In today’s fast-changing World it is very tough for every Parent to raise Kids properly so they can achieve & live a healthy & prosperous life. To raise Kids properly every parent has to make Kids Foundation very strong. It very tough & required many skills & techniques for parents to raise their kids properly & keep away her/him from unnecessary digital gadgets, to learn them time management, money management & to develop other qualities which lead kids to become them a Good & Successful Human Being. Here I’ve cover three main topics which are very crucial & need to discuss at an early age so Kids can understand better & can make good decisions in their life. These Topics are: Failure & Disappointment, Sex & related topics and Money Management. Besides these topics, there are some more Topics on which Parent’s have to discuss with their Children. Let’s have a look at these 3 most vital topics: 1. Failure, Disappointment & Depression: In this World no one is perfect & everyone faces some failure & disappointment in their life at different stages. Same is for children they also face failures & get disappointed. The main difference is that adults can handle failure but some time Kids cannot handle failure & get disappointed. It may cause depression in children. There are lots of reasons for depression in Kids. It’s parent’s duty to watch their Kids & analyze if they are in any problem if yes then give kids a proper solution, help & guidance so Kids can learn to manage & handle these situations effectively without harming themselves. Reasons for Disappointment & Depression and Children issues: There are lots of reasons like Kids not performing well in Exams, not able to perform better in sports, may be a victim of bullying, may be a victim of cyberbullying or may have some appearance issue. Solution for Disappointment & Depression in Kids: To solve & help kids first parents have to have a watch on their Kids if parents found some changes in Kids behaviour, manners, lack in the study, health or anything irregular then they should talk to their kids as a friend & should support their kids morally & emotionally. Parents should not behave like a saviour, always they should teach their kids how to manage all these problems & if all these things are discussed with kids at an early age then these learning will definitely help Kids in handling all these types of situation beautifully. Know more Children Issues & Solutions in detail. 2. Sex & Other related Topics: It may seem an irrelevant topic to discuss with Kids but it is very important to tell & teach Kids about Sex & other related topics. Not at a very early age but parents should start to discuss early so Kids can understand things about sex & related topics. Parents can start talking with kids when watching the pregnant woman on TV or some other program-related with child education. Parents also can start talking while explaining private parts & good touch & bad touch. All these good teaching will help kids in better understanding about sex. If a child better understands all these things then a child can understand good touch & bad touch, can analyze bad situations & can save them. It also helps kids to not follow bad habits & can save them creating the wrong perception about sex. There are a lot more techniques to teach kids about sex education & it is also called Birds & Bees Talk. 3. Financial Planning/Money Management: To teach Money Management or Financial Planning to kids, it’s not an easy task for parents. Parents have to start it early to teach children about money so in future, they can handle & can do better financial planning. In starting parents should take kids while going for market & should use Cash so that they can understand how money is used for purchasing goods. Parents should give some tasks of shopping to kids in limited budget with shopping options like if they purchase one thing for a higher amount then they can go for other options also to save money. These types of tasks will help kids in understanding how money is used & how they can save money. Parents should teach children how money is managed & should tell them different terms & there meanings like: Spending, Saving, Investment, Donation. All these terms help kids to understand better money management. There are lots of other methods which parents can try to Teach Kids about Money Management. Hope this will help every parent to connect and communicate with their children more easily and will make their bonding more strong and will help children in understanding and managing these problems easily.
Summer Camps & Benefits: Summer Holidays are going to start & children as well as parents, all are making plans for children’s summer vacations. For children, it’s time for full fun, enjoyment & entertainment but for parents, this is the time they think how they can make summer holidays more fruitful for their kids so they can learn & develop new skills & can enjoy as well. For all these questions Summer Camps are the best option for children. Importance of Summer Camp: Summer Camps play an important role in growth & learning of children. School going Kids have a fixed routine & environment that’s why children need some time for outing & to understand & learn the other things which can’t be learned in the Classroom or at Home. Summer Camps are great places which help Children to learn & develop lots of new things like Self-confidence, Friendship, Independent living, Social Skills & develop many more new skills. Summer Camp Benefits: Camp helps to develop a new interest in Kids: Children face one common problem regarding their interest is that all schools don’t provide facility as per their interest e.g. if a child is interested in Archery but the school doesn’t have that facility in this scenario summer camps are great options. There are summer camps which provide different sports & interest based facility for children & by joining summer camp which provide facility as per Kid’s interest Kids can learn & upgrade their skills as per their interest. Camp helps Kids to change perception: Maximum students attend the same school year after year with the same peers, which leads to developing a particular perception & labeling. A child may become quite, chatterbox, studious etc. But in reality when he/she joins a camp gets a new environment, people or space he/she become more lively & excited. When Kids visit camps they meet new people, visit new places their perception will breakout & their way of looking things will change. Camp helps in developing & acquiring new skills: Summer Camp helps children to acquire & master new skills even if the school offers different activities, camp helps to master your skills. The bigger benefit of camps is that children are free to learn new skills & can take the risk to learn new things as there is not any burden of school & home. Camps help to go deeper to learn new skills like coding, sports or any other activity which children want to master. Camp helps kids to open up & build friendship: Summer Camps helps children to interact with new kids which helps them to open up & develop a new friendship. In camps, Kids meet different types of students, interact with them, share their thoughts & connect with likeminded Kids & develop a new friendship. This will help kids in sharing their thoughts, become expressive and understand the value of friendship. Camp helps Kids to be more physically & mentally active: In the present time of technology, children are becoming lazier & are not so physically active. After school kids stick to computers & mobile which is the major reason for Kids to become lazy. Summer Camps help Kids to become more physically & mentally active with different sports & activities. Parents & students can choose different camps as per their need & choices as in summer there are all types of camps are available. Camp develops Independence and Empowerment in Kids: Summer Camp helps children to make them Independent & empower them with many other qualities. When attending a camp children have to manage all things independently & have to take all decisions by themselves. This independence makes them more responsible & independent as all the things they do will depend on their own decisions. Summer Camp Develop resiliency and confidence: Camp develop resiliency in children. In a camp, Kids have to participate in different activities which develop resiliency & make children learn that it’s okay to fail & help kids to understand their limits & how they can improve & fix thing in which they lack. Different activities in a camp also help children to boost their confidence. Camp helps Kids in developing & enhancing their creativity: Summer Camp helps children to identify & develop their creativity. In school, Kids doesn’t get enough time to explore their hobbies & creativity. Summer vacations are a great time for kids to explore new hobbies & enhance their creativity. E.g. Some kids want to learn Painting, Sketching, Music or want to improve some other creativity. For all these summer vacation & camps are the best solutions for children without hampering studies. Camp enhances Social Skills of Kids. Children when staying away from home in a camp with friends & other people this gathering develop very good social skills in kids. Children in camp learn to share, caring, appreciation & improve their EQ (Emotional Quotient). With EQ, kids learn how to manage emotions, connect with other people, empathize, relate & other social skills. Connect with Nature: In today’s scenario, people are living in cities which don’t have many green areas & natural surroundings. Due to the lack of natural surrounding kids don’t understand the value & importance of nature & natural resources in their life. Summer Camps helps kids to understand nature more closely. Some camps organize Trekking, River Rafting, Hill Station visit & many more activities & sports which helps Kids to understand nature& environment. Sports & activities also develop an understanding of how nature works & how kids can contribute to saving nature. Entertainment, Enjoyment & Fun: Summer Camps are not only learning centre to learn new skills, but camps are also the venue where children enjoy, entertain & do lots of fun. Summer Camps have lots of things to do & enjoy. Those parents who are planning to send their Kids to camp we suggest them to prepare their kids to get the maximum benefit of the camp.
To understand Limit Setting & Discipline let’s imagine every home’s typical scene: Davin a little boy aged 25 months reaches for a glass fish pot which have two colorful fishes. His mother is watching him & when she understand that he is trying to reach the pot she gave her “the look” with broaden eyes firmly saying “No!”. Little boy continues to move towards fish pot repeating his mother’s words “No! No! No!”. Davin’s mother reached fish pot just before little Davin was supposed to pull the fish pot. Davin’s mother shouted; “You aren’t supposed to touch the fish pot.” Why don’t you understand? Little Davin start laughing which make his mother more angry. It is a very common scenario in every home but parents have to understand the main cause of why little kids don’t obey & how parents can avoid any accident which can happen disobeying the parents. Let’s understand the age factor of kids & their understanding. Best age for kids to make them disciplined: Three is that age at which Kids starts to understand & have maturity to monitor their behavior & to control their impulses. Three years is an average age group at which Kids typically ready for discipline & is given as a guideline, Three Years is also called magical age. It may vary as children grow & mature at different rates. When parents talk about disciplining kids, actually parents are trying to help their kids in developing & learning to regulate their own behavior. Before Three Years Age Kids don’t have inner control & can’t stop themselves from doing whatever it is they want to do & also children before age Three have judgment power to keep themselves safe & secure. It’s every parent’s duty to provide external control which will protect them until they are able to do good judgment & can protect themselves. Parents can do this by using “Limit Setting Techniques for Kids”, such as: Distracting the Children Providing a Safe Environment Repeating Basic Rules Parents should do all of this without any expectations if kid is under three. As kid mature, parents can start expecting obeying & inner control from their kids. What Parents should do? A limit setting response: Let’s check what options Davin’s mother has to do with her 25-months old child? As Davin shows interest in Fish Pot, his mother can do: Remind Davin of the rule: She can remind her boy that “We don’t touch fish.” Distract Davin: His mother can distract him by pointing something else which may interest him, such as Toy Car, Birds, Fan, any other sound etc. Change the location of Fish Pot: Davin’s mother can move Fish Pot out of sight or somewhere else where Davin can’t reach. Recognize Davin’s Interest: His mother can recognize his interest in colorful moving objects in water like fish. She can tell him about more living creatures which lives in water. She can tell him more about fishes; can gently let him touch the fishes. So little kid can understand better. Explain why parents have set the rules: She can tell her little boy that “the glass pot can fall over, he can hurt by broken glass pieces, the water can spill and fishes can die’. A Discipline response: After the age Three, Davin’s Mom can expect more to display greater inner discipline. After the age of Three if Davin reaches the Fish Pot then interaction & conversation between both mother & son will be like: Remind Davin of the rule: “No, Davin we don’t touch fish pot.” If Davin Obeys: If kid obey her mother then praise him. Also remember one more thing that kids follows elders so you have to aware before touching fish pot if kids are there or not. Make Sure that Kids understand why limit was set: It can be confirm by asking that “Why doesn’t Mom want you touch the Fish Pot”. If Kids don’t obey: Mom can remove Davin from the room. Conversation: Mom should talk & make him understand when both are calm & start conversation like: “Do you know why we can’t touch the Fish Pot?” “What could happen if the Fish pot fall down?” “What were you trying to do with the Fish Pot when I told you to stop?” “How can you get to touch the fish pot the next time?” The answer to this last question could be having Davin ask mom to hold the Fish pot so Davin can get closer the fishes. Conclusion: The purpose of developing discipline in Kids is to teach Kids inner-discipline so they can make proper decisions & don’t need parents in future to set their limits. It’s Parents job to provide controls that Kids need till they are developmentally ready. Parents should use such techniques which do not hurt Kids & at same time which let you feel confident as a parent.
Every married couple wants to enjoy parenthood. After getting children sometimes parents feel that it is not an easy task to raising a family. Then they understand that they have to learn & understand the best ways to raise their family. For parents raising a family while keeping their life balanced is basically an art & it can be developed by using simple techniques. Following are Top 10 Parenting Tips which can help every parent to balance their life while raising their family. Know your Kid’s Strength & Weakness: Every Parent should identify weakness & strength of their kids which can help them to build their kid’s self-esteem, to develop confidence & to teach him other aspects of life. E.g. If a child analyze things fast & reply fast, with this ability if he disrespect those who takes more time in analyzing things then parents should make him understand to use his strength to help others or in any other positive manner not for disrespecting others. Same if a Kids has any weakness then parents should encourage him/her to overcome that problem by developing confidence & self-esteem in that Kid. Kids understand & listen carefully how to handle or correct adverse situation & behavior when their dignity is intact. Punish Kids or Praise them & Reward them: Punishing a child is not as effective as Praising them & Rewarding them. While focusing on weakness parents should also find the ways to assist & help children to develop their full potential. It can be done by praising kids when they little good things like helping someone, parents should reward them for good thing they do. By all this when kids develop their potential then their weakness will also overcome by their positive attitude & talents. When kids are encouraged & parents help them on their weakness then it will work more effectively. By working on these two ways kids will overcome their weakness & will acquire talents, self-confidence to compensate for any weakness or any other deficiencies. Avoid negative emotions like anger, ridicule & sarcasm: If a child has some problem in controlling his behavior or some negativity, it will feel him/her worse. Parents should handle this situation with love, Short & Mild suggestions. Like if a child has problem in learning & he/her develop some negative thoughts then parents should teach them learning tips & tricks with love so that they can develop positive mindset & attitude towards there weakness & can overcome over their problems. Comparison between Siblings: Parents should always note that if anyone of their kids fells that other one is favored. If this situation occurs then parents should clear & make kids understand that all kids are equal to parents. Because if a kid feels that his/her sibling is favored then it can create rivalry which may last the rest of their lives & may cause more problems in family. Make sure your all kids know that their parents love them equally. Parents can get support from outside if they need: Life with children is like a roller coaster ride. Parents have to solve, help & resolve all their children problems in any way, it may be helping them in career decision making or helping them in any other way. If parents fail to help their kids in their crucial time then it will create negative effect over children. So parents are suggested that if they need any help from their friends, from experts or from any other person they should go for it to help their kids because there will be negative aspects to child rearing. Positive Attention & Negative Attention: Children always need positive attention from parents & family. If parents don’t give positive attention they may seek for negative attention because any attention is better than ignorance. So parents are advised to show positive attention to children. Love, Care & Positive attention are the greatest healers. Monitor Child’s use of the Internet: Parents should have a eye on their Kids use of Internet. There are different types of stuff over Internet which can harm your kids. So watch kids internet uses, get software which can control their internet access to dangerous websites & programs & can show you their details of website they visit & monitor their chats. Life changes when you become Parents; Accept it: When you have a child, it is advised to change accordingly. Change your daily routine, manage time to spend with your children, take interest in their games and participate in little activities they do. All these will help you to make relationship & family bonding more strong. Parent by example: Parents should think that their little children are like little copy machines who will copy everything you do. So parents should not behave badly & avoid every activity which can affect their little ones in a negative way. Parents should always try to become example in front of their children. Never give up on your child: All children problems are not so big which can’t be resolved. Resolve & worked on your children problems with humor, goodwill, Perseverance & Love. With good pparental support most troublesome children have become amazing person in their future. So don’t give up on your child handle situation beautifully with caring nature & love. In future what your Child will be? It all depends on his/her family life & on their Parents. Parents should give all they can, keep themselves cool, keep themselves connected with children always. By following all these simple tips will result in surprise, joy & will reward parents.