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Home is where the heart is

Nov 12
Posted by pankti in Family

There is a famous saying – Home is where the heart is and this truly applies to kids. Kids learn quickly. Kids learn the most at home. Today’s new generation kids are smart and are good at observing things. They learn by seeing around what is happening at home. Because a child feels safe and secure at home, he or she indulges the most in learning at home. Parents must keep in mind that their every action is being observed by their kid. You need to build a healthy environment for kids at home itself. A healthy and a happy homely environment can help a great deal in your kid’s learning. If you have grandparents at home then your child’s learning is shaped well. This is because most grandparents inculcate moral values in kids. Kids love to listen to interesting stories that grandmother weaves in such a way that kids enjoy the most. Suitable and favorable home environment can go a long way to teach your kids so many things that sometimes even schools cannot teach. 

Most kids feel good at home. You should spend at least two to three hours you’re your kids and indulge them in puzzles, games, riddles, interactive learning etc. You can involve your kids into a lot of creative activities. Avoid leaving your child alone. This may hamper their growth and there is a possibility that your child may develop some personality disorders. Always keep your child under someone’s supervision and do not leave them alone.

 Let the child in your kid be at his or her best. Let him enjoy the most by dancing, jumping around, painting, having fun. After all childhood is definitely one of the most beautiful phases of your life.

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Child Behaviour

Nov 11
Posted by Mritunjay in Discipline, Schools

Every parent wants his child to respect elders. But that is not the case. Many parents often complain about how to make their kid respect adults. This disrespect can be in form of words or actions. It is the duty and responsibility of the parents to instil that value in the child. Children learn all the crucial values of life from the parents. The seeds of such behaviour start from toddler stage only. The process must begin with parents teaching their child to respect their parents. A child normally mimics the words of his parents. The common word used by the child is ‘No’. They learn this word from the parents. While raising a child, it is important that parents choose their words carefully because it is going to affect them in the long run. Developing a healthy sense of love and respect is of uttermost importance.

While a baby begins his life with walk and crawl, he feels curious about each and every thing. During that period parents often say no for things they find appropriate. The habit of ‘No’ develops from here. Once your child grows old and still keeps saying no every now and then, that’s a cause of worry. Parents need to change this habit of his quickly. Don’t take this habit jokingly because this is turning out to be a dangerous habit. The behavioural change process should start from there. Parents should better nip this habit in the bud.

Children have this habit of touching the boundaries before final withdrawal. Discipline is quite important so that your child grow up to be a responsible adult. Parents should also be consistent in their behaviour. They should maintain a stand and stick to it.

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Kid’s Closet

Nov 07
Posted by Mritunjay in Activities, Motherhood

Managing a kid’s closet is no easy deal. It is often in a messy condition. How many times, you have looked at a kid’s closet and wondered whether a storm just passed through it? Well, that is the usual condition of a kid’s closet. A child does not really fancy the idea of cleaning the closet and arranging the things. Imagine, how would he be acting while going through piles of cloths and deciding what to wear? If you are tied of such problems, you better find some ways to remind your child about the importance of keeping closet neat and organized.

Start cleaning the closet with kid’s help. Ask them to take out everything from the closet and arranging them in categories like toys, sports equipment, costumes, blankets, dirty laundry, shoes and books etc. Ask child to decide what should go back into the closet. It is always better to keep clothes and toys separately. Parents can also put some bins or baskets in the shelf for the purpose of organizing socks, pyjamas or belts. Baby hangers are other useful items in kid’s closet.

If you are troubled by scattered shoes then use a shoe organizer in the room. Keep shoes out of the closet or you can also go for over the door rack. You can also keep the shoe organizer in the entryway so that dirty shoes don’t go all over the house. One more useful option is to have a laundry basket or bin that can be kept under the shelf. Make organizing process of the closet a fun thing so that you and kids both should be able to enjoy it.

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Vaccination in Children

Nov 04
Posted by pankti in Family, Motherhood

As far as vaccination in children in concerned, there is a serious lack of awareness in spite of the government attempts to popularize this. Vaccination in children is a must because even though antibodies are passed from mother to the unborn child and after birth, mother’s milk continues to provide additional antibodies, this protection is not permanent. Vaccination provides protection against diseases and in the growing years of a child. Hence, vaccination is a must.

 Through vaccinations we have been able to prevent a number of diseases. There are certain vaccines that are to be given at birth, namely BCG, oral polio vaccine and hepatitis B. Then at sixth, tenth and fourteenth week, DPT with polio vaccine & hepatitis B need to be given. At the age of nine months, a child should be given a dosage of measles vaccine. What vaccination does is that it injects a weakened microorganism that causes the ailment so that the immune system in our body is stimulated to fend off the weakened microorganism. The immune system also remembers to fight off the organism if it enters the body later.

 Vaccination is one of the most effective ways of preventing a disease. Vaccines have known to be ninety percent effective. Most of these vaccines are subsidized by the government and hence is the most economical way of preventing diseases.

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Dieting in teens

Nov 03
Posted by pankti in Family, Motherhood, Teenagers

Today being thin has become a fad. Not only are adults on strict diets, but they are also putting their teens on diet. First and foremost do not put your children on diet without prior consultation with your doctor or dietician. Instead, learn and let your child too learn about the importance of a balanced and a nutritious diet. Encourage some sports into your child’s life and try and be as subtle as possible when you tell your child what to eat and what not to eat. Do not put dietary restrictions at the first go. This might be seen as a compulsion and your rebellious teen may not want to follow that.

 Do not talk about your child’s overweight problems and dietary restrictions in front of relatives and friends. Do not make a big deal about the issue and let your child learn and understand why he should avoid oily fatty foods. It is natural that your teenager might get tempted to eat outside food that may not be healthy. It is ok to let your child indulge in the same once in a while. Once your child realizes that he needs to balance his meal he or she will automatically not be tempted to eat oily and fatty foods.

 Don’t give keep too many fried munching items at home. It is not fair to expect your child to stay away from these when you and the rest of your family are enjoying it. You will slowly and subtly see the changes in your teen. The key here is to be patient and not expect any quick results. Also, you child may fall once, two times but he will succeed the third time. 

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Fighting Kids

Nov 02
Posted by Mritunjay in Discipline

Parenting requires utmost dedication and balance. It is a blissful responsibility that also entails some common problems faced by all the parents. One of the common problems handled by parents is of sibling rivalry. Having two kids in a house is like double edged sword. On one hand, they both can play with each other, be engrossed in one another and at the same time it also runs the risk frequent fights with one another. Parents face a hard time during such crisis situation. The first thing parents should avoid is of taking sides. Know what is right and who is wrong. There is no point taking unnecessary tension because this is a common occurrence in every second household. Try having a neutral role. Parents should also be sensible in handling each child’s issues because of its long lasting impact.

Parents can try to observe how kids are behaving when fight breaks out. It will be a learning experience for them as well. Each kid has a different method of handling tension and fight. There is also a silver lining beneath the dark cloud and that is during fights and afterwards, children can learn about terms like negotiations, adjustment, compromise and agreements. Sometimes, you won’t be even required there and children will sort out issues in themselves. Sibling rivalry will give you a chance to know inside the mind of a child and how he tackles stress and anger.

Parents should ideally step in when things are getting out of control. Make it clear to the warring kids that violence and breaking of items will not be tolerated at all. Parents can also try to divert attention of the kids to some other things like TV, sports or some game. Parents must be fair minded and patient.

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Sharing among children

Nov 01
Posted by chandni in Advice, Discipline

Does your child share his toys with his friends or siblings? If not, how do you handle it? Do you snatch it from him and give it to his brother? That is the worst thing a parent can do as it does not instill the idea of sharing but develops a kind of discontent and irritation towards the other sibling.
You should realize that instead of obeying you, your child will develop a feeling of rivalry. Some more kind kids will not have a trouble giving out their chocolates with their siblings or best friends, but most other children are far more overprotective about their possessions. This is the period when kids start valuing and developing a fondness towards certain things, and they also know that it is far too easy to have these things taken away from them.
Kids don’t part with their belongings is as they believe they don’t have power over them. The instant your child knows that his toys are owned by him, and he can get them back whenever he wants, he will be keener to part with them.

For making it easier every parent should play give and take games with their child. If your child is overprotective about a specific thing, kindly ask her if you can take it from her for a while. If she gives it to you, you can hug the toy, tell her how much you love her and love the toy and then maybe give it back to her. Don’t forget to give it back to her in a few minutes so that she feels that she has made the right decision by giving it to you and wouldn’t mind doing it again. This would probably make her realize that her toy is going nowhere and she can have it when she wants. She would feel more comfortable at sharing next time.

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