Priyanka Bose

1·8 Sept 2026·on Career counsellor in Class 10: useful or mostly generic reports?

Thanks for saying this. Online advice often makes normal family life sound much more organised than it really is. We also kept a backup option so one exam did not feel like the whole future. I would still test it for a short period before making a long commitment.

1·6 Sept 2026·on CBSE vs ICSE for a child who is bright but not very exam-oriented — looking for recent parent experiences

Thank you. I like that this does not require changing everything at once. For us, the admission office answer and the parent answer were not always the same. In our house, the practical routine mattered more than the ideal plan.

5·1 Sept 2026·on Potty training in an apartment: what age did you start and what worked?

Did your child take time to adjust, or was the improvement fairly quick? It took us a couple of weeks before the new routine felt normal. We only reached that conclusion after trying the other approach first.

4·31 Aug 2026·on Birthday venue for 15–20 kids around Ayyanthole without a very loud setup

This helps. I am going to add this to the questions for our next visit/meeting. We visited once during the actual weekday time we would use it. We made the change gradually rather than all at once.

3·30 Aug 2026·on Bedtime with two children of very different ages

Thank you. I like that this does not require changing everything at once. We picked the two boundaries that mattered most and relaxed about smaller differences. I would still test it for a short period before making a long commitment.

0·30 Aug 2026·on Child understands science but loses marks in written answers — looking for recent parent experiences

For projects we help with planning, materials and safety, but the child's hand should be visible in the final result. Otherwise it becomes a parent competition. We reviewed it again after one school term instead of deciding forever. Your child's response may be different, but this was our experience.

3·24 Aug 2026·on Teen stays up late texting even after lights out — looking for recent parent experiences

The phrase that helped us was 'trust grows with responsibility'. It made the boundary less personal and gave the teen a path to more freedom. The biggest surprise was that the practical routine mattered more than the option that looked best on paper.

3·17 Aug 2026·on Daily reading habit for a child who only wants comics

This is useful, thank you. The practical detail is exactly what I was looking for. We noticed this more clearly once we stopped comparing with classmates. We made the change gradually rather than all at once.

1·16 Aug 2026·on CBSE vs ICSE for a child who is bright but not very exam-oriented

Good to know — thank you for coming back with the detail. We found this out only after doing a second school visit. I would still test it for a short period before making a long commitment.

0·6 Aug 2026·on Dyslexia support in mainstream school: what made the biggest difference?

A good professional should be comfortable explaining the goal of each recommendation in plain language and reviewing whether it is still helping. The child having some free time remained important for us too. We only reached that conclusion after trying the other approach first.

1·3 Aug 2026·on How much independence do you give a Class 9 student with study schedules — looking for recent parent experiences

We found coaching brochures made every path sound urgent. Talking to two older students was much more grounding. The biggest surprise was that the practical routine mattered more than the option that looked best on paper. Talking to an older student gave us a more realistic picture than brochures did. Your child's response may be different, but this was our experience.

5·29 Jul 2026·on How did you manage night shifts with a newborn when both parents were working before delivery — looking for recent parent experiences

Can I ask roughly what age/class your child was when you tried this? Having one simple shared routine saved us a lot of confusion. We made the change gradually rather than all at once.

0·27 Apr 2026·on Morning routine with two kids and two working parents

Backup care was the missing piece for us. Even a great daycare cannot solve every fever day, holiday or late meeting. We changed our approach after about a month because the first plan was too hard to sustain.

3·17 Mar 2026·on Swimming classes: group batch or one-to-one for a nervous beginner — looking for recent parent experiences

We keep at least two evenings completely free. Once every weekday had a class, even activities the child loved started feeling like obligations. Batch size made a much bigger difference than we expected. I would still test it for a short period before making a long commitment.