read . 12 Oct 2022

Badru (Alia Bhatt) and Shamshu (Shefali Shah) in a scene from Darlings.

Darlings, there are more Badrus around you than you’d imagine

5 min read . 12 Aug 2022

My daughter, knowingly or unknowingly, is following the path that every child has trodden — she’s now reached the age when it feels like the sole aim in life is to have a pet. (Photo by Leo Rivas on Unsplash)

My child wants a pet. This is how we negotiate

4 min read . 03 Aug 2022

Research shows that multilingual children are better at cognitive skills, improved memory and decision-making process. (Kamaji Ogino on Pexels)

Reintroducing my child to the language of her inheritance

4 min read . 11 May 2022