362/365 The essence of being human is to never leave humanity out of our sight just like we never leave our kids from our sight

A few years back I was driving back after going to an Elementary School to judge some literary work by small kids. My 9 year old son who is now 15 was sitting in the car behind me. We were having some father son time together driving back and forth. I had NPR playing and it was a discussion about the Private Prisons for illegal … Continue reading 362/365 The essence of being human is to never leave humanity out of our sight just like we never leave our kids from our sight

vinodnarayanJuly 29, 2022July 24, 2022Leave a comment

Random Thoughts

294/365 Bringing back that child in us

Yesterday as part of a video I made about language someone messaged me. They told me that in their school there are kids who move from other countries and don’t know the local language. But they very easily learn to communicate with other kids and language is not a barrier. This is very interesting. I replied back and said that one reason I think it happens … Continue reading 294/365 Bringing back that child in us

vinodnarayanApril 12, 2022April 11, 2022Leave a comment

Life

257/365 To Have Kids or Not

Yesterday I was chatting with my mom and as always, a discussion about her grandkids came up.. I said I don’t think they will be having any… unless their current view of the world changes… they don’t consider it important.. Nor do we… Being a Grandparent is not something I am aiming for… It is not a checkbox in my completion box… Not that I … Continue reading 257/365 To Have Kids or Not

vinodnarayanMarch 10, 2022March 9, 2022Leave a comment

Enjoying Life and Work, Parenting

EP 240 (177/365) Converting some stress into an element of joy

One of the troubling tasks in life is to find ways to avoid stress and do something regularly that makes us happy. The catch is that some of these items in life that make us happy have an expiry date. One such item which has an expiry date is the time we spend with kids because they grow up so fast and no more remain … Continue reading EP 240 (177/365) Converting some stress into an element of joy

vinodnarayanDecember 18, 2021December 18, 2021Leave a comment

Parenting, Writing Project

103/365 Homework Talks with your Kid

How should a homework conversation with your kid go. What are the things one should keep in mind as a parent? What questions should we ask kids? Is there even a need for such a conversation? Well, to be honest I have no clue if there is a ‘one size fits all’ answer to these questions. At least I have not seen one. So here … Continue reading 103/365 Homework Talks with your Kid

vinodnarayanOctober 4, 2021Leave a comment

Education, On Learning, Personal, Writing Project

85/365 Learning ABC from our Kids

When we consume content do we even bother if it is relevant, valid, true, factual, current. We are bombarded with so much content and information that it needs double the time to figure out if it is something we can rely on Looks like the topics I have for my blog and podcast are coming from my son now. Today driving him to school I … Continue reading 85/365 Learning ABC from our Kids

vinodnarayanSeptember 16, 2021Leave a comment

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