Meet Renu Dhariyal: Uttarakhand woman with nearly 9-foot-long hair breaks Guinness World Record and says the secret is surprisingly simple |

Most of us complain when our hair takes too long to dry.For Renu Dhariyal, washing her hair is something she has to set aside hours for.The Uttarakhand resident has been named the new Guinness World Records holder for the longest hair on a living woman. Her hair measures an incredible 271.5 cm (8 feet 10…

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Raising Confident Kids: Want to raise a confident child? These 3 everyday parenting habits can make a bigger difference than praise

Confidence is something many parents want for their children. They want their child to raise their hand in class, speak to new people without shrinking back, try something difficult without immediately saying “I can’t,” and, perhaps most importantly, trust themselves.But confidence is rarely built through repeated reminders to “be confident.” It develops much more quietly-…

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Jaaved Jaaferi: “I told my son to sit and watch the sunset but he could’t”: Jaaved Jaaferi on why today’s children are losing patience; and what parents can do about screen time

Jaaved recalled asking his younger son Abbas Jaaferi to simply sit and watch the sunset. Can your child sit quietly and watch a sunset for 10 minutes? It sounds like a simple question, but for many families today, the answer may be no. Bollywood actor and comedian Jaaved Jaaferi recently opened up about something he…

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Millennial Mothers: “We doubled their responsibilities, but not their support”: Why millennial mothers may be the most exhausted generation yet |

There is a kind of tiredness that sleep does not always fix. It comes from waking up thinking about the child’s school schedule, rushing through work, remembering the doctor’s appointment, checking whether the project materials were packed, figuring out dinner, answering emails, attending a family function and then lying in bed wondering what was forgotten.For…

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