Parenting
Elimination Communication
Elimination Communication (EC) is a method of early potty training in infants and kids.
Research
Building affective commitment through job characteristics, leadership and empowerment
Employees committed to their organizations are more likely to contribute better and remain
longer with their companies. This study examines how to build such organizational
commitment through job characteristics, leadership and empowerment.
Parenting
Issues you should keep in mind while using diapers for children
‘Up to 16 hours protection against leakage’ ’12 hours of dryness’ ‘Overnight diapers’ ‘Lock-in moisture up to 12 hours’ ‘Absorbs up to 3-4 pees’ These are the slogans you see when you look for diapers for your babies. 12-hr protection, really? Are we really going to keep our babies in Read more…
Research
Being engaged: A study of faculty engagement in teaching, research and service
Faculty Engagement is crucial to the quality of teaching in higher educational institutions in both the developed and developing nations.
Parenting
At what age do kids develop self-control?
Does your toddler understand that he is not supposed to do something but does it anyway? Does that make you angry? Do you feel like shouting at your kid? We have all been in that situation but hold on. Show restraint. While your toddler, and even older kids for that Read more…
Women's Empowerment
A message to young women
“Equal Rights” shouldn’t have to be granted. They are not something that we should have to fight for, or something that one segment gets to bestow upon another. Equal Rights are fundamental to humans and should actually be assumed. However, the world has never been a fair place. Many women Read more…
Towards Eminence
The Big Picture
Let’s say your group is manufacturing a jigsaw puzzle and a few of the jigsaw pieces are your responsibility. If you focus only on your pieces, you may create perfect pieces. But if they don’t fit into the overall puzzle, the pieces become useless. We would be wise to keep Read more…
Language Bites
Desert vs. Dessert
This is about a common pronunciation error:“What’s for dessert today?”. Dessert in this sentence refers to cake, ice cream etc. which is usually something sweet served as the last course of a meal. This is different from ‘Desert’ as in ‘Sahara desert’. Desert should be pronounced as ‘dez-ert’ whereas Dessert Read more…
Towards Eminence
Make a Difference
Is it a task? Is it a duty? Is it a responsibility? It may be. But more importantly, it (work) is an OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. It is a chance to make an impact on your team, institution, students, research, industry, society and more. It is your moment to excel and to show Read more…
Language Bites
Work vs. Works
Incorrect:“I have many works to do today”.Correct:“I have much work to do today”. Normally, work is not countable into individual items. For such things that are not normally countable (water, understanding, information, wood etc.), we use singular and not plural for the noun form. If you want to say you Read more…