Every other week, Sonali Gupta draws on more than 10 years of experience as a clinical psychologist to give advice to readers with questions about parenting, family dynamics, relationships, mental health, and more.   What’s Wrong With Mum? My 2-year-old has become very attached to 

First World Problems is a weekly advice column for India’s first world population. Write to Judy at contact@theswaddle.com (confidentially!) if you’ve broken a nail, felt a little blue, yellow or green lately, or had a strange encounter of the any-numbered kind. PROBLEM: I have a 

Every week, we scour the web to bring you interesting bits and pieces from around the world. Enjoy! IT TAKES A VILLAGE There’s fascinating research in this article on how humans and parenting have evolved over the millennia. Turns out, our 

The month of May is fast coming to an end, and parents everywhere are confronting (or have already confronted) a most terrifying and looming reality: School holiday. Several weeks when a child stares at her parents and declares, “I’m bored. 

So you’ve made all the visits, asked all the questions, found the right outside child care. What’s next? Making sure your child is on board. The shift to child care outside the home can be tumultuous for both child and parent. If 

To be, or not to be … a parent whose child is in daycare? This decision is not an easy one, especially if extended family are on hand. But child care outside the home can be a great environment for 

1) Fake it! Separation anxiety is not limited to the child. After about the fifth screaming meltdown, most sane parents begin to feel their own anxiety when it comes time to walk out the door. The key here is to