One of the greatest perks of parenting is to engage children in meaningful conversations. They set us thinking about important questions. A Conversation About Pursuing Dreams Several months ago, I had a conversation with my thirteen year old son, Conan, about “pursuing dreams”. I said to him, “Before […]
NO Hugs, NO Kisses! Last week, I spoke about teaching autistic children to be affectionate. Many readers were touched by our family’s efforts to train our son to be warm and spontaneous. Some parents with autistic children, however, had their misgivings. I was told of a story about […]
Even if it’s just a smile, practise it! Last Saturday, Conan remarked, “Kyan is so smiley nowadays. He always wears a smile on his face.” His mom responded, “You used to be the more smiley one. Where has your smile gone?” Conan shrugged his shoulder, and forced a […]
A month had passed since my family returned from a memorable 8-day-vacation to Kyushu, Japan. From the pictures, you can tell how much I enjoyed the places I visited. We travelled with two other families of my wife’s siblings this time. There were eleven of us –two teenagers, […]
I have decided to take a break. A brief hiatus of two weeks from everything I usually do, including blogging. It’s a month of school holidays for the children in June. And it’s also a time for the family to spend time doing something different. Finally, after nearly […]
Last evening , a friend VK asked me, “How is your elder son doing?” VK is a kind man who is temporarily taking care of a child in neglect. Out of concern, he asked how I coped with the challenges of raising a child with special needs. My […]
A Boy Who Thinks Cleaning Is Somebody Else’s Job One Sunday, a ten-year-old boy interrupted the swim coach, SC, who was giving my son Kyan individual coaching. “Yucks! Coach, there is tissue paper in the water over there.” The coach replied, “So, what are you going to do about it?” “I don’t know. It’s […]
Know Why Children Suddenly Dislike Reading Parents are blamed for the things that their children do, and not do. When children do not read books, parents are told to read more books to them. And parents are questioned if they are setting a good example of reading books […]
Are You Done With Reading To Children? I thought the days of reading books to my children were over. I do not know how many parents still read books to their adolescent children. Like many parents, I read books to them when they were young. Now that they have […]
