About Parenting Quotient
Research-backed parenting advice, written by people who actually have kids.
Parenting is hard. Nobody hands you a manual, and most of the advice out there either contradicts itself or makes you feel like you’re doing everything wrong.
We started Parenting Quotient because we wanted a different kind of parenting resource – one that’s honest about what works, what doesn’t, and what nobody tells you before the baby arrives.
What we do
We write about pregnancy, breastfeeding, child development, and the daily grind of raising kids. We try to back up our advice with actual research, and we skip the guilt trips.
How we think about parenting
Every kid is different. Every family is different. What worked for your neighbor’s baby might not work for yours, and that’s fine. We write about options, not rules.
Trust your gut, pay attention to your kid, and don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it.
What we write about most:
- Building real connections with your kids
- Understanding what’s going on at each developmental stage
- Taking care of yourself too (you can’t pour from an empty cup, etc.)
- Making routines that actually stick
Meet Our Team
The people behind Parenting Quotient
Manish Prasad
B.Tech, IIT RoorkeeFounding Team @ Powerplay
Engineer, Writer, Parent
A parent who conceived and founded Parenting Quotient, born quietly out of his own journey of raising a child and the many questions it brought along. He has since written extensively on the different sides of the parenting experience. Previously at Cisco, Mubble and Pramati Technologies, he brings an engineer's eye for evidence and clarity to everything published here.
Dr. Sona Deshmukh
MBBS, MPHNational Consultant - Non-Communicable Diseases, Child Health
Empowering change, fighting NCDs, together!
A public health professional with over a decade of experience across health system strengthening, research and advocacy. As National Consultant for Non-Communicable Diseases, Child Health, she provide strategic and technical support to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), India, in collaboration with key stakeholders, to strengthen programming for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in children.
What we care about
Research-backed
We check our facts against actual studies before publishing.
All families welcome
There's no single right way to raise a kid. What works for your family is what matters.
Real community
A place where parents can share what they're going through without judgment.
Useful advice
Stuff you can actually use today, not abstract theories.
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