JLT

Parenting is an art or science ..the debate is endless and will continue. Bringing up a child when both the spouses work can be challenging as you are constantly plagued by guilt and wonder if you are spending adequate quality time with your child. This guilt coupled with the notion of ..lets bring up our child without raising a hand ..talk it through to them can be quite stressful especially of you have had an office situation. It was one such day where the temper tantrums of Vaanya was getting the better of Bhavana and she was at her wit's ends. Not only was she feeling guilty but helpless on how to handle the situation. Discussing with a colleague about the situation she got some advise. The senior colleague told her about a method which had been tried and tested by her. Make a large chart and create incentivisation . A golden star for every good deed and a black dot for wrong doings. This sounded a different approach and Bhavana got very excited and came back the same even...

There was a huge anticipation of seeing the tiger on our recent Corbett yatra . We tried to assess what would be good time to go for which safari and accordingly booked ourselves on a Elephant and a Jeep safari. 4 adults and Vaanya atop Lachmi went for the safari. Swaying and rocking with a rhythm Lachmi was in her elements and was being goaded by Mubeen ( the mahout ) to get into the forest. Ominous with dense green trees and huge overgrowth we were all awed and afraid at the same time with Mother Nature and at the helplessness of the situation . We tried our hand at nervous laughter and jokes however returned back after seeing some spotted deer only. The next day morning again everyone awoke to a cold wintry dawn and got into a open jeep all wrapped up for a glimpse of the tiger . The entry was from the Bijrani gate. 3 hours later the only hope we had of spotting the tiger were the fresh pug marks on the path. While we were sitting around the bonfire reminiscing about the mi...

This 2 year old went with her Mother to a Mall in Mumbai for a de-stressing visit to do window shopping. The mother took Vaanya to Liliput and she immediately took fancy to a dress and just wanted to buy the same. "I WANT IT" seemed to be the chant and insistent one at that. The mother thought about it and wanted to teach the value of money so said that she did not have the money and therefore she would work hard earn the money and then buy Vaanya the dress. 6 Months pass by and Bhavana goes for a residential programme at Agra. She decides to take Vaanya along and Mummy( Grandmom ) is roped in to look after Vaanya . The two spend a lot of time in the hotel and bond. They fight over the remote and what programmes to watch and Vaanya ultimately gets her grandmom to see Tom and Jerry umpteen number of times. To again de-stress the Grand Mom decides to visit a mall and take her granddaughter along with her. They spend some time and return back in the evening. When Bha...