When a Japanese army man in remote Hokkaido island opened the door of a hut one morning to find a boy inside. With the missing Japanese boy story still ringing in his mind, he quickly asked the 7-year-old, "Are you Yamato?" to which the boy said "Yes" and there the curtains were down for a painful five-day saga of the ...
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Japan Parents Abandon Child in Forest, Regret Now
In a revival of ancient Japanese custom to abandon old mothers or fathers in forests or mountain-tops, modern Japanese parents have decided to punish their 7-year-old boy in a forest as punishment for his mischief — throwing stones at passing by cars in his street. Though they intended to teach him mere a lesson, it proved dearer as the boy went missing ...
Read More »DPS Finds New Ways to Charge ‘Re-Admission’ Fee From Existing Students
With huge competition among the students to join good colleges especially for the Plus Two system under CBSE, Delhi Public School chain has hit upon the idea of charging continuing students an entirely new ‘re-admission fee’ of Rs.25,000. While in the past Rs.18,000 was charged from the students seeking to continue in DPS, the Bangalore-South school had assured the parents ...
Read More »Historical Fiction “The Curse Of Damini” Released on Nirbhaya’s Death Anniversary
Debajani Mohanty marks her debut in the world of historical fiction with the release of her novel “The Curse of Damini” published by Penguin Partridge. The novel that blends romance, thriller and some real incidents of India’s past has been released at India International Center, Delhi on 29th December, the 3rd death anniversary of Nirbhaya by Nirbhaya’s parents Shri Badrinath ...
Read More »IIT Coaching Fees: A Glance at How Much They Charge
On Sunday, FIIT-JEE conducted an entrance exam all over the world not for engineering seats but for its coaching in collaboration with several local colleges all over major cities and more than one lakh students reportedly appeared, While reports negligence to inform parents and harassment meted out by parents and students, the fees is a whopping 4.5 lakhs per 2-year ...
Read More »FIIT-JEE Talent Reward (FTRE) Exam Turns Nightmare for Students, Parents
Come Sunday, students entering higher classes from fifth onwards to 12th standard face similar pressure — entering IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) via mushrooming coaching centres and FIIT-JEE tops them all in terms of fees and cramming pressure. To attract more gullible parents, the Delhi-based coaching behemoth has even started a screening test for lakhs of students charging them Rs.750 ...
Read More »Changes in Teenagers’ Brains Not Negative But Faster, Productive: UCLA Study
All over the world, adolescence get a bad rap with parents grappling with their behavior changes, mood swings and raging hormones, of immaturity and rebellion. Daniel J. Siegel, clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA, however, says that it is all wrong. In his best-selling book, “Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain,” Siegel writes about new findings to ...
Read More »Anxiety is in Genes, Passed on from Anxious Parents: Study
Anxious parents are more likely to have anxious offspring, says a new study based on its finding from monkeys that would throw light into the possibility of developing anxiety and depression on hereditary basis. The study from the Department of Psychiatry and the Health Emotions Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows how an over-active brain circuit involving three ...
Read More »Parents trained to take care of austistic kids excel: Report
More than taking care of autistic children, their parents do require training to take care of such children with specific strategy to overcome their tantrums, aggression, self-injury and non-compliance, said a new research. Autism sprectrum disorder (ASD) is a special condition that begins early in childhood and parents often undergo stress and despair to take care of them. These children ...
Read More »Meet Benjamin, ‘miracle baby’ who survived 5 cardiac arrests, 2 bowel operations
#NigerianDailyNews Celebrating his 1st birthday, the baby born at just 1lb 3oz: 'Miracle baby' Benjamin … http://t.co/B1Nfs6GjPM #news— #BringBackOurGirls (@NG_DailyNews) April 8, 2015 The miracle baby who was born a year ago to Taniya and steve Benjamin Astbury through IVF in North Wales, UK is back in news for surviving despite 10% chance initially. He was born 12 weeks ahead ...
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