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The Unplug & Play Challenge encourages children and adults to take a break from screens and rediscover the joys of offline life. It could mean playing a sport, exploring nature, pursuing a hobby, reading a book, enjoying a board game, spending time with friends or family, or trying something completely new. The idea isn’t to ban screens, but to create a healthier balance. We want to know what you did instead of screen time, how you enjoyed the experience, and what difference it made to you.
Put down the device. Pick up an experience. And share your story!
Tell us what you chose to do instead of screen time, how you went about it, and what you gained from the experience. Share a short write-up, photographs or a video.
To be a single parent ….. It’s OK ! To raise a Child without a perfect FamilyIt’s OK! To stand up as a Mother and say “ YES , IAM A SINGLE PARENT and I don’t feel sorry or ashamed about it”Growing up in a regular middle class and conservative joint family , it was normal for a girl not look beyond a marriage as it was the ultimate goal of life created by the society I lived in.Fortunately , God seemed to have other plans for me .
I as a proud parent of a very special child would like to share about our parenting. My 2nd son Master Karthik G Bharadwaj, born on June 09, 2002 had delayed milestones and was finally diagnoised for Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD by Spastic Society during November 2005.
Without being aware about Autism, Mental Retardation and also to handle such a child there are instances wherein I have beaten him for his mis-behaviour and have confessed the same with the special educator who Infact, educated me in handling such a special child. Though we both were fully involved in his behaviourial and mental development slowly we realised that the mental development was for us. In fact special children are very matured.
Anand has worked as Animator with DreamWorks Animation and has worked on Madagascar, Shrek movie-based projects and the ?How to Train Your Dragon? tv-series, which was aired on Cartoon Network. He has over 19 years of industry experience and has been awarded for enhancing the art of animation at the DreamWorks Animation facility in Bangalore.
Along with his wife Punita, Anand runs an animation studio based in Bangalore called Native Puppets – that caters to the advertisement and film industry and also provides training in Art & Animation via their online school. His training and workshop has impacted over 7000+ students and professionals across the nation.
If you have ever wondered why your child is on a phone or tab … Face the mirror to yourself. I reflected and worked on it.My children were beginning to use phones and tabs, of course to watch good things that give them knowledge But always felt bad about the faces that glow because of gadgets.
One fine day it hit us so bad. My husband and I realized it was not them, it was us largely ‘me’ for that matter I was clocking heavy gadget time myself. So it began to reflect on my family.
That was the tipping point. Reflection is half the battle won.
With support we made it a point to put our phones away in a bookshelf at home. The rule was — no access, except for a quick peep once in two hours or so for my husband and me to attend to anything official.
It is believed that the remarks, comments and experiences at an early age will make an impact on an individual as an adult.I was exposed to this knowledge a couple of years back.My son, Daksha had developed a few emotional concerns such as inferiority complex, low esteem and fear of darkness.He was a very intelligent and well- mannered boy but these emotional issues were not letting him explore his full potential
A few months back I was committed to helping him deal with this.
