We can mourn the loss of anything, including states of mind.

No, it's not because of the stress of motherhood.

A tale of a mommy WhatsApp group gone sour.

If we only change how we raise girls, we'll never achieve gender equality.

With the dawn of the latest Wonder Woman era, I like to think that a children’s costume party might look better today than it did when I attended a birthday party, in 2011, in the leafy suburb of Bandra, Mumbai. 

“Have you tried the chicken tikkas in Delhi?” My husband asked my 19-year-old nephew. “But he’s vegetarian!” I rushed in. My nephew looked at me intently for a few seconds. “I tried chicken recently, at college,” he said at last. 

On the surface, Facebook seems to be doing everything right by its just-announced Messenger Kids, a new app aimed at under-13 users (who are excluded from Facebook proper). Messenger Kids — developed in consultation with parenting groups, child development experts, 

On a recent cloudy afternoon, my Kolkata home erupted in loud cheers. “Goal!” my father cried, and then we all clapped, singing “Ocho is the best!” My 2.5-year-old had yet again kicked the ball with extreme skill and confidence. The 

A toddler with birthday cake smeared across his face, grins delightedly at his mother. Minutes later, the image appears on Facebook. A not uncommon scenario – 42% of UK parents share photos of their children online with half of these 

By the age of two, most children use gender pronouns in their speech and proactively identify people as men and women. And by the time they turn seven, little boys and little girls have already learnt a lot about what 

Simona, a 22-year-old, approached our clinic about six months ago, seeking help for what she succinctly put as, “my lack of confidence in my appearance, which is affecting my interaction with the opposite sex and my prospect of finding a 

It’s almost 11 pm. The lights are dimmed, the dogs are snoozing on the sofa and my son, all zipped up in his sleep suit, is on my lap staring at a book. I’m cranky, tired, frustrated and stressed; every 

If a few concerned parents have their way, Colorado will be among the first US states to ban the sale of smartphones for use by children under the age of 13. After witnessing what he called a “dramatic, very violent 

“Holy shit!!!” I thought, as I walked into the venue for the fourth birthday party of my friend’s kid. It was glorious and deeply personal. No expense had been spared, and more importantly, no effort either: from homemade food, to 

I was recently watching an episode of Modern Family -– the one in which Claire is at the airport and is trying to reach out to her daughter Haley via technology after they have an argument. The show, which is 

In my experience (as the best friend of a flamboyant gay man and  previous partner of several sexy bisexual people, i.e., totally an expert on the LGBT+), queer people’s parents tend to think of their child’s queerness like bad weather: 

A couple of weeks ago, a young woman to whom I’d only just been introduced asked me if she should have a baby. Trick question, I thought. For one thing, I’d just mentioned I’ve been sleep deprived for 15 years 

It starts from the very first instant of motherhood: with the choices we make about birth, every woman makes a determined statement about the kind of mother she is.  Birthing choices become parenting styles: All-Natural No Drugs Mommy, Elective C-Section