Pen Parenting And People

What do your kids want from you? We all grew up but that's okay ! But many of us grew up with some degree of pain from our childhood. But that doesn't have to happen. So, as we know more, we can be better parents-We want our children to thrive and not just live. We want them to be the best versions of human beings they can be. So as a parent of this age what can you do for these little Munchkins?? The crux is simple. It is Reacting vs Responding. We all try to teach values to our kids but link emotions to these values. Eg: Respecting Elders is a Value but when you demonstrate this value by doing so at home it is adding an emotion to value that eventually becomes an action. Emotional Quotient is something that we all need to observe as today's parents. It is understood that emotions like nostalgia or dignity do not produce as much drama as authority or power. Having led a childhood of austerity , many of today's parents ensure that their child gets the best. ...

We all have gone through the school and college grind and today when we look back we feel Oh ! that was simpler compared to adulting. Being a mother two kids at school, I constantly keep updating myself to catch up with the latest lingo, educational changes, games and what not ! Which means I am evolving every single day along with my children. Because we like it or not, Parenting is difficult today ! With an apathetic silent pressure on our children today with academic/co-curricular/extra-curricular classes that the children go through, it is bound to happen that they loose links of happenings. They are bound to forget and we need to forgive them for that. The stigma associated with forgetting makes a child and parent panic. We have to accept that forgetting is a natural process both among kids and adults. Studies point at a simple hack : T hat repeating information within the first 24 hours of learning reduces the rate of memory loss tremendously. Forgetting does not decide a ...