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As long as the images of a childhood torn open by depraved criminals lingers in our souls, we are unable to write. Maybe, maybe…… Maybe, by next week we will be able to muster up some fragments to try to heal this injury. For now, a two week silence is far too little to express […]

Conversations with children: Part 2

A friend and potential contributor writes in to us: My 8-year-old son was watching a video of a mixture of toothpaste and a soft drink being used as a cleaning agent and described it to me with much excitement. I wanted to insert a lesson and use the opportunity to slip in an attack on […]

Conversations with children: Pigget, pizzas and the big picture! Part 1

At the outset let me say that the title does not have a spelling error! As you read on, you will understand. “Adam: When do we go back to school? Jutta (mother): The day after tomorrow Adam: When is that? Natasha (Sister): Two sleeps!” R.D. Laing[1] Piaget[1] and I It was the early eighties and […]

The (Other) Lion King

The (other) lion king: Pages from a mother’s diary Deepa Chawla “Once I was playing with my little friends. There was a cat, a squirrel, a birdie and a dog. They were all my friends. We were all playing in the park. A cat was doing meow-meow. The squirrel ran very fast on the trees, […]

Blankets, bottles and braids

Blankets, bottles and braids: Finding security during infancy One of the most endearing descriptions about comfort objects are the illustrations of Linus and his blanket by Charles M. Schultz. This week on Masala Chai, we raise a discussion about comfort objects, and the place that they have in children’s lives. Do all children show an interest […]