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Alfie Kohn on Incentives and Parenting (Aaron Swartz: The Weblog) : …‘The biggest problem is fear of permissiveness. For every one kid who is allowed to run around the store screaming — and believe me, they annoy me too — a hundred kids are slapped or yelled at or punished or rewarded. Fear of permissiveness leads parents to clamp down on control.’…

We have been blessed

We are parents since March 23rd 9:04 IST

He weighed 3.65 Kgs

On April 2nd, we named him Mukesh

How to Become a Hindu, Chapter 8: Choosing a Hindu Name : …According to traditional jyotishis (Indian astrologers), among the most auspicious Hindu first names begin the syllables that corresponds to one’s birthstar, called nakshatra, which is the constellation with which the moon was aligned at the moment of birth…

How to Become a Hindu, Chapter 8: A Collection of Hindu Names : …For individuals seeking to choose a Hindu name, we have humbly assembled here a list of names primarily from the South Indian Saivite tradition, favoring shorter names which would be most easily pronounced in the West…