A single father's heartfelt journey redefines parenting roles through travel, resilience, and love. Facing judgment, obstacles, and growth, he discovers that being a devoted parent matters more than fitting traditional family norms or gender roles.
On the occasion of International Mother’s Day, BRAC Bank’s women-centred initiative TARA held an event that did not just celebrate motherhood or struggles of being a mother but gently pulled apart the structure surrounding it. The event titled “Parenting: A Shared Journey of Partnership” created space for a much-needed dialogue that was not about glorifying sacrifice but rather about asking why parenting still leans heavily, and often unfairly, on mothers and how partners can show up to share it.
A photo exhibition questions outdated views on fatherhood and true commitment.
Teaching emotional intelligence in children fosters empathy, resilience, and responsibility. Encouraging emotional expression, assigning small tasks, celebrating efforts, and leading by example nurture EQ, shaping future success. Early development ensures better relationships, perseverance, and long-term emotional well-being.
In the last decades, children were inevitably taught to respect authority figures such as parents, teachers, and law enforcement. Terms such as saying "please" and "thank you" and addressing adults formally were introduced early, with no questions asked.
A woman facing an empty nest found renewed purpose by taking in her house-help's daughter. Despite restrictive adoption laws in Bangladesh, her family secured guardianship, focusing on emotional support and building a fulfilling bond.
Cute characters, lively hues, and catchy music — all combine to create CoComelon. Both parents and toddlers find it difficult to resist. However, a growing number of parents are sharing personal accounts lately which raises the question: Is CoComelon causing more harm than good?
Children are a reflection of their parents. Those miniature human beings are like sponges; what you teach them, they will absorb. It is best to shape them into more responsible beings from a young age.
I’m not here to take sides, but I want to ask: Why are we so quick to question the students when reports started coming in of some crossing the line?
A major scientific breakthrough has ensured that boys born with a particular gene can be identified as having the potential to grow into violent men.
If you’ve led a similarly sheltered life, odds are, there’s probably one or two pretty basic life skills that you may be lacking.
It seems as if saying please and thank you does not even scratch the surface of “old-school” manners children should know and use that would set them ahead of their peers. Parents must constantly practice manners at home, and set a good example for them, as children are great at mimicking actions. However, it is also prudent that parents have age-appropriate expectations of their children because kids are only capable of learning and doing certain things at each stage of life, even if they do amaze you sometimes. Positive reinforcement often works better on little people than threats and rewards do.
Children, at every age, are trying to navigate emotions bigger than themselves and it is not unusual for them to feel down and washed out from time to time. However, when the feeling is very intense and continues for a long time, particularly in a way that impacts a child’s social, family or school life, it may be worth probing into.
The over-involvement of parents or even other guardians in a child's education or overall life is common in our country
Living two lives – one at home and one outside.
A parenting book found that most successful parents do not worry too much about how much screen time their children get. Instead, they focus on teaching the following habits.
Our generation has been moulded to pursue success without ever learning how to deal with failures along the way.
How reasonable is it to expect children to understand the intricacies of a time-bound commitment they are making with themselves?
Parents and children have the most loving, and yet, the most delicate relationship ever. Building trust with children can be one of the hardest things a parent will ever do, and retaining that trust over the years is an even bigger challenge. However, it is this one thing that can get both parties through the most turbulent times of life with each other and therefore, is something worth knowing all about.
