Wake-up call for parents

Parenting has unfortunately no courses, no degrees, and no diplomas where we can learn the art of being a parent. It’s one occupation where we have practical training only from the time we become parents.

Parenting should be postponed till the time the adulthood in us is mature enough to understand the responsibility and sets his or her priorities right. It’s also important that both parents need to be in sync with one another on this subject. It’s also one of the most fulfilling of all responsibilities.

A major fallout of the one-child syndrome is lack of discipline in most places. A mother who does not help in correcting the child when it is making blatant mistake is doing a grave injustice. A crucial stage in the children’s life is their exams. Because of lots of hype associated with these exams, it is imperative that the child is stress-free at that period. So it’s a wake up call for parents to come out of slumber.

Cultivate polite behaviour in children

Examples at home and school do a lot to make children courteous. Following actions are needed to inculcate polite behaviour in children. Here are some tips.

Teach children to speak gently and politely without raising the voice beyond requirement. Show enough love by word of mouth and action to make the children feel emotionally secure. Inculcate a sense of sharing and caring in children, whether it be with regard to their parents or personal possessions. Children should be encouraged to use words please ,thank you and sorry that are small keys that can open any heart. Good behaviour at parties and house visits involves the use of these courteous words in appropriate context.

Teach children the correct table and phone etiquette. Written words of appreciation and gratitude to the hosts are essential after being the guest of someone’s place. Guide teenagers with love, affection, understanding and tactful persuasion. Impress on children that showing hospitality does not include strangers in the absence of parents and not to open the doors to strangers when they are alone at home.

Yoga for healthy living

The notion of suffering as a dominating factor in human life has loomed large. Peace within and about oneself is probably the greatest mark of yoga. While the etymology of yoga show that it was derived from the word yuj, meaning union of the body, mind, emotion and spirit, controlling and steadying the mind became in due course the process by which yoga made this union possible.

Yoga is a state of steadiness and control of the senses, as well as the mind and the intellect, which when attained makes an individual completely faultless and unoffending.

Human beings since birth till death are supposed to be drowning in the ocean of sorrow. Yoga confers equanimity(unperturbed state under all circumstances – the French expression being sangfroid).

Yoga helps in the treatment of stress, tension, all stomach related ailments, weezing, diabetes, obesity and cellulite.

Tranquillity, peace of mind , equanimity and detachment are some of the main characteristics developed by a yogi over a period of time.

What’s good about dads parenting kids

We cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection. As far as the kids are concerned he is the provider and occasionally the disciplinarian.

Moms have always been the nurturers. The 21st century hetero-sexual father has a whole lot more on his plate than just bringing home the bacon and administering the occasional whacks with his cane. And research proves that more hand-on parenting by the father has a positive effect on a child’s growth. New studies claim that children whose fathers play a big part in their upbringing are likely to be more intelligent and more successful socially.

Often in the absence of the father- for various reasons whether work, emotional absence, or separation – single mothers find it very difficult to bring up a child. The balance of child’s emotional and physical life is affected, the sense of direction can be lost, resulting in depression, addiction or playing truant.

Toddlers and old mobiles

Parents spending hundreds of rupees on high-tech educational toys for toddlers would be better off giving them an old mobile phone to play with.

Parents should stop feeling pressurised into buying computerised toys for young children because they are no better than traditional methods of teaching children the basics. Families eager to introduce their children to new technology should use laptops, mobile phones and other gadgets already in the home rather than splashing out on custom-built computers. These toys are not particularly beneficial, although they are not particularly harmful either. There is no problem having them in the home. But in terms of literacy and numeracy, they are certainly not more effective than more traditional methods of helping children to learn.

Researchers spent the past two years studying the impact of new technology on young children and announced the preliminary results of their study at a conference. The best feature about these often pricey toys is that they can be used in role play, with children pretending to be in an office or ordering their shopping online.

Active parenting tips

The main grievances of fathers against sons relate to lack of respect, hard work, discipline, thrift , ambition, responsibility and rationality. The tiffs between parents and children are consequence. It’s the same story in every home having grown-up children. the difference may be only in periodicity or extent. The children above the age of 16 are grown-up. They should be encouraged to conduct themselves independently.

The regular communication between the children and parents is necessary for proper rapport. This should be in a relaxed atmosphere, say family get-to-gether at breakfast/lunch/dinner. The children should be free to express themselves/exchange views.

Besides entertainment, periodical outings is a good idea for promoting family bond and better understanding between the parents and children.

It is the responsibility of the parents to provide balanced nourishing for children and educate them calorie-needs of the body.

The children should be mentally prepared for independent earning after completing education. They cannot be dependant for all times.