Share Photos or Experiences of a memorable trip with your teenager. Top entries win gift vouchers worth up to Rs. 5,000! Contest closes on 26th September 2019. TERMS & CONDITIONS: 1. Send original entries only. 2. It is deemed that participants are responsible/liable for the photos/ content that they post. 3. ParentCircle may use the photographs for publishing purposes in the future at its discretion. 4. The decision of judges is final.
Join a community to interact with like-minded parents and share your thoughts on parenting
A compilation of the most-read, liked and commented stories on parenting
7 Mins Read • 505K Views
11 Mins Read • 166.2K Views
3 Mins Read • 131.2K Views
6 Mins Read • 192.2K Views
5 Mins Read • 335.4K Views
Comments
Team ParentCircle May 14 2020
Reply
Team ParentCircle May 14 2020
@Team ParentCircle Many Many Congratulations to the Winners!
Reply
Manish Saxena Oct 12 2019
We must taken care of our mental health as much as our physical health. Laughter is the best medicine. So include humour and fun activities into your life as much as possible.
Here are few things that I have learnt from elders, and read over the years that definitely help:
Spend a lot of time with children and people who are young at heart
Be helpful to others as much as possible. It gives a lot of satisfaction and happiness
Play sports and games
Visit holy places and pray often
Sleep early and wake up early
Spend time alone also and meditate for few minutes every morning
Walking, yoga, and simple exercises can keep you fit physically and mentally
Do pranayama and practice to breathe slow and steady throughout the day
Develop hobbies and try new things
Give importance to cultural activities, music, arts, and dance. Such activities are not only entertaining but also have therapeutical value.
Read a lot
Stay away from negativity and negative people
If you are not a people person, try having a pet
Stay in touch with family members, friends, and people you are close to
Have good role models and keep learning something from them everyday
Spend time outdoors for few minutes everyday
Volunteer at schools and different events
Do community service when possible
Help the needy when possible
Do gardening
Teach something to others
Learn something new whenever you get a chance
Spend time outdoors in the sun for few minutes everyday
Take a break from hectic work and regular routine and travel when possible
Be creative
Try different cuisines
Learn about different cultures
Find ways to deal with problems that may crop up with patience. Panicking about different stuff will only make matters worse
Reduce clutter
Manage your time and energy in an efficient way
Maintain a journal
Write down /note down your expenses
Organize your home, office table and vehicle in such a way that you become more and more efficient
Take help from close people when sick
Listen to your body, rest if necessary, and be kind to yourself and others
Keep working at finding ways that help you be positive and happy
Inspite of all the planning and knowledge, things might not go as planned sometimes. The best thing to do is to take things slow and easy. Be easy on yourself.
To take care of the mental health of our family members, communication is key. We should pay attention to verbal and non verbal communication. Any behaviour changes or any energy differences can tell us a lot about what might be going on in others mind. This will help us to help each other and take care of the mental health of ourselves and our close ones.
Reply
Manish Saxena Oct 12 2019
@Manish Saxena Hello!
Why have you copied from me ? You have taken from what Ive written !
Reply
Manish Saxena Oct 14 2019
@Manish Saxena PLEASE REFRAIN FROM COPY-PASTING FROM WHAT OTHER PARENTS SHARE. THEY SHARE THEIR ORIGINAL THOUGHTS AND SUGGESTIONS, AND IT IS EXTREMELY DISRESPECTFUL AND UNETHICAL TO INDULGE IN SUCH UNFAIR PRACTICES.
Reply
Team ParentCircle Oct 14 2019
We request all parents to share your original ideas and valuable suggestions with us. But, please do not indulge in plagiarism. It is not only unethical but also infringes upon the intellectual property of another person(s). Please refrain from indulging in such unfair practices, Dear Parents.
We welcome your original ideas and thoughts as that helps us and other parents. Thank you!
- Team ParentCircle
Reply
Amrita Singh Sep 27 2019
We went Nepal along with my kids there were lots of things which we learned about there culture religion so many things
Reply
Amrita Singh Sep 27 2019
Reply
Rashmi Sep 27 2019
Reply
Sayoni Mondal Sep 26 2019
Reply
Aruna Mariappan Sep 26 2019
Reply
Ritika Sultania Sep 20 2019
Reply
Ritika Sultania Sep 24 2019
@Ritika Sultania Nicely written and beautiful photos too!
Reply
Ritika Sultania Sep 25 2019
@Ritika Sultania Thank you Simmi ji
Reply
Sayoni Mondal Sep 24 2019
I like to pen down some inspirational thoughts in context to this contest. In a broader sense, Life itself is a beautiful journey designed by us to reach the Almighty's fix destination. In narrower term, as you sow so shall you reap, that is Day by Day while filling your memories how much grateful, content, happy, kind are you for yourself and others matters more. According to the topic point of view, memorable trip is the trip where you are genuinely remember in someone's heart. My memorable trip is my heart running outside of me, walking, running, crying, smiling, communicating verbally and with non-verbal gestures. A trip is a planned travelling to enjoy and have fun by observing different culture for stipulated time being. Whereas A Memorable trip is a Day to Day observation with learning attitude and enjoying the process to end up with contentment and happiness.
Reply
Sayoni Mondal Sep 24 2019
@Sayoni Mondal You have such a wonderful way with words . Reading your write up really sums up your attitude and also your philosophical take on this topic. Kudos to you kanisha. Keep writing!
Reply
Sayoni Mondal Sep 25 2019
@Sayoni Mondal Thank you so much Mam! Your reply soothes my mind and relaxes my heart. Thanks for appreciating my work.
Reply
shilpa sachdeva Sep 25 2019
Reply
Aradhana Singh Sep 24 2019
Reply
Kavita Sep 17 2019
My role as a STAY AT HOME SINGLE mom has curbed my financial ability to go ffor any long trips with my daughter. However we do try to enjoy with each other in whichever small way our budget permits.
Most trips are to my parents home in pune. These small trips give us the much needed break from our routine monotonous schedules.
One such trip happened in the month of july this year, when we got just 2 days advance intimation to attend a nephew's engagement ceremony in pune.
Its not easy for two ladies to plan a sudden rip in the middle of a hectic week . My teenaged daughter faced the worst dilemma in life. She could niether afford to miss the function nor her college.
First we tried to honestly take permission from college for leave for 2 days, but it was not granted. So we decided to risk by going anyway...sans permission. Planning for outfits for the morning and evening function, ironing and small time repairs to the dresses. Hunting our wardrobes and the market close by for matching jewellery...visit to the parlour etc. Digging out for special footwear from the shoe rack only to realize that the heel was broken which called for a quick trip to the cobbler.
Finally on the D day we hired a car and began our very pleasurable trip.
In the short drive of 2 hours, we enjoyed the greenery and scenic beauty of lonavala, devoured the vada pav and lonavala chikki famous here. Once in pune we paid a quick visit to our most loved Dagdu ganpati and chaturshringi temple.
At the venue we quickly changed our attire, ate and laughed, danced and sang all day. The same routine followed in the evening.
Next day early morning we woke up at 4 am and left pune st 5...when the world was still asleep. On the way back we slept a bit and gossiped about the previous night happenings. Backnto mumbai at 8.30 am ...dotty dear dressed up for college and travelled another 2 hours to start her normal routine.
This was the shortest and yet the sweetest outstation trip we both enjoyed the maximum. It left us absolutely rejuvenated and refreshed and fitted well into our shoe string budget too.
Reply
Kavita Sep 17 2019
@Kavita How nicely written and a different experience reading your outing with your teen.Big or small ..Every moment spent with your child is important.
Reply
Kavita Sep 18 2019
@Kavita Thank you so much for reading and liking it.
Reply
Kavita Sep 24 2019
@Kavita My pleasure dear
Reply
See All Reply
Pradeep Sati Sep 22 2019
Reply
Sandhya Kalia Sep 19 2019
Reply
Sandhya Kalia Sep 19 2019
Reply
Sandhya Kalia Sep 19 2019
Reply
Amrita Singh Sep 18 2019
We went Nepal Trip along with my family..
Reply
Amrita Singh Sep 18 2019
Reply
Olivia Fernandes Sep 18 2019
Reply
Shital Bhudiya Sep 17 2019
Reply
Shital Bhudiya Sep 17 2019
Me and my hubby
Reply
Manasi Gore Sep 17 2019
Reply
Anand Swaminathan Sep 17 2019
Reply
Anand Swaminathan Sep 17 2019
@Anand Swaminathan So nice to read about such a temple which is unknown to many. Thanks for sharing it.
Reply
Clifford Fernandes Sep 17 2019
Reply
Clifford Fernandes Sep 17 2019
@Clifford Fernandes Nice pictures ...It must have been a fulfilled trip.
Reply
Jyoti Gupta Sep 17 2019
Reply
Jyoti Gupta Sep 17 2019
@Jyoti Gupta Beautiful architecture of the temple. It must have been an awesome experience for your kid too.
Reply
Simi Ramesh Sep 17 2019
Reply
Urmila Sep 17 2019
Reply
Mousumi Biswas Sep 17 2019
Reply
Pooja shetb Sep 16 2019
Reply
Sunita Katyal Sep 16 2019
Reply
Shannon Almeida Sep 16 2019
Reply
See All Comments
Edit
Cancel Update
Comment Flag
Cancel Update