Partners In UpBringing

Every child has tremendous potential - BUT WHAT is it? How to identify it? How to nurture it?🤔

In today's podcast we are honoured to be joined by Ajit Kaikini, a senior trainer who specialises in unleashing the TRUE POTENTIAL of individuals.

Ajit has shared many valuable insights and tips which will help every parent shape their child's career path. 

And if you would want professional help mail Ajit on [email protected]. 

Partners in UpBringing is a parenting podcast hosted by two mums Himani & Kalyani, based in Singapore. They address a variety of parenting topics in their casual and candid conversation with subject matter experts and fellow parents from across the globe. Each podcast episode provides a holistic perspective on the chosen topic. It’s a platform to  exchange tips, ideas and share experiences related to parenting. So if you would like to reach us, please email [email protected].

You can also follow us on Spotify, Apple and Google Podcasts or on FB and IG @partnersinupbringing.

Partners in Upbringing is a Global Indian Series podcast.

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Entreprenuership is no longer a career choice. It has become a way of life!

In this epiosde we are in conversation with Swati Gauba, an entrepreneur and trainer based in Singapore. Swati has hands on experience in designing and conducting courses to help develop Entrepreneurial spirit in children.

Swati has shared many tools and games to develop observation skills, empathy, problem solving attitude, creativity  - all key skills of Entrepreneurial spirit.

Partners in UpBringing is a parenting podcast hosted by two mums Himani & Kalyani, based in Singapore. They address a variety of parenting topics in their casual and candid conversation with subject matter experts and fellow parents from across the globe. Each podcast episode provides a holistic perspective on the chosen topic. It’s a platform to  exchange tips, ideas and share experiences related to parenting. So if you would like to participate please email [email protected].

You can also follow us on Spotify, Apple and Google Podcasts or on FB and IG @partnersinupbringing.

Partners in Upbringing is a Global Indian Series podcast.

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Today we are in conversation with a  single mom and her daughter to get a sneak peek into their lives, their equation, what are their struggles and how they manage and balance things.

To give you all a brief background  our guest Preeti Telang  is a successful Architect in a japanese firm in Singapore and her daughter Kimaya is a 16 year old,  pursuing her polytechnique… and she also aspires to become a top notch architect like her mom… she spent the early years in India , with her grandparents and then she shifted to Singapore 

Preeti has shared her strict regimented lifestyle, her ways of filling in the shoes of a father, her approach towards life and many more interesting aspects in this episode.  Its a conversation which will leave you with many questions and thoughts to ponder upon...

Partners in UpBringing is a parenting podcast hosted by two mums Himani & Kalyani, based in Singapore. They address a variety of parenting topics in their casual and candid conversation with subject matter experts and fellow parents from across the globe. Each podcast episode provides a holistic perspective on the chosen topic. It’s a platform to  exchange tips, ideas and share experiences related to parenting. So if you would like to participate please email [email protected].

You can also follow us on Spotify, Apple and Google Podcasts or on FB and IG @partnersinupbringing.

Partners in Upbringing is a Global Indian Series podcast.

Pls share and help us grow.  
 

Today is a very special episode as our guest - Sunandan Lele, is not only a very popular sports journalist, but also someone who is extremly passionate about sport and is a doting father himself. Its an epiosde which gives us lots of points to ponder upon and inspiration to get our kids into sport.

Sports teaches our kids to be happy in someone elses success, to try their best every single time, to accept failure, it helps to build leadership capacity and many more.

Sunandan has also given many  interesting analogies between sports like cricket, hockey, carrom and personality development.

Partners in UpBringing is a parenting podcast hosted by two mums Himani & Kalyani, based in Singapore. They address a variety of parenting topics in their casual and candid conversation with subject matter experts and fellow parents from across the globe. Each podcast episode provides a holistic perspective on the chosen topic. It’s a platform to  exchange tips, ideas and share experiences related to parenting. So if you would like to participate please email [email protected].

You can also follow us on Spotify, Apple and Google Podcasts or on FB and IG @partnersinupbringing.

Partners in Upbringing is a Global Indian Series podcast.

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We parents are so concerned about our child's health that time to time we need someone to assure us that our kids are healthy and growing in the right way. Most of the times we rush to our paediatricians to get answers to our questions and just chatting with them makes us feel at peace.

In today's episode we are in conversation with one of the leading padiatricians in Singapore - Dr. I Malathi. she is the name half of the parents in Singapore swear by . She is a Master of Medicine – in the paediatrics stream from National University of Singapore and has been practising medicine for almost 4 decades. 

Parents usually have many concerns in different aspects for their growing children, in this episode we have addressed the following questions..

• When can we consider our child to be healthy?  Many times health is directly compared to the weight of the child. The equation is good weight = healthy. Is it true
• Some kids are poor eaters, and their parents really get worried about it, can you explain why do they have different eating patterns and portions size?  Obese and undernourished kids.
• What’s is the ideal quantity of water intake for kids in a day?
• What are the signs parents should look for to know if their kids, especially daughters are reaching puberty early 
• Immunity-building tips for kids.  Any special tips for parents who keep their child in the day care?
• What are the first aid - must know for parents?     
• When the kids are playing the the pool, water may enter their respiratory system, how can we know when they need medical help?

Partners in UpBringing is a parenting podcast hosted by two mums Himani & Kalyani, based in Singapore. They address a variety of parenting topics in their casual and candid conversation with subject matter experts and fellow parents from across the globe. Each podcast episode provides a holistic perspective on the chosen topic. It’s a platform to  exchange tips, ideas and share experiences related to parenting. So if you would like to participate please email [email protected].

You can also follow us on Spotify, Apple and Google Podcasts or on FB and IG @partnersinupbringing.

Partners in Upbringing is a Global Indian Series podcast.

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Today, it is an incredibly special episode with an incredibly special guest. We are highly honoured and privileged to have Ms. Melissa Maria, Principal GIIS SMART Campus, Punggol, Singapore. 

To give you all a brief introduction of her exceptional achievements,  Ms. Melissa, has over 25 years of experience in the field of education and administration in reputed schools in Mumbai, Oman and Singapore.

Listen to the full episode to get insights on everything related to schooling. The main questions we address are 

• How to choose the right preschool, what aspects should we parents keep in mind while choosing a school for our children? 
•  There are so many types of schools .. its tough to make a choice..  What are the differences as well as the similarities between Indian International schools, International Schools and Local schools? What do Indian International schools offer apart from connecting children back to India?
• Education is very expensive these days, especially in SG. What should be my approach -Should I consider the first few years of education are the formative years and opt for the best school I can afford? Or should I consider university education to be more important and can help him launch his career… So, save now in order to afford that education at a later point in time.
• If we compare the traditional asian and western education systems, we see a stark difference..Asian education system is focused on academics and ranking whereas western education focuses more on skills and interests and encourages excellence in it? How do you see the future of education globally?
• Since you are mentioning working together as a team, I would like to know more about the school - teacher and the students working together .. how can they have better synergy ..
• Since the school is alo such an integral part of the system, what values do children learn at school ?
• I believe you are a very strong proponent of nurturing the uniqueness of every child. But with the busy lives we live, every day and activity is preplanned just like clockwork.. so how can we still nurture and preserve their uniqueness.. what the really like..

Partners in UpBringing is a parenting podcast hosted by two mums Himani & Kalyani, based in Singapore. They address a variety of parenting topics in their casual and candid conversation with subject matter experts and fellow parents from across the globe. Each podcast episode provides a holistic perspective on the chosen topic. It’s a platform to  exchange tips, ideas and share experiences related to parenting. So if you would like to participate please email [email protected].

You can also follow us on Spotify, Apple and Google Podcasts or on FB and IG @partnersinupbringing.

Partners in Upbringing is a Global Indian Series podcast.

 Pls share and help us grow.  
 

Happy Father's Day! 

K: Every child has a hero.. and he is called dad! He can make anything happen… he is the first love for his daughters and a super hero the boys ...its so cute to hear the kids fight on ….who’s dad is the strongest!

H: Actually fathers are just like ordinary men but it’s the love for their child that makes them into heroes, adventurers, story tellers and even singers!

The values, the life lessons that the kids learn from their dads are unmatched.. they learn how to live and enjoy life .. and there is no denying that these things cannot be learnt at school..

K: Absolutely..  and being a mom I hate to admit this.. but its true that we cant teach what they teach!

H: happy fathers day..all you guys are doing a great job and if we look at the bigger picture, you are actually contributing in a big way to raise better citizens for the world tomorrow

I am going to take this opportunity say this on behalf of all the mothers  - that we love you more now… We have loved seeyou transform to a different human after being a father… and the best moments for us are to see you bond with the kids … Thanks for being there and putting up with us as well…  

K: yaa.. so a big thumbs up to you

H: We all know that the most popular way in which fathers bond with their children is through games be it soccer, cricket, or even eye spy with my eye or the guessing games.. They all love it.... so in todays episode we are going to play a rapid fire game with dads from across the globe!

Are you all ready? Lets start

1. Describe fatherhood in 1 line
2. What are the biggest challenges you face as a father
3. Do you think mother’s get too much credit for the right upbringing of the kids?
4. What are your favourite ways to bond with your your kids?
5. If you had a magic wand, what would you change about your kids or maybe yourself as a father?
6. What are the advantages of being a father and not a mother? 

“If a child cannot learn in the way we teach, we must teach in the way the child can learn” 

Seldom do we get the time to actually ponder on this perspective, especially when it comes to our kids learning journey… we are so busy in our chores and routine…

In today's episode we have with us Divya Gupta, a mom who has actually taken the pain to design and structure her kids' learning journey. 

Her activities are not only interesting and engaging, but  well thought through to achieve certain objective , sharpen their skills and train their minds to reach their maximum potential… 

And you know what … all the activities the set up time is 5 mins… isnt it amazing??

So listen to this full episode to get ideas like

• How to plan holistic development activities for your child
• What are learning shelves?
• How to plan for the whole week?
• How to keep your child busy when you are working?
• How do early childhood activites build a base for coding and programing 

Follow us on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Stitcher ..as well as on our social media - Facebook and Instagram @partnersinupbringing

Therapy is generally looked down upon and is almost like a taboo. But therapy can be used to help parents in their challenges - small or big. In this episode Himani and Kalyani are in a conversation with Sam Roberts, a consellor who is also doing his PhD in Psycology. He helps us answer many questions like

• What is therapy?
• When should parents get alarmed about their child's behaviour? What signs should we look out for to understand that our kids need therapy? Generally most of us are scared of opting for therapy..
• Which type of challenges can be addressed by therapy?
• Can therapy be used to tackle phobias or problems related to academic pressure?
• Is taking therapy a sign of mental weakness?
• How to choose whom to approach to discuss your challenges - psycologist/ psychiantrist/ consellor/therapist?
•  What are the tools parents can use at home to ensure  healthy communication and a positivie atmosphere for the kids.

In this episode Sam shares tools like SPACE and Family Talk time to help us handle our daily stuggles in a better way. 

The pandemic has affected everyone and no matter how uch we protect our kids, they are affected too.. 

So do listen to this epiosde to get a realistic perspective to Therapy. You can listen to it on Spotify, Apple and Google Podcasts or Stitcher. Please do follow us on Facebook and Instagram as @partnersinupbringing

Being a mother is one of the most demanding jobs. In this Mother's Day special episode, we are in a candid conversation with Anupama Murali, an ICF Associate Certified Life Coach and speaker with over 15 years of corporate experience. She is a musician, an entrepreneur and a Mind Management, Breath and Meditation teacher for Adults and Children with the Art Of Living. She has taught over 100 courses and she also takes sessions of ‘Know Your Child’ and ‘Know your Teens’  in Singapore and is of course a mother. 

Anupama touches upon several challenges faced by a mother and shares her experinces and fun tips to help us manage ourselves better. Some of the topics which she touches upon are

• Conscious parenting
• Connection before correction
• Self Care is not selfish
• Relationship with spouse
• Teenagers
•  Parenting = Personal Growth

To seek professional help from our guest Anupama Murali, log on to https://anupamamurali.com/ OR
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anupamamurali

You can listen to this full episode in Spotify, Google podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher. Follow @partnersinupbringing on Facebook and Instagram for latest updates..