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The Fear Underneath Your Parenting

What Indian parents are most afraid of - and how fear quietly runs the show

Author Ruchira Darda

Ruchira Darda 22 Jun 2026

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The Fear Underneath Your Parenting

What Indian parents are most afraid of - and how fear quietly runs the show

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The power of fear can take you to extents you didn't imagine yourself in. I realised this week when something is taken from you, it's not for the article lost that you grieve, it's the loss of trust.

How to Raise a Child Who Eats - and Enjoys -Everything

If you have a child who eats only white foods, only dal chawal, only the...

Growth Mindset for Kids: How to Teach Resilience Through Failure

Your job isn't to pave the road smooth. It's to walk beside them on the rough parts, and trust that the rough parts are exactly what they need.

How to End Power Struggles With Strong-Willed Children

the parenting approaches most of us default to commands, threats, ultimatums are the exact strategies that guarantee escalation with this type of child.

How to Build Emotional Safety for Toddlers, Tweens, and Teens

One of the most important things a parent can give their child has nothing to do with toys, screen time, or extracurricular activities. It's something far more foundational: emotional safety.

Ask Ruchira: How Can I Make My Child’s Summer Truly Meaningful?

Holidays are here… but how do I make them count?” This is one of the most common questions I hear from both parents and children. We spend the entire year waiting for a break. And when it finally arrives, we often swing between two extremes—either overplanning every day or letting the days drift by with screens and boredom.

Common Fears First-Time Parents Don’t Talk About

Becoming a parent is often painted as a beautiful, joyful journey. And yes, it is. But beneath all the excitement, there’s another side that doesn’t get spoken about enough—the fears. Not the obvious ones. Not the ones people casually mention. But the quiet, uncomfortable thoughts that come late at night… the ones you hesitate to say out loud.

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