Daily Archives: September 7, 2018

What I’ve learned about parenting as a stay-at-home dad

On becoming a father, an inspiring ted talk by Glen Henry.

Youth Day

‘What is rape, Mom?’: A small town in India grapples with how to protect children

Politicians and civic leaders for years have struggled to find a cause and a solution to what has become known as India’s rape crisis. Are patriarchal attitudes toward sex to blame? Or the impunity for perpetrators? Proposed solutions run from vigilantism to the death penalty. But in Gajipur, just outside India’s capital, the most pressing issue after the rapes was how to protect the town’s children — and teach them to protect themselves — while allowing them to have some semblance of a childhood.

“It is a pretty nasty world”: Why more Indians choose not to have kids

Why more Indians are choosing not to have children.

What’s Going On In Your Child’s Brain When You Read Them A Story?

“Lead author Dr. John Hutton says, there is an apparent “Goldilocks effect” — some kinds of storytelling may be “too cold” for children, while others are “too hot.” And, of course, some are “just right.” ” A fascinating read on what’s going on in your child’s brain when you read them a story!

Tweet chat over Safecity , the housing crisis and how it affects children

Join us tomorrow night at 9 pm for a tweetchat by Leher talking about the housing crisis and how it affects children.

Against all odds: How anganwadis take care of India’s children

What being a frontline warrior looks like – How Anganwadi workers take care of India’s children. #everydaychildhood

HOW SHOULD WE RESPOND TO CHILD SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN INDIA?

Child rights activists, academics, field practitioners, mental health professionals, lawyers, and policemen unpack for us why #deathpenaltywill not serve any protection to children, on the contrary it will silence children and their families, and is a mere distraction from the real question on why the POCSO (special law enacted for special protection of children from sexual offences) Act 2012 implementation has failed.