Teacher as Guru

Teacher, as the Guru.

Rangashree Srinivas

Along with our parents the Guru occupies a key position in our culture, in guiding us towards the absolute truth (Deivam). Even today, the teacher as a Guru, should be a para-parent interested in the overall development of the child. Parents too, should consider education as a means to self-development, rather than its attribute to help bag well-paying jobs.

Read more in page 34 to 35 of Parent Circle Magazine September 2011

Tribute to Grandparents

A tribute to Grandparents!

Rangashree Srinivas

What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humour, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies.

Rudolph Giuliani

The average Indian grows up surrounded by relatives. Every family has an elderly head who is propitiated when an important family event takes place.

Grandparents not very long ago, were also important decision makers. The dynamics have shifted significantly with the onset of nuclear families and geographical distances separating the grandparents from their children and grandchildren.

What is the role of an elder in the family today? When we look at some urban families, we find that grandparental roles vary from being primary care givers to-seldom-seen- long-distance relatives.  And everything in between!

Read the Full story in Parent Circle magazine  September 2011 issue