Hi Sriram(machan)I was in search of a blog or YouTube channel to know various parameters in upbringing of a child. People in tirupathy don't go to the temple often but people from across the globe see it as very precious thing. Similarly even though I knew that you have been posting newsletters I didn't take much time to read it (excuse "was not so active in linkedin"). You are doing a great job. I loved the caption and the entire post. These days kids are spending more time with the smartphones than with their parents. Hope a lot of parents and yet to be parents read this newsletter.
Thank you Hari for this detailed feedback. Not only kids, the parents are equally distracted by some thing or the other. In this case especially, parents need to take the first step. They must be aware and mindful when the kids "serve"!
Thank you for bringing out interesting points/observations. Few action items from my end to implement and also to correct. Thanks for bringing them up. My Son is 5yrs old and my daughter 2yrs 8 months . The challenge most of the times is when both want your attention.
Thank you so much for sharing your feedback! Implementing "Serve & Return" when you have more than one child is indeed challenging. I'm very curious to understand how this works in your setting and would be delighted to hear how you intend to overcome these practical difficulties. It will help the others on this platform and beyond!
Good one Sriram, i feel that facial expression gets unnoticed by parents many times. One can actually take a clue if the child is interested or not. Thats an interesting point.
Daily rituals -very important. When we grew up, we as a family used to have lunch, dinner together. Sometimes Father was not present but Sunday is one day where we used to all eat together. This is one ritual that i think as a family all must create irrespective of no of generations we come across. Dining together makes a happy family and children tend to keep bonding together.
This was a major learning I got to know when my daughter started speaking . Unlike our generation, kids nowdays dont have freedom to roam around with friends , nor they have siblings to talk and share things about what they see. So parents play a huge part in giving them full attention amidst all the chaos due to office ,gadgets etc . So we make it a point to join her during "pretend & play" time to know what happened in school ,reading bed time stories etc .
Challenge is answering the complicated questions in a simpler terms and at the sametime in a sensible way. For example "Where is god? Have you seen god ? "
" Where does baby come from ?"
" Why body parts are different for male and female"
Thanks Vaishnavi for reflecting on this! You are right in the sense that friendships these days are very different from how they used to be. Pretend play is such an interesting way to participate and also understand their perspectives!
Also, I agree completely that it is indeed challenging to answer questions like the ones you pointed out. Adults need to be careful what they say!
Hi Sriram(machan)I was in search of a blog or YouTube channel to know various parameters in upbringing of a child. People in tirupathy don't go to the temple often but people from across the globe see it as very precious thing. Similarly even though I knew that you have been posting newsletters I didn't take much time to read it (excuse "was not so active in linkedin"). You are doing a great job. I loved the caption and the entire post. These days kids are spending more time with the smartphones than with their parents. Hope a lot of parents and yet to be parents read this newsletter.
Thank you Hari for this detailed feedback. Not only kids, the parents are equally distracted by some thing or the other. In this case especially, parents need to take the first step. They must be aware and mindful when the kids "serve"!
Thank you for bringing out interesting points/observations. Few action items from my end to implement and also to correct. Thanks for bringing them up. My Son is 5yrs old and my daughter 2yrs 8 months . The challenge most of the times is when both want your attention.
Thank you so much for sharing your feedback! Implementing "Serve & Return" when you have more than one child is indeed challenging. I'm very curious to understand how this works in your setting and would be delighted to hear how you intend to overcome these practical difficulties. It will help the others on this platform and beyond!
Good one Sriram, i feel that facial expression gets unnoticed by parents many times. One can actually take a clue if the child is interested or not. Thats an interesting point.
Daily rituals -very important. When we grew up, we as a family used to have lunch, dinner together. Sometimes Father was not present but Sunday is one day where we used to all eat together. This is one ritual that i think as a family all must create irrespective of no of generations we come across. Dining together makes a happy family and children tend to keep bonding together.
Thanks for your feedback Ramya. Yes, having a meal together is simple yet powerful. I regret not having had the opportunity with my own family.
Beautifully penned sriram ..
This was a major learning I got to know when my daughter started speaking . Unlike our generation, kids nowdays dont have freedom to roam around with friends , nor they have siblings to talk and share things about what they see. So parents play a huge part in giving them full attention amidst all the chaos due to office ,gadgets etc . So we make it a point to join her during "pretend & play" time to know what happened in school ,reading bed time stories etc .
Challenge is answering the complicated questions in a simpler terms and at the sametime in a sensible way. For example "Where is god? Have you seen god ? "
" Where does baby come from ?"
" Why body parts are different for male and female"
Thanks Vaishnavi for reflecting on this! You are right in the sense that friendships these days are very different from how they used to be. Pretend play is such an interesting way to participate and also understand their perspectives!
Also, I agree completely that it is indeed challenging to answer questions like the ones you pointed out. Adults need to be careful what they say!