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Signs of depression in children

Children, at every age, are trying to navigate emotions bigger than themselves and it is not unusual for them to feel down and washed out from time to time. However, when the feeling is very intense and continues for a long time, particularly in a way that impacts a child’s social, family or school life, it may be worth probing into.

#Perspective / How nursery rhymes affected my childhood

As an adult, I know that nursery rhymes are meant to be magical; its logic and aesthetics built in such a way that it resists the traditional way logic seeks to present itself.

Dhaka Art Summit for young visitors

Animation, games and performances your children shouldn't miss on the last day of DAS 2023 today

#Guides / How to play with your children

Many compare children to being scientists or genius minds with photographic memory and an ability to learn absolutely anything. In truth, children are like sponges and their brains are the most fertile for the first five years of their lives. During these formative years of childhood, children learn to understand and express their feelings, regulate emotions, and absorb information from their surroundings through activities.

Quality training crucial for primary school teachers

Teachers teach students from pre-primary to primary levels without having much pedagogical training. But this period is the most important of one’s entire education life

Get your children excited about washing

Hygienic practices begin at home. When it comes to children, what they eat, play with, and the products they use on their bodies are things that parents need to look over. Additionally, we want to ensure that our children can develop the habit of frequently washing their hands, using soap while taking a bath, and other similar hygiene habits. It can be tricky at times as these habits seem tedious to children and not something they can enjoy. However, there are ways to install these habits in them by creating fun routines.

Bata brings anti-bacterial ‘Back to School’ line-up of shoes in Bangladesh for the first time

Bata Bangladesh has addressed these health concerns for school-going children’s shoes and has introduced the ‘Back to School’ line-up, with its life-natural technology integrated into the footwear that will control the odour by destroying 99 percent of the bacteria. The best thing about this technology is that in addition to its anti-micro bacterial protection, it’s made from peppermint plant oil, making it a completely natural process.

#Events / Ongkur: Farhana Satu’s photography exhibition opens at the Asiatic Centre, Banani

If you had magical powers, what would you want to be? This question is likely to come up quite often in conversations with children. However, it takes on a new dimension when asked to children diagnosed with cancer. What does a little person struggling with such big problems dream of? This was the question that photographer Farhana Satu posed to her subjects, from which was born her latest exhibition, Ongkur.

Life skills children should know by age 10

A burning debate that has been making the rounds recently is that only a handful of people will ever need the principles of algebra in their lives, but everyone will need to do their taxes at some point. Schools cannot and should not have to teach crucial life skills to children because those are best learned under the loving guidance of guardians. Even if 10 is too early to learn how to do complex calculations, there are a good number of basic life skills every child should know by the end of the first decade of their lives. Here’s what child-development experts, career planners and business leaders recommend:

March 15, 2023
March 15, 2023

Signs of depression in children

Children, at every age, are trying to navigate emotions bigger than themselves and it is not unusual for them to feel down and washed out from time to time. However, when the feeling is very intense and continues for a long time, particularly in a way that impacts a child’s social, family or school life, it may be worth probing into.

February 20, 2023
February 20, 2023

How nursery rhymes affected my childhood

As an adult, I know that nursery rhymes are meant to be magical; its logic and aesthetics built in such a way that it resists the traditional way logic seeks to present itself.

February 11, 2023
February 11, 2023

Dhaka Art Summit for young visitors

Animation, games and performances your children shouldn't miss on the last day of DAS 2023 today

January 21, 2023
January 21, 2023

How to play with your children

Many compare children to being scientists or genius minds with photographic memory and an ability to learn absolutely anything. In truth, children are like sponges and their brains are the most fertile for the first five years of their lives. During these formative years of childhood, children learn to understand and express their feelings, regulate emotions, and absorb information from their surroundings through activities.

January 18, 2023
January 18, 2023

Quality training crucial for primary school teachers

Teachers teach students from pre-primary to primary levels without having much pedagogical training. But this period is the most important of one’s entire education life

January 9, 2023
January 9, 2023

Get your children excited about washing

Hygienic practices begin at home. When it comes to children, what they eat, play with, and the products they use on their bodies are things that parents need to look over. Additionally, we want to ensure that our children can develop the habit of frequently washing their hands, using soap while taking a bath, and other similar hygiene habits. It can be tricky at times as these habits seem tedious to children and not something they can enjoy. However, there are ways to install these habits in them by creating fun routines.

January 8, 2023
January 8, 2023

Bata brings anti-bacterial ‘Back to School’ line-up of shoes in Bangladesh for the first time

Bata Bangladesh has addressed these health concerns for school-going children’s shoes and has introduced the ‘Back to School’ line-up, with its life-natural technology integrated into the footwear that will control the odour by destroying 99 percent of the bacteria. The best thing about this technology is that in addition to its anti-micro bacterial protection, it’s made from peppermint plant oil, making it a completely natural process.

November 27, 2022
November 27, 2022

Ongkur: Farhana Satu’s photography exhibition opens at the Asiatic Centre, Banani

If you had magical powers, what would you want to be? This question is likely to come up quite often in conversations with children. However, it takes on a new dimension when asked to children diagnosed with cancer. What does a little person struggling with such big problems dream of? This was the question that photographer Farhana Satu posed to her subjects, from which was born her latest exhibition, Ongkur.

November 3, 2022
November 3, 2022

Life skills children should know by age 10

A burning debate that has been making the rounds recently is that only a handful of people will ever need the principles of algebra in their lives, but everyone will need to do their taxes at some point. Schools cannot and should not have to teach crucial life skills to children because those are best learned under the loving guidance of guardians. Even if 10 is too early to learn how to do complex calculations, there are a good number of basic life skills every child should know by the end of the first decade of their lives. Here’s what child-development experts, career planners and business leaders recommend:

October 24, 2022
October 24, 2022

Designing your growing child’s room with the proper furniture

Designing a room for your children needs just as much thought as any other room. It is important that their room reflects their growing age and can be a space for them to concentrate on their studies, practice their hobbies, enjoy their recreational time, and more.