If you are married, you have to have children. Spouses have compatibility issues, elders advice to have kids. Women are on a career break, hence decide to have babies. How often do we find people opting for parenthood just to fulfill a necessary obligation of society? Ask them about parenting, and prompts comes the reply, …
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We had recently returned to our city after attending a close relative’s wedding. The journey, the excitement, the late nights and the heavy feasts had left my daughter exhausted. She complained that she was too tired to go to school, but she also refused to absent herself form school. I brought in the good old …
If you had to define your responsibility as a parent, how will you? Will it be something like this- I need to give him love, keep him happy, inculcate values, instill positive attitude … and you may add to the list as per your personal choices. Now the question is-do you have the ability to …
Often we get to hear….. Aaj Kal ke bachchey.. · They just don’t have any patience · There is no tolerance · They seem to be in a hurry · There is no respect for the teachers (and parents) · And there is absolutely no fear.. · They should fear at least one person In …
“How much do you love your child?” That is a weird question to ask any parent. Parental love knows no bounds and it does not need to be measured or proven to anyone. That is its USP, as we may put. Well, would you agree that anything in excess is not good? Let me remind …
Have you watched the news reports on the elections in various countries? In general, a large voter turnout denotes a responsible and mature population. Each drop counts to make an ocean. Every child of today can probably make wonders in the world of tomorrow. What is our role in this period of evolution? Tremendous, in …
“The responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings is the biggest job one can embark on”- Maria Shriver (bestselling author) I think I speak for a lot of parents when I say that being a parent is a wonderful journey packed with numerous responsibilities, adjustments, flexibilities, inconveniences and utmost efforts to have a …
The newspaper heading – “Vegetable seller amputee son wins the gold at Paralympics’ and my son is nowhere despite me giving him everything from attention (even gave up my career to focus on him) and love to the best school and best coaching!” I grew up getting a real experience of raising children! Don’t fret …
Children are just that: They come to the planet with an exquisite package, totally devoid of hypocrisy: Inquisitiveness, impatience, zest for adventure, basking in the freedom of expression of emotions – whether happiness, sadness, disappointment or selfishness, they blatantly make it public. … And we rush to teach them that we actually are social animals …
A typical teenager’s life revolves around his friends and inside his room, the doors of which are shut for the parents! And parents are always sitting outside waiting for the door to open, to be assured that all is well with their child, to extend support wherever they can. The question is how to get …