Ssshhh! I am going to tell you a secret about raising smart, happy and intelligent kids. It is not my made-up story. These are time tested and scientific facts. Sit tight and listen carefully! Researchers have found that breastfed babies have very good chances of climbing the social ladder and have very little chances of … Read more
I live in a desert country and the summer months are cruelly hot. I read in the news that temperature in the remote parts of the desert has reached 48degree Celsius. However my little daughter hardly knows this. Her whole world is air-conditioned that some kids in her class even wear sweaters. The other day … Read more
The other day we went to our daughter’s open house to meet her teacher. We were the next in the row, and the teacher was quite angry with the parents whom she was talking. Teacher; “Your kid falls asleep in class often; at what time does he go to bed?” Father; “11; 00 clock” Teacher; … Read more
Now there is this interesting story which you must know. This is the time of the year that poachers in Goa carrying torches and bags, venture into the open to hunt for frogs for their meaty hind legs. The Indian bullfrog has been renamed as jumping chicken in Goa. But the forest department has warned … Read more
This is bit shocking news. Science Daily says that nearly 2.5 million men in US are suffering from prostate cancer. Another quarter million will be added this year. It is said that one in six men living in US will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their life time. The statistics points to US we … Read more
An article called “The killing mines” by Matteo Fagotto made me think. He reports that the gold miners in northern Nigeriaare caught in a cruel paradox, to provide food for their family they have to keep on mining the very activity that is killing their children. In March 2010 an epidemic of Lead poisoning swept … Read more