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Communicating with Gen-Z: Parents just need to master these 2 time-tested processes

By Devendra Rao | Published: July 18, 2011

In my last post, I had stressed on the importance of parents keeping communication channels open with their children and try to learn from them as well. Since then some of my readers had asked me to elaborate on this ‘key aspect’ of parenting. In this article, I take this as an honour and obligation [...]

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Are Indian kids safe Online – Analysing a Survey Report

By Devendra Rao | Published: July 11, 2011

Computer security firm McAfee recently commissioned a comprehensive study titled ‘Are Indian kids safe online?’ The survey was conducted across 10 Indian cities & included kids of all age groups. The study is basically all about the online behaviour of Indian children and related parental concerns. Some of the salient findings of the study are [...]

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Saintly Advice on Teen-age: for Parents,Teachers & Teens

By Devendra Rao | Published: February 24, 2011

There is an old saying in Sanskrit: ‘When your son or daughter turns sixteen, behave with them like a friend’. Don’t be their teachers; don’t tell them what to do or what not to do. Just share their difficulties with them. Be a friend to them; a friend who is at their level. A friend understands [...]

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May you live in Interesting Times!!

By Devendra Rao | Published: January 7, 2011

Ok..Ok…I have not posted a blog for a long long time….Here’s what kept me busy…. Apart from the mundane things and the day job, I have been speaking to a lot of Teens and of course Parents regarding safe online practices and the constantly changing and evolving cyberspace scenarios. I must say that these are [...]

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Bridging the (Parent-Child) Divide

By Devendra Rao | Published: December 24, 2009

“Parents are most Caring, but Ignorant. Children are most Intelligent, but Vulnerable” The above statement is actually my tag-line for the online and offline initiative of my Secure Childhood project. One thing we all agree, that with every generation, human beings evolve as a smarter and intelligent specie. Such evolution brings along challenges of its [...]

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