Kids and Tools: Why real-working tools are important?
Children learn necessary skills and abilities by playing and interacting with their environment, toys they receive and social groups they move in. In today’s digital world, there is a lost generation of children who can use smart phones as early as they can grab things but can’t tell a plier from wrench. They can make […]
How to toss out the LAZY in your child?
Does your child waste all his spare time watching screen or doing nothing? Do they get irritated when they are asked to do any chores or study? Parents today are often found getting frustrated over the laid back attitude of their children as they cannot seem to fathom being lazy at such young age. A […]
Healthy Nutrition and Food Groups for School-Aged Children
Starting the first day at school is a significant milestone in your child’s life. From the first day onwards, children not only start their academics but also their realization of independence, social life, friends and new activities. The school-aged children mostly fall in age group of 4-16 years of age and these years are most […]
Raising Children during a Pandemic
The arrival of Covid-19 pandemic has changed the world as it used to be in an immense way. The lockdowns have affected people from all circles of life and from each age group including elders, mid-age, young adults, kids and even newborns. The challenge of managing kids and younger adults, confined in their homes, has […]
Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) under Single National Curriculum
The long debates and criticisms regarding Single National Curriculum (SNC) on talk shows and other programs has created a confusion among parents. This article aims at highlighting the steps taken by education ministry to design the new curriculum and its implementation at preschool level. Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) program refers to a two […]
Bad Parenting Problems
There is no such thing as ‘Bad Parents’ as all parents love their children more than anything in the world. However, what we need to talk about in Pakistan today is ‘Bad Parenting’. In Pakistan, parenting is limited to feeding, clothing, schooling, and providing worldly provisions for the child. While many developed countries have adopted […]
How to Develop 5 Key Social Skills in Children?
American Journal of Public Health in a recent study found that a child’s social skills are one of the most significant determinants of his/her success in adult life. As parents, we often get frustrated by watching our child struggling through different phases in life. While school settings does a lot of that work for us, […]
Learning in Lockdown Mode in High School
Due to the ongoing pandemic, we are now living in an alternative world, a world of isolation, self-dependence and uncertainty. There is a constant debate among educationists and management of institutions regarding how to manage the younger population and their growth to avoid any slowdown in learning process. Various researchers and psychologists have presented their […]
How to empower students with Learning Disabilities using Right words?
There is a plethora of information available nowadays on special children, their types, behavior, and expectations from society and teachers in treating them. This awareness has now finally started to seep in Pakistani society as well. Government policies directed towards special children and number of specialized schools in this regard have contributed greatly towards this […]
How Assistive Technology in Pakistan can Empower Special Needs Children?
“For most people, technology makes things easier. For people with disabilities, technology makes things possible” — Mary Pat Radabaugh Children with disabilities remain victim of exclusion from various aspects of life. In Pakistan, this exclusion is observed at social, academic, community and employment level. Assistive technology upgrades in arena of special education has been a […]
