The invention of cellphones has influenced our cultural landscape. They have completely revolutionized the human society by expanding the communication arena and offering numerous other uses such as information access, playing games, online business, etc. People today are hooked to their phones, irrespective of their age. The alias generation is born in the lap of […]
“Yes, you can do it!” “Don’t give up my child!” “Keep going!” There wont be a parent who may have not said these time-tested encouraging words to their children as they tried to take their first step or learned to use the potty. Kids have to face challenges every day, either big or small, but […]
Posting their cute photos or checking into places with them is not as charming at it apparently looks like. When it’s about oversharing on social media, it’s not just the kids who are guilty. From bathroom selfies to step-by-step relationship status updates, we all have learnt a lot of hacks to spill the beans, […]
Maybe it’s time that we talk about the real, updated facts and don’t rely on the older ones that tell us to sleep for 8 hours at least. The reality is: sleep is a very subjective phenomenon—it’s rather genetic. So if you can get away through the entire day with just a few hours of […]
Those days where kids would simply rush to their homes after school are gone, forever. Now, kids have different plans and most of them usually involve friends and staying away from home, be it an after-school extra-curricular activity or just a hang out for a cup of coffee. Kids have been spending enormous amount of […]
It’s getting common for kids to resort to adult apps. Recently, Tinder got all the limelight for its notoriety amongst the teens who have been using this app for casual hookups. It’s saddening and heart-wrenching that parents have to see this, but kids as young as 13-year-olds are signing up for dating apps. According to […]
Sometimes I just think that parents aren’t as technologically challenged as we have presumed them to be. As a mother, I don’t find myself awing at terms like Augmented or Virtual Reality, nor do I have come across parents who don’t know how to use smartphones, Smart TVs, iPads, etc. And in fact, most of […]
Recently, I have had a conversation with parents who were complaining about their kids’ inability to control/regulate emotions, to adapt and be flexible to any change of plans on their request. Some teens simply get overwhelmed under such circumstance, while others may burst into tantrums, arguments and and absolute resentment and disagreement. When you do […]
We knew that parenting wouldn’t be easy, but from last few years, it’s gotten even more difficult. There are reasons for this and our TMF team may have found out some of them. Take a look at these three important family problems that every parent is facing nowadays. Problem #1: Kids don’t share their problems […]
Something different happened this time during an episode of “Good Morning America”, an ABC Radio production. Parents sat down with their kids to discuss how well their kids have been doing in their digital world, and well, it didn’t go without tears and family trust being questioned. First, the correspondent of the show, T.J […]