Those Were The DaysWhy Lockdown Has Us Doing Things We Loved As Children Childhood memories remind us of simpler times and help us deal with the anxiety related to the pandemic. By Anubhuti Matta
Can Do BetterDomestic Violence Victims Need More Than Hotline Numbers During Lockdown The government needs to provide practical solutions that take restrictions on movement, access into account, say experts. By Anubhuti Matta
On The MoveNatural Disasters, Conflicts Have Forced More Than 19 Million Children Out of Their Homes: UNICEF Living in crowded camps with limited access to sanitation facilities may become even more dangerous during the Covid19 pandemic. By Anubhuti Matta
Near And DearThis Is My Family: Flatmates Turn Sisters During Quarantine "Our flatmate, who never spent time with us before, doesn't miss her fiance anymore." By Anubhuti Matta
I Need LoveStudy: For Couples with Relationship Anxiety, a New Baby Makes Things Worse People who doubted their partner's attachment pre-baby were more anxious about their relationship after a new baby. By Anubhuti Matta
Family Un-BondedIn Joint Families, Social Distancing Isn’t Only About Limiting Contact With Outsiders It might be time to redefine isolation within India's multi-generational households. By Devrupa Rakshit
In Good Times And BadThis Is My Family: Inter‑Religious Friends Who Met During the ’92 Bombay Riots "Humans kill humans, but humans also save humans. My friend is one of them." By Anubhuti Matta
No Country For Pregnant WomenOdisha’s Maternity Benefits Are Touted as a Success; That’s Only Half the Story The state has made strides in providing wage compensation and nutrition to pregnant women, but access to quality health care is still lacking. By Sweta Dash
Joint FamilyBoth Parents’ Work Lives Affect Kids’ Growth, but Research Won’t Tell You So Most research on effects of working parents on kids focuses on mothers, reinforcing the stereotype that moms should be caretakers. By Rajvi Desai
Filling-InThis Is My Family: the Neighbors Who Became Parents "My neighbors have never let me miss my parents. I want to pay them back in the best way possible." By Anubhuti Matta
Play TimeDuring Play, Babies’ and Adults’ Brains Are on the Same Wavelength: Study A spike in activity in similar regions of the brain results in adults feeling deeply connected with babies during play. By Anubhuti Matta
Curse of the Mummy JiMothers‑in‑Law Restrict Women’s Reproductive Agency by Isolating Them: Study Women who lived with their mothers-in-law had smaller friend circles, which can be crucial sources of information about things like modern contraception. By Pallavi Prasad
Early BeginningsChildren as Young as 4 Associate Power and Money With Men: Study The tendency to do this is higher in boys than girls, the researchers said. By Anubhuti Matta
The Mother Of AllThis Is My Family: The Dance Teacher Who Has Become Like a Mother to Her Student "I have no real family. My teacher is doing everything for wedding that my mother would." By Anubhuti Matta
Unequal EducationStudy Reveals Teacher Bias Toward Overweight Children While teachers said overweight students' essays were of the same quality as slimmer children, the overweight children received lower marks. By Liesl Goecker
No DiscriminationKnow Your Rights: Disability Laws in India People who are differently abled are entitled to free and compulsory education up to 18 years of age. By Anubhuti Matta
Absent ParentMen More Likely to Receive Pay for Parental Leave than Women: Report Unless paid for it, men don't avail of paternity leave, while women, on account of physical recovery, have to accept unpaid maternity leave. By Anubhuti Matta
Surprise SurpriseWhat Drives Human Behavior? Global Survey Says It’s Not Sex Across 27 countries, people care more about family relationships than mating. By Liesl Goecker