My contemplations, understanding and opinions related to psychology, parenting, children, teens, child development, spirituality, and everything in between! All posts below are inspired from books and personal experience. I will try my best to quote sources wherever possible. Happy musing!

Young children often lack adequate language skills and the neurology to convey their needs.

Connection before Correction

The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Building Resilience

Emotional Intelligence (EI) - Our Brain’s Built-In Drama Translator. Resilience - Our Heart’s Bouncy Castle. EI & Resilience: our very own comeback crew.

Empowering our Future

"The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them" -Frank A. Clark.

Karma, Kids, and the Never-Ending Parenting Roller Coaster

Parenting is the ultimate plot twist: everything you once did now returns, upgraded, louder and delivered by tiny humans – at a not-so-good moment!

Looking beyond Behaviour

Human behaviour is a puzzle we all participate in yet rarely stop to examine. Understanding why we do what we do isn’t just fascinating; it’s a key to understanding ourselves and the world we build together.

How do they express their need to feel loved? Whenever they misbehave, do we pause to think about what their need might be? Or do we use punitive methods - punishment/ scolding/ shaming, to correct the misbehaviour first?