At what age should one teach a child about good principles? At what age should a caregiver vary the mix from pure indulgence and play to real life lessons? Are there age appropriate principles? At what age should kids understand about work ethic? About happiness? The...
Whenever, I visit india I am shocked at how much of the customs and objects of my childhood are eroded and lost. As a technologist and investor, it became a passion project for me to aid and abet in the effort of cultural institutions and...
Who is in charge of teaching our kids to be responsible stewards for the world we occupy? Whether it is being unselfish and to care for our fellows or to just appreciate the beautiful world we live in and care for it, this rather...
Do we want our children to speak like Trump or Clinton or Kelly Anne Conway or Kimberly Guilfoyle or Jimmy Carter? Distrust politician speak? Hope your kids don’t learn to talk like that? Also worried they might go the other way and not know how...
The only parts of many a museum that work well are their collections, ticket purchase and paper maps. Few museums or their exhibits are either greatly enlightening or much fun. Even diligent museums fail to provide more than a perfunctory explanation of their most important...
2020 has been abysmal in general and particularly for women in the workforce. Tanking economy, layoffs and kids stuck at home have driven women away from the workforce. However, with vaccines found and a recovery in the offing in 2021, it would seem the right...
Much as we all like to claim our preferences, our opinions, our birthrights, one wonders : What would we be if as babies we were not constantly smiled at? Would we be sad? Unloved? Destined to lead a lonely desperate existence? Unable to be joyous? Unable to...
Two main factors drive the success of a children’s book: does it appeal to the parents … and then the kids? does it bring home enough of a life lesson? Commercially successful ones have a preponderance of wonder and fun that sometimes grossly overshadow any lessons. There...
I won’t start with a diatribe about how education systems are broken or woefully inadequate or even with “necessity is the mother of …”. Perhaps it is appropriate that it takes a pandemic to get us to rethink entrenched nonsense in the education system. I...