Let’s go through some easy exercises that would benefit your child through the walk of life.

1. Encourage Reading. You should motivate your children to read. For younger kids, you should set up a schedule of reading with them.

2. Allocate Assignments. Ask them to finish an assignment depending on their age. For the smaller children it can be picking up their toys or for the elder ones, helping you with a more complex task around the house. Assign a time limit for them to finish the task within and as they’ve effectively accomplished the task, appreciate and praise them to boost their confidence.

3. Create Lists. For long or comprehensive assignments or if your child needs to complete a number of tasks, crafting lists can help them concentrate on their tasks. A huge task is made less frightening if you split it up into steps.

4. Make them have a picture of success. Keep asking them frequently what do they want to achieve in life. Make them sketch images of the success they want and place it wherever noticeable. This way, they will be focused about their aim and will have an ambitious outlook towards life.

You can keep changing these exercises according to the age group of your child or their maturity level. This will help them throughout their life and will build their concentration level. They will be comparatively more focused and will be able to concentrate better.

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The usual causes for inferiority complex are rejection by family, friends or peers, or exceptionally high expectations. If children are encouraged and eulogized, they are likely to develop self confidence. However, if they are frequently criticized and put down, they start feeling unimportant and irrelevant.

Children suffering from inferiority complex begin to ostracize themselves from the outside world and avoid coming out of their shell. Parents are the support system of children and they have what it takes to help their children overcome this disorder.

Avoid comparing your children and refrain from pressurizing them about anything against their will. Every child is special and they possess qualities different from others. Appreciate your child with every minute achievement. This will help them gain confidence in themselves and elevate their morale.

Encourage your child to take part in the activities he likes and avoid forcing him. If they are interested in sports, support them to take part in sports. One of the most important things is – comparison. Never compare your children with any one else or with one another. Favouritism is very harmful and the root cause of inferiority complex.

Listen to your children’s worries, problems and interests without criticizing them. Be there for them when they need you and that will surely help them ease out their fears and doubts.

Children are budding to grow into individual adults. It is the responsibility of parents to make sure that they receive the love they deserve and don’t feel left out or ignored. The support and warmth of parents can help every child to overcome all his fears and drawbacks effectively without much dilemma.

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With children in the house, you are going to come across situations like sibling competition, disagreements and envy, so instead of adding on to these tribulations, parents should appreciate their children for what they are.

Every child is special in their own way. Like all the fingers of your hand aren’t the same size, all the children in your house can’t have the same characteristics. But each one is unique and must be treated so by their parents. If you compare them, they will start seeing those comparisons as the bad in them and will lose all their confidence.

Every parent should be extremely careful while addressing their children. Sometimes, even while complimenting them you should be cautious. For example, if you say that one is sweet but the other is smart, the former will hear that she’s not smart and the latter will assume that she’s not sweet.

Every child is entitled to his own identity and we as parents should help them shape it. By comparing children, they will only build a sense of hatred for themselves and will start ostracizing them from the outside world.

Make children love themselves, by identifying their personal attributes and by appreciating them individually. Love them for what they are and let them know how important they are to you. Avoid comparing them with each other and instead help them strengthen their limitations with love, care and sensitivity.

So now it’s time for you to cherish and admire your little ones and feel fortunate to have them in your life!

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Expression of love from a mother comes in various ways. Broken nights, nursing and shopping for comfy clothes for the new born brings within every mother a sense of responsibility. The reward received by a mother from the child in the form of a new word uttered, a silly twinkle and a mesmerizing smile is invaluable. Among cleaning, laying new dishes and arranging the baby’s closet, a mother also hyphenates the relation between a father and the child.

Extolling facts from mythology, teaching virtues and looking for the best curriculum amongst schools is the shared responsibility of both the parents. Kids often resemble their parents in terms of looks, habits and talents. For a mother, all her kids are similar. There is no differentiating despite their varied skills and achievements. A mother is blessed with a gift to multi task but there is a certain quotient of happiness which every mother deserves.

Often mothers get sacrificial in hurrying to catch the local, rushing home to cook dinner, work till mid night to do the chores and also juggle with other profiles. The true secret is that a happy person radiates happiness. Though the potential is high to do a number of activities perfectly it is essential for a mother to incorporate the basic principles of management in her own life – the mantra :- delegate. Finding a small corner in the daily paraphernalia summates to refreshment of energy. Motherhood is a truly a blessing and each day we learn something new.

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Climate change affects children a lot. Under the age of five, kids are very much susceptible to changes in climate. The common ailment is cold and some children usually have a tendency to catch cold at the slightest change in climate. New moms usually fret and go through various remedies to cure their children. Though prevention of virus is not easy there are simple things that one can do. Washing hands whenever dirty and keeping the home dust free is an option.

Honey is a good remedy and builds the immune system slowly. Actually cold is caused by a virus and the infection causes fever. Food allergies present by MSG or aerated drinks also have known to cause throat infection and tonsillitis. So barring a few things, the remedy for cold is to go on a healthy diet and avoid artificial foods. Usually doctors suggest mild cold syrup for cough but in severe cases and prolonged infection an antibiotic is prescribed.

Another home remedy is the warm water therapy during cold. This is soothing and also good to ward off fever. Kids are usually temperamental and fussy about eating during cold or fever and it is better to insist on soups and minced food during such times. The basic problem is they lose their sense of taste and this aggravates their fussiness about food. In chronic cases, ear infection occurs. Also check for the possibility of dust allergy that will trigger cold often.

Children also outgrow the problem of catching cold as they grow as their immune system tends to get stronger. Avoiding foods is certainly not required except if suggested by the padetrician as cold is basically caused due to an active virus. Insist on ventiallation, a pollution free environment and also lot of outdoor activity so that they can breathe in fresh air.

Extra care and love certainly does them good and is a great healer. Please let us have your suggestions to help many parents who go through a similar situation.

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Though innocence is a virtue, children can be exploited on this note. We hear several occasions or news that relate to sexual abuse among children. The most shocking thing is that it is reported after the damage is done. This is basically because children are gullible and resist to complain out of fear or purely because of innocence. Being overly cautious is also not desirable but it is better to make the child aware of what is right and the wrong.

I feel that it is best to accompany children to their activity classes and in case the class insist on close doors it is better to check with other parents and older kids with a casual tone about the lessons. An occasional interaction with the coach also gives us inkling about things. Where parents have full time careers, it is best to do a mild check on the helpers to just to have a bit of control. Most acts are done with lot of planning and the care giver should be alert at all times.

Abuse can be done by threatening the child or deceiving the child by luring them with a toy or snack. This is really tricky and it is better to tell kids about what is personal and not. Do not create fear in the child but at the same time tell them to ignore strangers or to maintain a distance in terms of physical contact of any form with a person they are not familiar with.

A simple stroke or pat is not understood by kids. Let them do their own things early in life like changing their underpants or using a towel to dry themselves. Tell them to do it in close doors and this instills in them a sense of awareness along with self discipline. Though we do not like it, older kids have to be supervised. It is better to know their friends and their habits.

The best culture is to sit around and talk especially while having dinners. This is one time to unwind or if you have the privilege go for daily night walks engage them in conversations. This brings about a certain closeness with parents and kids will tell you about what happened with them the entire day. It is true that under the influence of movies, wrong books and friend’s kids get infatuated and would be tempted. The best remedy is to make them feel loved and trust them. Explaining to them about such situations and this will ensure that they come to parents in terms of any emotional trouble.

Your suggestions and feedback on this topic is welcome.

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India also has a lot of variety in weddings as well. Different weddings have different customs and traditions. Take your children to weddings and tell them about the customs that are followed and their significance. As parents, you may not only praise and appreciate Indian culture. Let your child also know about the caste system in India and tribal population and their own customs. Encourage your child to have his own opinions.

India also has a lot of oral traditions that includes shlokas, bhajans, and mantras. You can teach your children these shlokas with its relevance and the Gods and the Goddesses it refers to.

Children love festivals. But most of them are not aware of the significance why the festival is celebrated. Thus while Holi and Diwali is celebrated with colours and crackers respectively, tell your child the reason why these festivals are celebrated and what customs and traditions are followed during these. Cultural education in today’s scenario is as important as other subjects that your child studies!

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Halloween coloring pages is enjoyed by kids. Be it the pumpkin dress or a cat outfit complete with whiskers and head cap, kids love the party treats with Halloween’s ghostly cakes and skeleton candies. Make this Halloween memorable by presenting them with special Halloween colouring pages..

Ghosts excite children and one could choose patterns in weird shapes to add more effect to the ghostly feeling. Make a kite or an unfinished rhombus shape and let them colour the ghosts and ghouls inside. Draw a huge cake and let them top the icing with a ghost or a skeleton. Draw a lollipop with a transparent ghost as magic painting. Use a crazy spider colour page or a shriveled cat. Use the dancing skeleton and stick along other Halloween pictures with the same. Buy a range of colours, let the outline be in fluorescent colour and a sketch pen. Teach them the effect of a sketch pen and water colour paint. Let them mix poster colours in a dish. Let them colour a scarecrow, Dracula or the Halloween costumes.

If you wish to teach your child to recognize numbers, get creative with join-the-dot patterns. One could make a ghostly dog, witches hat or a witch zipping in a broom. Let the children scream out loud for the number and the final result will excite them more. Lanterns are common during Halloween and let them colour away the eyes and eyelids in different colours. They could add further colour to the lips and cheeks. The picture could be a pumpkin or a cat or a Frankenstein monster.

Painting and colouring a bat will surely excite them. Introduce them to a vulture or a hawk at the same time and let them colour the same. Colouring sheets should be of durable variety and choose the floor to colour away. Teach them to clear up the place after finishing. Give them a mop or a cloth to dab away the spill overs. Let them use Halloween colouring pages as a zombie, skeleton, a strange cat or even a haunted house.

Pumpkin coloring pages are amazing with its range in facial patterns and shapes. Choose a goblin colouring page and also the dinosaur. Wizards and witches are the kids all time favourite and what is continuous is their enthusiasm and the flow of colours.

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Now, it might be that you as a mother would be keeping busy all day long with all the house work. Sometimes, you might wish to escape the chaos of cooking meals for your family as the work might be burdensome for you. Children would be asking you to cook some tasty delicious food every other day and you would like to have some time off for yourself. However, you would not be able to take some time off for your self as you would be having children to look after. Even you would want to have a healthy life for yourself while parenting your children to have a healthy life for themselves. So, how do you find time for your self and even do all the chores without much trouble?

Here is a solution:

Keep a list of Indian recipes that you think would be quick enough to cook effortlessly. Certain recipes can be very quick enough to cook.

You can even choose to cook recipes that do not require too much time to look after it while it’s on the burner or in the oven/fridge.

If you have older children, then you can show them how to cook certain recipes without taking your help.

Have a variety of recipes in your lists as cooking the same food over and over again could attract irritation from your children.

You can even keep half-baked food for dinner while cooking lunch in the morning.

Make a note of whats healthy for your children and what’s not. Also make a note of what your children like and what they don’t.

One thing has to be noted. If you want your children to stay healthy, you must only cook food that nourishes your child completely. Cooking fast food all the time cannot be a good idea all the time as fast food cannot enable your child to stay healthy all the time. Its better to have a variety of foods.

Finally, the moral is cook healthy food with healthy emotions as well as stay healthy all the time by giving some time to your own health as well. Be A Good Parent Today! Happy Parenting!

Life is Easy. Take it Easy.

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Do you often find your teenage child acting irrationally or confused?

If yes, then is it that you find your teenage child very depressed often than not?

Teenagers are at a stage of their lives when they get easily influenced but do not know what is right/wrong and good/bad for themselves. In short they do not understand how to act responsibly but are in the stages of discovery of how to be a responsible individual all by themselves. Their enthusiasms can be found to be very high during their teen lives and thus you might find their focus wandering from one thing to another. That leads them to a stage where they will be found confused often than not. This further leads them to depression.

Other than that, often pressures from friends, teachers and especially parents can get them depressed. Many a times, other children develop bad habits in school and these habits can also infest your child’s behavior with the same environment of other children and lead to development of bad habits in their behavior.

These bad habits along with depression can often lead to teenagers taking up things like drugs/smoking/alcohol during teenage/post-teenage life. What requires to be done by the parent is:

• A parent must counsel their children as and when they find their child feeling depressed/low/confused or even angry. “Counseling can work wonders”.

 

• A parent must be aware about what the child is experiencing in school, at home and the world outside.

 

• A parent must take note of who are the child’s friends and what kind of friends does your child keep a relationship with.

 

Indeed, these steps are not to restrict your child from doing anything but to keep an eye open at your child’s ongoings and take precaution at the same time from any possible adversity. A parents ignorance about the child and their experience of life can have disastrous results. Be supportive to your child and be a good parent today!

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