What have Peter Rabbit, Harry Potter, Mowgli, Aladdin, and Cinderella have in common? These are fictional characters from children story books penned down by some of the world’s most brilliant writers. Children's stories have a great way of entertaining us and enhancing our imagination from an early age and even while we grow up, these characters are always a part of our childhood memories. Writing a storybook is all about penning down thoughts and imagination in a way that teaches children values, empathy, morals, culture, etc.    So for this candid chat, we have invited Ms. Haimanti Mitra, an upcoming children book’s author whose first book “The Magical Forest" hit the stands in early 2020. In this chat, we cover various aspects like how reading is an important skill for kids and what can parents do to encourage kids to develop this habit in children. She opines that reading is like an exercise that not only helps to overcome boredom but also boosts creative thinking, helps build a strong vocabulary, and supports a child’s academic success.    To know more about Ms. Haimanti Mitra, her book, and her views on reading, listen to the podcast.   www.chimesradio.com  FB: https://www.facebook.com/chimesradio/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vrchimesradio/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChimesRadio 

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“Power is of two kinds - one is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from the fear of punishment”- Mahatma Gandhi   Parents are under tremendous pressure all the time due to both personal and professional lives and this can lead to boiling situations when kids act a bit more demanding. And as a result, parents tend to punish the children as a form of anger outburst. Punishment does inculcate fear in the child which might lead to issues in the future.    It is important to understand the underlying issue here so we can handle the situations better, act upon the anger and handle it in a more mature way by developing our own coping strategies and lastly to stay away from any forms of punishments as much as possible.    In this episode of “Anger Management in Parents”, Chimes Radio talks to Ms. Mahalakshmi Rajagopal, a well-known intervention consultant based in South Delhi - and discuss various aspects of this subject. She is considered to be an expert in the field of parenting and has coached several parents over the years in her illustrious career to help them overcome these challenges.    Hope you enjoy the podcast and benefit from it.     www.chimesradio.com   FB: https://www.facebook.com/chimesradio/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vrchimesradio/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChimesRadio 

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“The best way to make children good is to make them happy.” –Oscar Wilde   Motherhood is often like a guilt ride. Sometimes the guilt is overwhelming and sometimes just a low simmer but it is usually there in most of the women. These two can often be seen like parallel lines that go side by side and can originate from n number of reasons like trying to balance house and office for professional women, managing kids in a joint household, or simply by comparing your own life with someone else’s on social media.   Many parents go through this feeling of guilt when they are not able to provide what they ideally wanted to for their kids and this leads them to indulge in a vicious cycle of guilt. Be it not giving proper time to the kids or not able to do the best for them or making professional choices a priority, it is the guilt that gulps up most of the mothers.    In this episode of “Guilt-Free Parenting”, Chimes Radio talks to Ms. Mahalakshmi Rajagopal, a well-known intervention consultant based in South Delhi - and discusses various aspects of this subject. She is considered to be an expert in the field of parenting and has coached several parents over the years in her illustrious career to help them overcome these challenges.    She also talks about the wrong perception that single-parent kids have emotional difficulties when growing up and about the guilt management in fathers, which due to societal pressure stays suppressed.    Hope you enjoy the podcast and benefit from it.     www.chimesradio.com  FB: https://www.facebook.com/chimesradio/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vrchimesradio/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChimesRadio 

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“A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and soul of its people”- Mahatma Gandhi.   Indian classical dance is an integral part of our history and culture. Under Ministry of Culture, India officially recognizes 11 dances as native folk dance forms and one of them is Kathak. Kathak is derived from the word “Katha” meaning story. It is called the dance of love and dancers tell stories through their hand movements, body postures, and facial expressions.    To know more about this expressive art form, Chimes Radio brings to you an interactive discussion with Mr. Pradipto Chakrobarty and Ms. Ritu Gupta, founders of Samarpan Kala Kendra, a Gurgaon based dance academy focusing on classical Indian dance forms.   We talk about everything dance - starting with how to encourage kids, why age is not a barrier to start dancing, how Indian dance forms compare with other western styles and how dancing can be looked as an alternate professional career.    If you have ever thought that you are too young or too old to learn dance professionally, make sure you hear this podcast as it might change your perspective.     www.chimesradio.com  FB: https://www.facebook.com/chimesradio/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vrchimesradio/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChimesRadio 

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