Parenting Paradox 101

Parenting in a global world.

• POGO, Kellogg's Special K, and Body Image Issues
  Ma, You Are Fat!
  Feb 20, 2009 | Deepti Lamba | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Desi, Culture: Family, Culture: Food And Drink, Culture: Children, Culture: Women, Culture: Urban, Media: Advertising
• First Day Of School And Anxious Parents
  The otherwise tranquil school was in chaos. Dealing with parents especially with the newbie ones was tough.
  Jun 17, 2008 | Deepti Lamba | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: City Life, Culture: Education, Culture: Family, Culture: Personal History, Culture: Urban
• Fiona MacKeown's Concept Of Freedom
  Maybe in the hippie world Freedom means not being able to say, "Over my dead body."
  Mar 18, 2008 | Deepti Lamba | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Family, Culture: Travel, Culture: Social Issues
• Hoodwinking And YouTubing A Child's Humiliation
  We all know that feeling when as kids we wanted something so bad that we could taste it.
  Mar 2, 2008 | Deepti Lamba | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Consumerism, Culture: Children, Culture: Hobbies
• Childhood Fights - Bonding Or Juvenile Misdemeanors?
  Thats how my life was until I was ten years old and was told that 'girls don't fight nor do they play with boys'.
  Feb 6, 2008 | Deepti Lamba | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Family, Culture: Children, Culture: Personal History, Culture: Relationships
• The Secret To Losing Weight
  If you carry on this regimen for ten days, I can promise you a weight loss of at least three to four kilos.
  Dec 7, 2007 | Deepti Lamba | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Desi, Culture: Women, Culture: Home, Culture: Health, Culture: Food And Drink, Culture: Humor, Culture: Personal History, Culture: Urban
• Love, Grief, Pain, and a Kitten
  To some love comes easy.It is as easy as making an eye contact and forming bonds of eternal attachment and for others love takes time.
  Sep 17, 2007 | Deepti Lamba | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: Men, Culture: Pets, Culture: Relationships, Culture: Women, Culture: Personal History
• Visiting the Newborn
  Dos and don'ts of visiting the newborn
  Jul 15, 2007 | Riti Kaunteya | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: Family, Culture: Relationships
• Playschool - Criteria for Selection
  Mom at the brink of deciding play school for her kids
  Jul 13, 2007 | Riti Kaunteya | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: Education, Culture: Family
• Brothers in Arms
  It's not always easy for two boys learning about the world to love each other.
  May 11, 2007 | Aspi | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: Desi, Culture: Family
• The Concern for Children
  There is plenty that happens in India that others will find dangerous or unhygienic; you have to let the parents judge for themselves.
  May 9, 2007 | The Mad Momma | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Relationships, Culture: Personal History, Culture: Men, Culture: Family, Culture: Children, Culture: Society, Culture: Women
• The Upanayanam: A Rite of Passage - For Parents and Child
  In fact, the entire upanayanam ceremony, which is almost as big as a Hindu wedding, is one big poignant set of rituals.
  May 9, 2007 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: Desi, Culture: Family, Culture: Personal History, Culture: Relationships, Culture: Religion, Culture: Rituals, Culture: Society
• The Ghar Jamaai Taboo
  Why is it taboo for a man to live with his in-laws if he is happy to do so?
  May 1, 2007 | The Mad Momma | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Family, Culture: Men, Culture: Personal History, Culture: Relationships, Culture: Social Issues, Culture: Society, Culture: Urban, Culture: Women, Culture: Children
• Pregnancy and Compassion
  Working during pregnancy
  Apr 27, 2007 | Riti Kaunteya | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Women, Culture: Personal History, Culture: Health
• A Working Mom Places Her Case
  My two bit on the debate between working moms and stay at home moms.
  Apr 26, 2007 | Riti Kaunteya | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Women, Culture: Family, Culture: Children
• The Nappy Confusion
  My take on cloth nappies vs disposable nappies
  Apr 25, 2007 | Riti Kaunteya | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: Health
• My Little Patchy Baby
  Even a birthmark or a rash upsets us mothers because we want our children to have perfect lives.
  Apr 23, 2007 | The Mad Momma | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Family, Culture: Children
• Here's To Working Fathers And Their Woes
  You think only working moms have a problem? You think only they deserve maternity leave? I don't think so.
  Apr 20, 2007 | Riti Kaunteya | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Men, Culture: Humor, Culture: Family
• The Mommy Wars - Mothers of the World, Unite
  My take on this issue is this - I say, live and let live.
  Apr 16, 2007 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: Family, Culture: Women, Culture: Society, Culture: Social Issues
• One Billion Indians Are Enough and Other Thoughtless Remarks
  One billion Indians are enough but they're not enough for me if it means not having at least one of my own
  Apr 16, 2007 | The Mad Momma | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Celebrities, Culture: Desi, Culture: Family, Culture: Relationships, Culture: Society
• Black Is Beautiful
  Why would people want to make comparisons between siblings on the basis of their complexion?
  Apr 11, 2007 | The Mad Momma | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: Desi, Culture: Family, Culture: Relationships, Culture: Social Issues, Culture: Society, Culture: Women
• Parenting: Double Trouble or Double the Fun
  The early days with my twins
  Apr 9, 2007 | Riti Kaunteya | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: Family, Culture: Personal History, Culture: Women
• When You've Had A Child, At Least Try To Bring Them Up!
  Children seem to count on parents not wanting to create a scene and so get away with murder.
  Apr 9, 2007 | The Mad Momma | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: Family, Culture: Relationships, Culture: Society, Culture: Education
• Summer Theater Workshops for Children in Bangalore
  If your children are interested in theater, Bangalore is brimming with choices for summer theater workshops this year.
  Apr 6, 2007 | Sujatha Bagal | NEWS | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: City Life, Culture: Arts, Culture: Education, Culture: Family, Culture: Hobbies, Culture: Society, Media: Theatre
• A Conversation About the Birds and Bees
  The author’s eight year old gets his first lesson on sex education.
  Apr 6, 2007 | Aspi | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Desi, Culture: Children, Culture: Education, Culture: Family, Culture: Relationships, Culture: Sex
• Parenting Tips From Childhood: No Two Fingers Are Alike
  I still remember standing in front of my third grade teacher’s desk and looking at my parents apprehensively.
  Apr 5, 2007 | Deepti Lamba | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Education, Culture: Family, Culture: Desi, Culture: Personal History
• Singing the Postpartum Blues: The Second Time Around in Minor Scale
  As the days wore on, I realized that there were so many things about being a new mom that no one had told me.
  Apr 5, 2007 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: Family, Culture: Relationships, Culture: Personal History
• Traveling with Children - Some Tips and Pointers
  When you travel, life becomes extraordinary. There are new sights, new smells, new tastes ...
  Apr 4, 2007 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: Hobbies, Culture: Family
• Back to School: Grappling With Bonnets And Fairy Tales
  I set about trying to tap into hitherto undiscovered, and possibly non-existent, wells of creativity.
  Apr 1, 2007 | DesiGirl | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: Desi, Culture: Education, Culture: Humor, Culture: Society
• Surviving the Transatlantic Nightmare - Part 2
  Aspi survives a 25-hr ordeal from Delhi to Chicago with two pieces of squirmy baggage
  Feb 22, 2007 | Aspi | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: Desi, Culture: Travel
• Surviving the Transatlantic Nightmare - Part 1
  Aspi survives a 25-hr ordeal from Delhi to Chicago with two pieces of squirmy baggage
  Feb 21, 2007 | Aspi | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: Desi, Culture: Family, Culture: Travel
• What Makes The World Go Round?
  After two days of falling asleep to the lullaby, one evening Big N sat down at his piano and plucked out the song on the keys.
  Feb 20, 2007 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Music, Culture: Personal History, Culture: Family, Culture: Hobbies, Culture: Children
• Taking Children to Bollywood Movies
  So without proper ratings, what is a parent to do? Here are a few hints.
  Feb 6, 2007 | Aspi | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Films, Culture: Children, Culture: Desi, Culture: Family, Culture: Social Issues, Media: Films
• Piercing Babies' Ears - The Gun Replaces Tradition, But A Lot Is Lost
  If Ganjam wants to provide the service of piercing babies' ears, they should do a better job of preparing themselves and their store for it.
  Jan 30, 2007 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: Desi, Culture: Family, Culture: Personal History, Culture: Society
• The Art of Parenting - Reckless Endangerment of Children
  This is the state of my country and I am upset about it.
  Jan 13, 2007 | Deepti Lamba | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: City Life, Culture: Desi, Culture: Family, Culture: Society, Culture: Urban
• Falling On The Tummy Is Serious Business
  It took her a couple of weeks to figure out that the top part of her body needed to move too.
  Dec 22, 2006 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Desi, Culture: Family
• Life in Britain: The School Nativity Play
  One by one, the narrators said their lines, whilst the actors went about enacting one of the best-known religious stories.
  Dec 12, 2006 | DesiGirl | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Desi, Culture: Society, Culture: Urban
• Where is Home?
  Obviously, to him, home is not just a place you live in, or come back to everyday, or where you can put your feet up and relax.
  Nov 9, 2006 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Desi, Culture: Family, Culture: Travel
• Read India Books: A Treasure Trove of Children's Literature in Indian Languages (and English)
  If you've been looking for high quality children's books in Indian languages with Indian stories told well, your search has ended.
  Aug 4, 2006 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Hobbies, Culture: History, Culture: Desi, Culture: Books - Non Fiction, Culture: Books - Fiction, Culture: Arts
• Having a Baby in Bangalore: Some Notes
  All in all, it was a very positive experience.
  Jul 1, 2006 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture
• Labor of Love Redux: The Bangalore Childbirth Story
  I was surprised at how short the C-Section procedure was and for a moment, felt a twinge of self-pity.
  Jun 22, 2006 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Family, Culture: Women
• Lessons in Parenting From Life is Beautiful
  It is in those moments when I can see myself being a monster that I remember the movie Life is Beautiful.
  Apr 29, 2006 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Arts, Culture: Family, Media: Films
• Halfway Around the World With a Toddler in Tow
  It suddenly struck me that sitting next to two absolute brats on a long plane ride (or in any other setting) might not be bad after all.
  Apr 20, 2006 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Travel
• Bringing Up Mother: Nothing Prepares You to Be One
  I sat there and bawled. I was the baby and I was the one that needed consoling.
  Mar 14, 2006 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Society, Culture: Family, Culture: Women
• A Lesson in Letting Go
  When is the right time to let children do what they want?
  Mar 7, 2006 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Family
• Labor of Love
  "My water broke!" I squealed to V, my husband. There was that phrase, at once much anticipated and dreaded.
  Feb 25, 2006 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Family, Culture: Women
• Life in Bangalore: Schools
  What to look for when you are transitioning your children from schools abroad to schools in Bangalore.
  Feb 20, 2006 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Children, Culture: City Life, Culture: Education, Culture: Family, Culture: Social Issues
• Book Review: Horton Hatches The Egg
  Sticking by your word. Sticking up for the small guy. Healthy seeds to plant in young, fertile minds. But how?
  Feb 9, 2006 | Sujatha Bagal | REVIEW | Culture, Culture: Arts, Culture: Books - Fiction, Culture: Family, Culture: Humor, Culture: Social Issues
• Caesarean Deliveries: Scientific Progress Gone Boink
  This rising trend in the use of C-Sections for delivering babies is not unique to India.
  Feb 7, 2006 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Family, Culture: Social Issues, Culture: Society, Culture: Women
• How a Traffic Light Led to the Purchase of a Piggy Bank
  A silver lining in a depressing life lesson.
  Feb 3, 2006 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Desi, Culture: Family, Culture: Social Issues, Culture: Society, Culture: Urban
• On Take-offs and Blast-offs
  Well, sometimes I have no choice - have to defend him. Wouldn't you if she would start off with 'Your son'?
  Feb 2, 2006 | temporal | OPINION | Culture
• Parenting From An Immigrant Perspective
  Overcoming parenting issues facing first generation immigrants.
  Feb 1, 2006 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Desi, Culture: Family, Culture: History, Culture: Social Issues, Culture: Society
• Of Babysitting And Child Labor
  From Virginia to Bangalore, and the distance between.
  Jan 27, 2006 | Sujatha Bagal | OPINION | Culture, Culture: Society, Culture: Social Issues, Culture: Family