The religion section of dailies in India reported on a discourse on the Bhagavad Gita in the cities. Talking about the desires that arise in the mind, the pieces stated how futile they were. The desires could either be fulfilled or not. In the former case, the consequent ‘happiness’ or satisfaction would be fleeting. If, on the other hand, the desire was not fulfilled, there would be a lot of frustration. Given this assessment it appears that the human being is not destined to be ‘happy’. However, there is some good news. Happiness is relative and, yes, some people have

You go to the supermarket to stock up on your kitchen supplies but when you return home, you find you have bought a few more items that you never planned on buying. Agreed, you needed the biscuits for the kids and the rice and pulses for your meals; but what about that key chain with jingling bells that was hanging at the cash counter looking so irresistibly cute? Most of us occasionally indulge in such impulse buying but if you do it too often, you could end up with a lot of clutter at home. More importantly – and especially

Managing teenage anger requires expertise which only a few parents possess. A large number of parents just do not know how to handle teenage tantrums, a common cause of friction these days. Teenage, or adolescence, is the most complicated period of our lives. It is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood, when a teenager is neither a child nor an adult, leading to situations where he or she is too old or too young to do something. In the earlier days, joint families took care of the emotional needs of every member of the family. But, today, nuclear

Prior to the summer holidays every day in the newspaper we see lots of advertisements and pamphlets mentioning the summer camps and other activities to engage the children in the summer vacations. Above all, to restrain the nuisance, all parents make it a point to enroll their children in such activities so that they will follow the same routine which they are following at the school time. Although summer camps and other creative and mind developing activities are in vogue, it is a golden opportunity also to spend quality time with your kids. Especially for working parents, summer vacations can

Do you feel that your bathroom is a neglected area in your house and it needs more concentration? And you are worried that weekends are spent just on cleaning your bathroom and it seems to be a long process? No problem. Here are some tips for you to follow regularly to avoid unwanted hassle in clearing your bathroom and in the course of time, you will find the maintenance as easy and habitual. Sparklingly bright and clean your bathroom too. How? Do it regularly The first thing to remember is regularity in maintaining any room for that matter- bathroom in

March 8th is marked as International women’s Day, a major day of global celebration. It’s a day devoted to acknowledging the economic, political and social achievement of women. Evolution of International Women’s Day celebrations It started before the turn of the 20th century. On March 8th 1857, women from clothing factories started a protest over oppressive working conditions, poor pay and inequality in New York City, which became a labor union two years later and more protests were held by women on 8th March in the following years. This also coincided with the rising demand by women for voting rights

Heat affects us as we are warm-blooded animals. The human body must maintain constant temperature of 37 degrees Celsius with slight individual variations. The body has its own thermostat hypothalamus located in the brain – for this purpose. Laws of physics are clear. Heat flows from a hot body to a cold body. On a hot summer day a man standing in the sun gains as much as 350-450 kilocalories of energy per hour. If he is doing moderate work he gains another 350 kilocalories through metabolism – a total of 700- 800 kilocalories of energy per hour. Even if

Anger is neither good nor bad. It’s natural for every one of us to get angry at times. However, it is important to keep anger under control by finding healthy ways to express it, especially when you use it as the major approach to deal with stress and problems. This is often experienced by people who have experienced pain, helplessness and hurt during their early stages of life. Besides, for some, it is a tactic that they use to get others’ attention. Although expressing your anger can make you feel powerful initially, in the long run, it has negative effects,

Between the ages of two to 12, children go through a growth spurt period. Along with this transition, they may experience discomforting symptoms, such as aches and pains but, when children stop growing, or when the teenage arrives, these pains tend to stop. An estimated 15 per cent of children experience occasional nighttime leg pain without an apparent cause, often called growing pains. It can be a frightening experience for the children, especially when there is a combination of dark, quiet and pain. Growing pains aren’t a disease. In fact the term “growing pains” may be a misnomer because there

What we say to our children really matters a lot. Our words can either make or break our children. We are not talking of those terrible and damaging words here. These are those seemingly harmless phrases that have the potential to provoke bitterness, lower self esteem or pave way to the development of other undesirable sentiments in your children. Here are 10 things that you should never say to your child. 1.”Why can’t you be like your brother/sister” Children at most times are rivals with their siblings. When you make comparisons among them, it triggers the rivalry between them. For