“Grihastha life, meaning marriage and rearing of a family, is a social institution based on ego. It can only be a stage in the evolution of a spiritual man.” (Sri [ … ]
A Simple Program for Conscious Conception and Childbirth
“True maternity begins with the conscious creation of a being, with the willed shaping of a soul coming to develop and utilize a new body…To bear a child and construct [ … ]
Garbhayoga Vidya – A Workshop on Yoga for Pregnancy
“Garbhayoga Vidya – a workshop on yoga for pregnancy” was organized online from 6th to 15th October, 2020. Sessions were conducted by Dr Nidhi Choudhary, a Yoga researcher and yoga [ … ]
Some practical advice on raising a child
Some more practical advice from the Mother on how to raise a child To wake a sleeping child, one should not call him loudly by his name or touch his [ … ]
Why should parents never scold a child?
Q: Why should parents never scold a child? “…ninety per cent of parents snub a child who comes spontaneously to confess a mistake: “You are very naughty. Go away, I [ … ]
Reading materials for the children
Q: What kind of reading materials should be selected for our children? “In unformed minds what they read sinks in without any regard to its value and imprints itself as [ … ]
Teaching our children how to live in the right way
Q: Are we teaching our children how to live in the right way? “To live in the right way is a very difficult art, and unless one begins to learn [ … ]
The best way to be with the little children
Q: What is the best way to be with the little children? “Little children are wonderful. It is quite enough to surround them with things and to let them be. [ … ]
Right balance between freedom and discipline
Q: What is the right balance between freedom and discipline for children’s growth? “There are all kinds of different and even opposite theories. Some people say, “Children must be left [ … ]
Answering a child’s questions
Q: How should we answer a child’s questions? “When your child asks you a question, do not give him a stupid or silly answer under the pretext that he cannot [ … ]