FWP: Twerking in Protest
PROBLEM: Help me, I am turning into a party-pooper. You know that friend who says, “This is a misogynistic song,” at a party? Yup, that’s me. Should I suppress my urges to …
How to Protect Kids from Sexual Abuse
This is not a fun article. It’s on a topic we’d all like to believe is rare, would never happen to our kids or anyone we know. While child sexual abuse isn’t common, it’s also not as …
FWP: To Debate on Facebook, or Not to Debate?
PROBLEM: So, I have an old university friend on Facebook who happens to be a patriotic citizen of my country’s political arch rival, Pakistan. He has, in the recent years, started posting a …
I Caught My Kid Watching Porn. What Do I Do?
So, you caught your teen watching porn. Or maybe you borrowed their smartphone, tablet or laptop and noticed their search history was X-rated. If it hasn’t happened yet, it will; everyone knows …
FWP: Shades of Beige
PROBLEM: My 5-year-old nephew asked why my skin is a different shade of brown than his. I didn’t have a good answer. (I mumbled, and he moved on.) I thought of talking about melanin, but …
Can Parents Really Affect the Bond Between Siblings?
Many parents wonder how to strengthen the bond between siblings. It’s an important concern, especially because bouts of sibling rivalry during childhood can make parents wonder whether …
FWP: How to Deal with a Know-It-All Couple
PROBLEM: My friend and her husband have this really annoying way of acting like they know everything. At any social gathering, they always have to be grandstanding about how much they know about …
Care for Your Pair! And Help Us Support Women Who Can’t
The Swaddle is spreading awareness about breast cancer in India and funding treatment for underprivileged women through our Twitter page. You can help by retweeting our posters; for each retweet …
How to Deal with a Clingy Child
Just when you think your kids have reached the age when you can recover the wreckage of the good ship HMS Personal Space, they cling fast, like the barnacles they used to be. How do you pry them …
Sex Therapy in India: Finding Help between Taboo and Charlatans
Sex is probably one of the most fundamental things we do – and one of the last things we talk about. We sweep it under the covers and whisper behind our hands. And while social sex revolutionary …
FWP: When Your BFF Starts ‘Embracing Positivity’
PROBLEM: A friend of mine is ’embracing positivity’ in her life, and it’s impossible to hang out with her without feeling like I’m being held captive by a life coach. …
Five Questions on Fatherhood with ‘Daddy’ Author Tuhin Sinha
Three years ago, Tuhin Sinha wrote a book on the changing face of Indian fatherhood. Daddy: The Birth of a Father was a first for India, a fatherhood memoir-cum-handbook from the perspective of a …
In Conversation with Cindy Gallop
Cindy Gallop’s experience dating younger men, specifically men in their 20s, brought her face to face with “the real ramifications of the increasing ubiquity of hard core …
’13 Reasons Why’: Good Show, Missed Opportunity
Everyone is talking about the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why — parents, kids, schools. There has been a lot of controversy around the show because of its graphic and honest portrayal of …
What to Do When Your Toddler Gets Bitchy
If you’ve got a 3-year-old, you’re probably wondering where your adorable little muffin went, and and where this insane devil-child, who can throw shade like a cactus in the desert at sundown, …
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