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Name Game

Parents focus a lot on keeping wonderful names for kids. In fact, the trend has taken a definite change last some time. During earlier eras, parents were not that conscious about naming child. It could be anything that comes easily to the tongue or based after some movie stars or mythological characters. Now a day, parents are more conscious about according different and beautiful names to their kids. Names must be different and unique and that’s what parents focus on these days. Parents cannot do much about appearances of the kid but they definitely have the power of assigning wonderful names to the kids.

The problem also arises when siblings have different looks. One might be very beautiful whereas other may be just normal. That may often lead to complexity factor or in fact, one child has high chances of developing inferiority complex. Family members or even neighbours often indulge in comparing siblings based on different parameters. That is not a healthy sign and yet it is hard to stop others.

Getting compliments on name is a common sight. This is one aspect where parents can be more conscious. They can’t do much in regards to looks or comments made by others but they can definitely focus on assigning names that can give the child high self-esteem. It has been observed that good names often lead to better sense of self in the kid. Agreed, it is not the only factor. There can be other factors as well like looks, academics, intelligence, extra-curricular but yes, name is also one of them. While choosing the name of the child, be careful and put adequate efforts. People have the tendencies of asking meaning of the name and in the long run it matters a lot. Your child will also feel proud of his name. Make sure you as well as your kid knows the meaning of the name.

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Fighting Kids

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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