Approach to Parenting – Parenting Matters

Does parenting need to be taught

Parenting –isn’t it something we are all supposed to do by instinct? After all, generations have raised children without the help of articles, books, or workshops. So, do we really need to talk about parenting? Yes, we do!! We might all be parenting on what we think is instinct but it is really beliefs and...

Is there such thing as bad parenting

In a recent interview, I was asked this question,” Is there such a thing as bad parenting?” It made me think. Does being a parent educator give me a right to define a person as a good or bad parent? Can anyone have an opinion on what kind of parenting helps or harms a child?...

Language and Child Development

Language is one of the most fascinating human capacities. Charles Darwin, in his book “The Descent of Man” says that man has an instinctive tendency to speak, as we see in the babble of our young children; whilst no child has an instinctive tendency to bake, brew or write. If that’s the case, why are...

Children are nurtured when parents feel supported

A SOCIETY’S ROLE IN SUPPORTING PARENTS There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children. Nelson Mandela These words invite us all to think about how we, as a society, treat children. Let us take this question a step further. What do we as a...

Parenting the new generation

Sonali and Arvind were expecting their first baby. They signed up for antenatal and parenting classes at the hospital. Kabir was finding it hard to understand his teenager. He attended a talk for parents held in his office on the “Remodeling of the teenage brain.” Neetu’s kids were fighting a lot and her friend suggested...

The “easy” and the “difficult” child: Nurturing both with fairness

“I don’t understand why one child is so cooperative and the other so difficult” This is a common refrain we hear from parents with more than one child. Many parents talk about how their two children are the opposite of each other and they wonder why. There seems to be no pattern to it. It’s...

Take a Pause and Tame Anger

Reena had read the article ‘Understanding the Backstory’, which suggested that during a conflicting situation between parent and child, the parent take a pause and try to map all the events that had occured to get an in depth picture of what may be happening in the child’s life. Understanding what caused the outburst would...

Are you protecting your children or limiting them?

Imagine a three-and-a-half-year-old, in school, trying to put on his shoes and secure them with the velcro. The adult in the class sees him bending over and almost losing his balance, so she quickly does it for him. The next day, someone thoughtfully puts a low stool near the doorway, the child sits on it...

The challenging task of saying No!

What was your child’s first word? Mama? Baba? Dada? Or was it… No?! It is amusing to hear when parents share that their child’s first word was ‘No’. It also lends to reflection. The word ‘no’ in varying tones, figures dominantly in a parents’ vocabulary especially in the first few years of the child’s life....

The Beauty of S…L…O…W

When we think about our childhood, and our relationship with time, we remember that we never liked being rushed. And yet regretfully, that is what we do today, to our children. We might feel helpless when we hear that we need to “slow down” because we know that in order to survive in this world...

Parenting in the fast paced world

Parenting today is full of anxiety especially in the light of advancement in the cyber space. Just a couple of months back, the news was abuzz with dangers youngsters are exposed to because of the Blue Whale Challenge. This news made parents and teachers sit up and question how safe our children really are while...

What is the difference between a loving parent and a permissive parent?

“If we are so loving towards our kids, won’t they sit on our head?” This is a question parents often ask, when they hear about parenting with connection and empathy. We believe, that if we are gentle or caring our children will get “spoilt” and not learn to be disciplined. And, because of this belief,...

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