Congratulations - it's a Boy!
	Although people have seemingly evovled in their thinking, their preference on the sex of the child remains the same. And even after the ban on sex-determination, few measures have been taken to ensure the female foeticide law's effectiveness.   Read on ...

To Be Lucky or to Become Lucky...
	Why do some children sail through problems and unhappy situations while others are destroyed emotionally and physically by the same challenges?   Read on ...

Why do we need Fathers?
	As a man sees it, from a woman’s point of view, the socio-economic need of a father in the family is defunct. So, does that make him obsolete?   Read on ...

Of Haircuts And Chocolates
	Bribing kids with chocolates and cokes - to get them to sit through the haircuts - is common. But would you want that to become a way of life?   Read on ...

Snapshots of Memory
	My father resides in snapshots of memory which have managed to capture vibrant moments in the wisps of time. Moments of sights and smells in single frame...   Read on ...

Papa, You Didn't Tell Me
	In a letter to her father, a daughter tells him all that he taught her and what he didn't....   Read on ...

One can always go Home
	My father felt that we needed to spend time together to sort things out. During the trip, I realised that he was a quite a great guy to be with!   Read on ...

Living out Daddy's Daydreams
	As parents, we may not often realise it, but children do feel the pressure to please us. After all, as they are constantly reminded, their parents have done so much for them, sacrificed so much...   Read on ...

Single Parenting Made Double
	The author writes about how her son made single parenting seem like a piece of cake.   Read on ...

Parenting from a Refrigerator
	A mother writes about her experience of managing two kids and trying to stay 'cool'.   Read on ...

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