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Jessy’s tiny little fingers swiftly moving on the smartphone, swiping through photos, watching educational/entertainment videos and then quickly navigating back to play her favorite video game. The 3-year-old has already mastered the art of operating a smartphone. When her mom tries to take away the phone from her, she started playing all kinds of tantrums and then ultimately it’s some other gadget that makes her calm down again. More or less the same situation can be seen in every household today. It is not a surprising fact that today’s kids started using gadgets even before they learn to walk or talk. All their entertainment revolving around gadgets/screens whether it may be watching a cartoon show on television or playing a video game on tablet, laptop or smartphone. There is no doubt that today’s kids are over exposed to gadgets than ever before. Prolonged exposure to these screens may have negative effects on kids behavioral, emotional and social skills . Managing child’s use o...

Sounds different, Right! Most of the human beings hate to loose and kids are no exception from it. They want to win each and every game or competition he/she faces and often gets angry and disappointed when they loose, whether it may be a cycle race or loosing a school grade. But it is not always possible and necessary that they will win all the time. If they do not know the art of handling the loss, they end up developing frustration, feeling low self-esteem, and sometimes loose friends too! So this is the high time for parents to teach the most important lesson of life “how to accept the loss without lowering self-esteem and feeling guilt” . This crucial lesson at the early stage of life gives them the right foundation to cope up with the competitive world when they grow up. Here are few tips that may help your children to develop good sportsmanship: 1.    While playing competitive games, always remind your child that having fun is more important than winning ...