Today, Sakshi and Kinshuk meet Kunal Kanwar, who is an ICC LEVEL 2 Cricket coach! That is a BIG DEAL guys!
Kunal has over a decade of experience in sports education and is the founder and director of TUG sports, a premier sports coaching academy based in Noida.

We discuss many things - including, when should parents decide to go with professional coaching, why do kids drop out of sports, how should one see the utility of sports in a child's life - and many more!

What are the developmental milestones in children - and when do you need to worry? What signs should you be watchful of as a parent? What are the common myths surrounding developmental disorders? What kind of assessments do parents need to know about?
Heavy questions right? That's what we thought.
Knowledge is the best way to fight parenting challenges. In this episode, we are joined by our guest, Dr. Sakshi Mehrotra, who answers our questions patiently, and with utmost sensitivity. Dr. Sakshi Mehrotra is a Counselling Psychologist and NLP Practitioner, with more than 17 years of experience in psychological health and wellness, training, assessment and consultancy. Member of prestigious international bodies like American Psychological Association, she is also the founder of Mindlogs Psychology Services, a psychological counselling, training and consultancy firm.
The discussion is moderated by Sakshi Verma, a seasoned media professional and a mother, and Kinshuk Mishra, cofounder of Awenest.

Awenest Parent Podcast is an initiative by Awenest, the toxin-free baby care brand, to make parenting easy and informed.

awenest Parent Podcast is brought to you by awenest baby, the 100% plant-based baby care brand.

Kinshuk and Sakshi kick off the show with Nidhi Sudhan, a responsible tech & media advocate. Nidhi cofounded Citizen Digital Foundation in 2021 to foster Information Literacy and Responsible Innovation.

Screentime for kids is something that every parent universally worries about - how much, from what age, what type? Answers to all these questions are provided by Nidhi in today's episode! A must-listen for every parent!

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Resources for parents and children recommended by our guest Nidhi Sudhan:

Guidelines On Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour And Sleep For Children Under 5 Years Of Age - WHO

https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/311664/9789241550536-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

The Anxious Generation (book by Jonathan Haidt):

https://www.anxiousgeneration.com

The Sapien Labs ‘Age of First Smartphone Use and MHQ’ study:
https://sapienlabs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Sapien-Labs-Age-of-First-Smartphone-and-Mental-Wellbeing-Outcomes.pdf

Remove explicit images online

https://takeitdown.ncmec.org

Know the nutrition level of popular social apps

https://technutrition.org

Common Sense Media (most recommended globally for parents)

https://www.commonsensemedia.org

Children and Screens

https://www.childrenandscreens.com

CDF toolkits and resources for parents and students (several resources for parents’ various requirements)

https://citizendigitalfoundation.org/publications/

Understanding Sextortion: No escape room – NCMEC

https://noescaperoom.org

Toolkit to fight sextortion by Social Media Matters - India

https://www.socialmediamatters.in/online-safety-hub/toolkit-against-sextortion

Google Interland - Game for children to become smarter online

https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland/

How to be a good digital parent toolkit & videos

https://www.fosi.org/how-to-be-good-digital-parent#toolkit-form

Making news and reading fun for children (paid)

https://www.newsahoot.com

On all CDF paid content, use code CDFGTS to get 15% off.