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Landscapes of Wilderness

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Landscapes of Wilderness Author: Narendra Publisher: HarperCollins  How do you think we would live without any gadgets, talks, and intentional overstimulation we engage in our lives for everything? No big houses with all stuff inside, from fancy clothes, bedsheets, curtains to electronic devices. A totally blank slate. In a pure natural environment without even talking unnecessarily. I don't think we can even imagine a single day like that. Why am I saying so? Because just in a two-day weekend when I get the privilege to sit quietly and rest, I plan to go outside and do some activities. I may just read somewhere, but still, sitting quietly and saying nothing is so difficult for the restless mind we possess that we would do anything but sit quietly. But in Abujhmad, it's totally opposite. They do nothing and never feel boredom like us. Once we enter the realm of nature, in reality, it happens. Mostly in the name of nature visit, we end up taking pics and ...

iParent

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Book Name: iParent Author: Neha J Hiranandani  Publisher: Penguin  Buy from Here : Amazon   Review: We are all moving towards a massive digitized world where the average screen time of an individual is around 7 hours. However, for teens and youngsters, it may exceed 10 hours. This poses a significant challenge for parents who are raising children born into a world surrounded by screens. Even though they're trying hard, it's really difficult for parents to completely disconnect their children from the digital world. But people like Neha can be a blessing, a best friend who guides with her book iParent. With wit and humor, she covers many serious topics related to parenting in this digital age. For example, cyberbullying and over-parenting are chapters that I found particularly important for today's generation to understand if they want to guide their young ones effectively. We have to protect them but also allow them some exposure to technology, as otherwise, w...