#Family
25 articles tagged “Family”.
One Phone-Free Sunday: What a Day Without Scrolling Taught Me
I switched off my phone for one full Sunday. The first hour was hard, the rest of the day was the calmest I’d had in months. Here’s what happened, and how you can try it too.
Your Digital Legacy: What Happens to Your Online Accounts When You’re Gone?
Photos, emails, bank apps, social media — our lives are online now. A simple, caring plan so your family can access what matters if something happens to you.
Kids and Screens: A Practical Guide to Healthy Screen Time for Indian Families
Phones keep kids quiet — but at what cost? What WHO recommends for young children, warning signs to watch, and simple family rules that actually work.
Travelling with Elderly Parents: A Gentle Planning Guide
Our parents once carried us on every trip. Now it is our turn. Practical tips on choosing places, booking trains and flights, medicines, comfort and pace when travelling with elderly parents.
Road-Trip Safety Checklist: Before You Start, On the Highway, and at Night
A family road trip is fun only when everyone gets home safe. A practical checklist for the car, the driver, the documents and the highway — including ghat roads, rain and night driving.
Family Movie Night: How to Choose Films for Kids and Watch Mindfully
A weekly family movie night can build memories and conversations. Here is how to pick age-appropriate films using CBFC and OTT ratings, and make the evening meaningful.
First International Trip? A Simple Checklist for Indian Travellers
Passport, visa, forex, insurance, phone plans and airport steps — a calm, step-by-step checklist for Indians planning their first trip abroad, so nothing important is left to the last day.
Water Scarcity in Indian Cities: Why Rainwater Harvesting Matters More Than Ever
Chennai’s 2019 water crisis showed how fragile city water can be. How rainwater harvesting works, what Tamil Nadu’s 2003 rule requires, and how to check your own system before the rains.
Train Travel in India: Simple Booking and Journey Tips for Families
From IRCTC booking basics and Tatkal to packing and safety on board, a simple guide for families who want stress-free train journeys in India.
Caring for Ageing Parents: A Practical Guide for Busy Children
As parents grow older, roles slowly reverse. Practical ways to care for their health, money, safety and happiness — while managing work, your own family and your own wellbeing.
12 Budget Travel Tips for Indian Families That Really Work
Travel does not have to wreck your monthly budget. Simple, tested ways Indian families can plan trips, save on transport, food and stays, and still come back with great memories.
Teaching Our Children Their Mother Tongue: Simple Ideas That Work
Many children today understand Tamil but cannot read or write it. On International Mother Language Day, practical, pressure-free ways parents can help kids love their mother tongue.
Plastic Pollution: What It Is Doing to Our World and What Families Can Do
Plastic lasts for centuries, breaks into microplastics and clogs our drains and seas. What India’s single-use plastic rules say, and simple daily habits every family can follow.
Kolam: The Daily Art at Our Doorstep, and the Science Hidden in It
Rice flour, a steady hand and a few dots at dawn. Kolam is not just decoration — it is art, mathematics, meditation and kindness to tiny creatures, all in one Tamil morning ritual.
Pondicherry with Family: A Relaxed Two-Day Plan
Colourful French Quarter streets, an evening seafront walk, Auroville and a boat ride to the beach. A calm, family-friendly two-day plan for Pondicherry, with tips for children and elders.
Friendship After 30: Why It Gets Harder and How to Keep It Alive
After 30, careers, marriage, children and moving cities slowly push friends apart. Why adult friendships fade, and simple ways to keep old friends close and make new ones.
Kanyakumari: Sunrise, Vivekananda Rock and India’s First Sea Glass Bridge
At India’s southern tip, three seas meet and the sun rises from the water. How to plan Kanyakumari — the sunrise, the Vivekananda Rock Memorial, the 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue and the new glass bridge between them.
Health Insurance for Your Family: 10 Things to Check Before You Buy
Sum insured, room rent limits, waiting periods, co-pay, network hospitals — a simple checklist to choose a family health insurance policy that actually helps on the day you need it.
Deepavali the Tamil Way: Oil Bath, Lehiyam and Thalai Deepavali
In Tamil Nadu, Deepavali starts before sunrise with an oil bath and the question “Ganga snanam aacha?” A look at our unique traditions, from Naraka Chaturdasi to Thalai Deepavali.
Change Your Habits — Because They Are Watching You
We are not living this life alone. Our children, friends, family — the next generation — they are watching us closely. They learn not from what we say, but from what we do.
The Sound of Life, The Sound of Love
Our tongue loves taste. It craves it, gets addicted to it, and convinces our mind to keep seeking more.
Ooty or Kodaikanal? Which Hill Station Suits Your Family Better
The Queen of Hill Stations or the Princess? A friendly, honest comparison of Ooty and Kodaikanal — weather, crowds, things to do, travel time and the e-pass rule — to help you choose.
A Struggling Dad, A Star Daughter: A Journey of Pain, Hope, and Pride
In a world that often glorifies success and overlooks silent struggles, there stands a man who has tasted failure more times than he can count.
7 Easy Weekend Getaways from Chennai for Families
Beaches, temples, a fort, a lake and a quiet hill — seven short trips from Chennai that fit into a weekend, with simple tips on when to go and what to expect.
Pongal Explained: The Meaning Behind Each of the Four Days
Bhogi, Thai Pongal, Mattu Pongal and Kaanum Pongal — each day of our harvest festival has its own story and its own lesson. A simple guide to what the four days mean and why they still matter.