Parenting - Different Truths

November 20, 2025
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Parenting, Relationship & Lifestyle

Focus: Decoding the Toxic Legacy of Indian Parenting Discipline

Ruchira reminisces that Desi comedy mocks brutal Indian parenting of the past, rife with corporal punishment, comparison, and the “spare the rod” mindset, for Different Truths. The moment you...

November 3, 2025
Rita Biswas Pandey
Parenting, Relationship & Lifestyle

Spotlight: Powerful Empathy Coaching Transforms Child Tantrums into Connection

Rita, for Different Truths, elucidates five powerful pillars for parents to rebuild family calm, transforming anxiety, strengthening connection, and resolving conflict through deliberate daily action. The autumn light that...

October 17, 2025
Mowmita Sur
Parenting, Special Needs

From Tears to Triumph: An Autism Story

Mowmita dwells with Kate’s journey from diagnosis to leadership reflects courage, resilience, and hope—turning personal battles with autism into a movement for change, exclusively for Different Truths. From the...

October 7, 2025
Veena Singh
Cover Story, Parenting, Special Needs

Why Reading Wins in Virtual Autism and Early Childhood Development

Veena opines that too much screen time mimics autism-like symptoms in children. Stories, not screens, build brains. Balance, not bans, is the answer, exclusively for Different Truths. If parenting...

July 19, 2025
Hemashri Hazarika
Lifestyle, Parenting, Relationship & Lifestyle

Heal with Love: Overcoming Childhood Trauma for Brighter Futures

Hemashri discovered healthy boundaries, self-worth, and effective parenting for a life filled with genuine love and care, exclusively for Different Truths. Meeting Shehnaj Parveen a few years ago was...

January 9, 2025
Anumita Roy
Parenting, Relationship & Lifestyle

Touch Sensitivity in Autism: What You Need to Know

Tactile sensitivity or the sense of touch is quite common in children with Autism. Sensory irritation or lack of it is a common factor in many individuals in the...

September 25, 2024
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
Gender, Parenting

The Love of a Mother: Overcoming Societal Barriers

Ruchira shares her 30-year breastfeeding experience, sparking criticism and reflecting on societal attitudes towards motherhood and the double standards women face, exclusively for Different Truths. Thirty years ago, one...

May 20, 2024
Shyamola Khanna
Parenting, Psychoanalysis

Signs of Anxiety in Children and How to Help

Shyamola explores Farah Merchant’s unique programs, like Utka, that help children overcome anxieties through creative expression, addressing school pressures and parental lack of communication, exclusively for Different Truths. My...

April 29, 2024
Rajul Tiwari
Education, Parenting

How to Support Children with ADHD and Dyslexia & More

Rajul’s exclusive article for Different Truths highlights the significance of neurodiversity in children, emphasising the need to acknowledge and appreciate these inherent variations in brain function. Neurodiversity refers to...

April 24, 2024
Geeta Varma
Education, Parenting

Recognising and Supporting Learning Differences in a Competitive World

Geeta advocates for a more sensitive and inclusive approach to helping children with learning differences, addressing societal pressures and societal expectations to promote true learning, exclusively for Different Truths....

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