thanks a ton blogger for reawakening in me the lost writer .. it gives me immense happiness to re read all that i wrote eons back..and to realize that it was me who did that..
i m back again today..as i juggle between my domestic responsibilities and the vital role of a mother of a daughter..whose 4th birthday is just round the corner!!!
to begin with ..she..Anagha..is a sharp..intelligent child with a wonderful memory and a remarkable curiosity.. sometimes leaves me in a fix..those conventional solutions to child rearing are put to test ..as my mum says...you shouldnt answer her questions as much as you do..does she need to know everything..that would quieten her..
but times have changed mommy...coping up with a smart kid is not a kid's play!!!!these kids ..i tell you..verify and question everything we say or do..
with due courtesy to the information overload around them..they grow up faster and catch bits of information..when we think they are off guard..and use that information at a strategic moment!!!
i m sure most young parents would agree with me!!
so as the older set of parents..relatives ..friends and grandparents included.. shower us with invaluable suggestions..it is constant hit and trial to figure out which method is right and which is wrong for the child!!! it differs for each one of them..and quite often we have to customise methods of discipline for each one of them...
their short attention spans and our "tie them down" tendencies...we make the matters worse..
we hand them over some colors and drawing books or some colored paper and glue..expecting them to sit over it for half a day!1how foolish of us adults!!
what i have come to understand is that for their better development .we as parents need to get involved with them ourselves..sitting with them through each activity..being with them wherever they need us..as we go on taming their hyperactive brains!!
though certain conventional and time tested methods would always work with them..like never lie..be honest..speak the truth..do not hit others..respect your elders..but we would need to do our homework to come out with methods that would fit into these deluded times!!
i m back again today..as i juggle between my domestic responsibilities and the vital role of a mother of a daughter..whose 4th birthday is just round the corner!!!
to begin with ..she..Anagha..is a sharp..intelligent child with a wonderful memory and a remarkable curiosity.. sometimes leaves me in a fix..those conventional solutions to child rearing are put to test ..as my mum says...you shouldnt answer her questions as much as you do..does she need to know everything..that would quieten her..
but times have changed mommy...coping up with a smart kid is not a kid's play!!!!these kids ..i tell you..verify and question everything we say or do..
with due courtesy to the information overload around them..they grow up faster and catch bits of information..when we think they are off guard..and use that information at a strategic moment!!!
i m sure most young parents would agree with me!!
so as the older set of parents..relatives ..friends and grandparents included.. shower us with invaluable suggestions..it is constant hit and trial to figure out which method is right and which is wrong for the child!!! it differs for each one of them..and quite often we have to customise methods of discipline for each one of them...
their short attention spans and our "tie them down" tendencies...we make the matters worse..
we hand them over some colors and drawing books or some colored paper and glue..expecting them to sit over it for half a day!1how foolish of us adults!!
what i have come to understand is that for their better development .we as parents need to get involved with them ourselves..sitting with them through each activity..being with them wherever they need us..as we go on taming their hyperactive brains!!
though certain conventional and time tested methods would always work with them..like never lie..be honest..speak the truth..do not hit others..respect your elders..but we would need to do our homework to come out with methods that would fit into these deluded times!!
