The biggest mistake is buying furniture before deciding how the space will be used. A balcony that measures only a few feet across cannot comfortably be a garden, office, dining room, storage area and laundry zone at the same time. Trying to make it all of these usually leaves the space cluttered. Instead, give the…
From Bastar’s forests to ramp: Surrendered women Naxals steal show at fashion event in Raipur What a difference a few years can make. At a National Handloom Day event in Raipur, a group of former women Maoists from Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region found themselves in a setting that would once have seemed almost unimaginable – walking…
5 things you should never ignore in the early stages of dating The early stages of dating can be a little confusing. You are excited to hear from them, you replay conversations in your head, and sometimes, you are so busy wondering whether they like you that you forget to ask yourself a more important…
Manager keeps employee on video calls for 8 hours a day: ‘She’s making me miserable’ Remote work comes with its own version of workplace pressure. Sometimes, it is not the workload itself that becomes difficult, but the constant expectation to stay available. One employee says their workday has reached that point after spending several hours…
Writing is not just a pencil-and-paper skill. Before a child can make an “A”, draw a straight line or stay inside a shape, their hands, fingers, eyes and brain have to work together in surprisingly complex ways. They need enough hand strength to control a pencil, finger dexterity to make small movements, visual-motor coordination to…
Soha Ali Khan is warm, witty, and, by her own admission, a little bit crazy at 8 pm. Not in a bad way. In the way that only parents who have a non-negotiable bedtime for their child understand completely. The kind of fierce, unwavering, this-is-not-up-for-discussion energy that kicks in at a very specific time every…
Jeanice with her daughter Jordyn. (Instagram/@jeanicejperez) When Jeanice Perez became pregnant at 18, she was not sure what the future would look like. She knew one thing, though. She wanted her daughter to have a life that looked different from her own. Jeanice had grown up in Las Vegas and in poverty.“Being poor was just…
Man earning 8x more than friend asks: ‘Why does he seem happier than me?’ A bigger salary is often treated as proof that a career is going well. But one Reddit user found himself questioning that idea after reconnecting with a former classmate who earns far less but appears to have a calmer routine.The software…
Independence Day is more than a reminder of India’s freedom. For parents, it can also be a chance to think about another kind of independence: preparing children to become responsible, confident, and caring individuals. Children do not learn responsibility from one big lesson. They learn it through small things they do every day: putting away…
AI representation/ChatGPT Your teenager tells you about a problem. You offer a solution. They immediately say, “I know!” or “You don’t understand.” It may not be because your advice is wrong. It may be because advice was not what they were asking for. A teenager comes home and says, “I can’t deal with this anymore.”…
