caste of waterDalit Student’s Death in Jalore Shows How Corporal Punishment Is Intertwined With Caste ...corporal punishment, which is often used as a tool to discipline someone — especially Dalit students — for violating unspoken norms. The Swaddle reported earlier how casteism thrives in India’s... By Amlan Sarkar
Thou Must Not BreatheUniversity in UP Directs Students to Sign Pledge Against ‘Anti‑National’ Activities ...These mandates also become one of the many ways universities are curbing expression and the health of activism in the name of “discipline” and security. Student protests and activism remains... By Saumya Kalia
Good Old MisogynySTEM Fields With More Women Are Often Dismissed as ‘Soft Science,’ Shows Study ...its credibility. Sample this: men (and also some women) tend to be less interested in pursuing a discipline if women make up more than a quarter of the graduate students... By Saumya Kalia
Let Me Tell You a StoryUrban Villages of India Are Being Erased by Development. How Can We Preserve Their Histories? ...What Happened? Oral history is perhaps the only discipline where the source talks back to the historian; the historian is transformed into a character in the story who is continuously... By Ekta Chauhan
Device DrivenScreen Time Begets Screen Time, Researchers Say ...practices in allowing children time with a mobile, tablet, computer or TV. Most parents reported using screen time as a means of managing children’s behaviorsthrough reward and discipline, especially on... By Liesl Goecker
Wild ChildGlobal Study of 15,000 Families Finds It’s Never Too Late to Manage Out‑of‑Control Kids ...the use of positive, rather than punitive, discipline. It’s the only method of discipline proven to shape behavior long term. So take heart. Your problem child doesn’t have to stay... By The Swaddle Team
Kink Outside The BoxThe Psychology of Sexual Kink ...accurate. Fifty Shades of Grey, for example, is the most recent, and perhaps the most famous, example of kink, specifically Bondage/Discipline, Dominance/Submission, and Sadism/Masochism (BDSM), in mainstream pop culture —... By Rajvi Desai
communicationParenting as a Team Can Make You Both Better Parents ...realize what sometimes seems like a problem in their communication goes far beyond. Conflicts that begin over how to discipline a child end up as a spousal battle. Our inability... By Sonali Gupta
activitiesActivities To Boost Your Baby’s Brain ...perfect tower to praise the activity.” Focusing on positive reinforcement doesn’t mean sacrificing discipline. Dr Mahesh says parents shouldn’t be afraid to gently admonish and correct their child for bad... By Kamala Thiagarajan
all agesSchool As A Team Effort ...appropriate (for instance, a toddler shouldn’t be held to the same standard as an 8-year-old); children require limitation and discipline in order to grow (read more about discipline on The... By Prriety Gosalia
adviceThe Balancing Act: ‘Can Arranged Marriage Work?’ ...and discipline is vital, hitting or spanking them doesn’t tell them what the appropriate behaviour is, only what it’s not. Read more on healthy discipline on The Swaddle Your experience... By Sonali Gupta
preschoolWhat You Didn’t Know to Look for in a Preschool (But Should) ...attitudes of the school administrators. A school that genuinely cares for its students well being will have carefully thought through its reaction to emergencies. Conflict resolution/Discipline What does the school... By The Swaddle Team
parentingIn Case You Missed It: Our Most Helpful Tips for Parenting Toddlers ...continues below On bad behaviour and discipline Behaviour and discipline seem so critical at this age, to lay the groundwork for all of the behaviour to come. But take... By The Swaddle Team
all agesOne More Study Finds Spanking Only Increases Behavior Problems ...discipline via smacking a child on the bottom actually causes her to develop behavior problems has been difficult, because researchers cannot ethically conduct experiments that randomly assign parents to spank... By The Swaddle Team
all agesParenting Kids With Chronic Conditions ...be excused from gym class or demanding activities. SET RULES WITH YOUR PARTNER Enforcing discipline can be a Herculean task when parenting a child who is chronically ill, especially if... By Kamala Thiagarajan
cultureIt’s Time to Recognize Culture Affects Our Understanding of Psychology The academic discipline of psychology was developed largely in North America and Europe. Some would argue it’s been remarkably successful in understanding what drives human behaviour and mental processes, which... By Nicolas Geeraert, The Conversation
inner workingsNew Study Shows How Our Brains Chase Pleasure ...more frequently — itself a striking example of why positive reinforcement, or positive discipline, works better with children, especially teenagers, than punishment; positive reinforcement actually shapes the brain such that... By The Swaddle Team
Step OneKarnataka Government Bans Live Online Classes for Kids Up to Grade 5 ...helping the latter evaluate their students’ strengths and weaknesses more effectively. They instill a sense of discipline, improve their physical fitness levels, and make them more mentally alert, they add.... By Anubhuti Matta
