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7 agreements every couple should make

Parenting rarely comes with a neat division of responsibilities. One parent may be making dinner while the other helps with homework. One may be managing bedtime while the other is answering a work call. Somewhere between school runs, meals, tantrums and deadlines, couples can forget that their children are watching more than just what they…

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U.S. influencer faced tough action in Australia after picking up a baby wombat from its distressed mother for a viral ‘reel’; an important lesson for wildlife-loving travellers |

U.S. influencer with Baby Joey (Instagram) A wildlife video surfaced on social media has left the world furious. Also a lesson for travellers. The footage shows a famous US influencer Sam Jones, aka Samantha Strable, snatching away a baby wombat (joey) from a roadside from the mother. The video is captured by her fellow male…

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Teenagers who feel close to their parents may make safer choices as adults, study finds: Why staying connected to your child matters more than parents think |

Such teens also reported lower levels of stress and depressive symptoms. Teenagers who feel close to their parents may make safer choices as adults, study finds: Why staying connected to your child matters more than parents thinkThe teenage years are often when children seem to pull away from their parents. But research suggests that staying…

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Meet Mieko Catlett: Japanese woman who travelled to Uttarakhand years after her husband’s death to fulfil his last wish of immersing his ashes in the sacred Saryu River |

Mieko Catlett (Instagram) Some journeys are planned. And some begin with a promise. For Mieko Catlett, the journey from Japan to Bageshwar in Uttarakhand was about keeping a promise she had made to her late husband, Robert Catlett. After his death, she came back to the Himalayan town carrying his ashes. To fulfill his final…

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Mother-Daughter Workplace Visit: She took her mother to her workplace at Meta, and the moment is winning hearts: Why a workplace visit with parents means so much to children

Photo courtesy: Instagram/@sheel.sanghvi For many parents, a child’s success is not really about the designation on their visiting card or the name of the company they work for. It is about seeing the child they once worried over, encouraged and perhaps quietly sacrificed for, find their feet in the world.A similar mother-daughter moment is winning…

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Greater Noida High-Rise Living: Swimming pool full, taps dry and 5-6 hour power cuts: Greater Noida woman shares ‘luxury’ high-rise experience

Swimming pool full, taps dry and 5-6 hour power cuts The idea of paying crores for a home usually comes with certain expectations. Better facilities, a comfortable lifestyle, and fewer everyday hassles are often part of the appeal. But a video shared by a Greater Noida resident has started a different conversation online after she…

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Age Children Should Start Social Media: Children using social media at younger age perform worse in school tests, study says: What Indian parents need to know

The study assessed more than 5,000 Italian school children. For many parents, the transition to secondary school comes with a familiar request from their child: “Everyone in my class is on Instagram. Why can’t I have an account?”It can be difficult to say no when classmates are sharing reels, chatting in groups and following the…

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Musafir Cafe: Inside Jharipani Castle: What its architecture reveals about life in colonial-era Uttarakhand

Photo: Jharipanicastle.com Some places on screen are so beautiful, you almost forget they’re real until you find out they actually are. That’s exactly what’s happening with Musafir Cafe, Vikrant Massey’s new Netflix show, where a cosy hilltop cafe, framed in ivy-covered walls, misty mountains and old stone archways, has viewers convinced they’ve almost arrived inside…

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