| My child is my world to me....! | | | | me so fragile. I reached the school driving ferociously |
| Bringing up a child takes lots of patience, | | | | fast without a care for my own safety. Somehow, I |
| perseverance and limitless energy. You need to | | | | managed to reach his school and found him lying in |
| understand his small needs to his bigger expectations. | | | | the rest room with bandages over his forehead. I |
| Every child is different from other and for a father; | | | | had huge relief on seeing him fine, notwithstanding his |
| his child is the best creation that has happened in this | | | | not so serious injuries. I very soon realized that my |
| world. For me, my child is no different. He is the best | | | | world starts and ends with my little child. |
| thing that has happened to me. | | | | My day starts at 6 in the morning. It hurts me when |
| My kid, Vathsal, is 9 years of age, but is very | | | | I had to wake him up as I see a serene calmness in |
| different from other children of his age. He is mature | | | | his sleep. It takes me 5 minutes of cajoling to get |
| enough to understand the difference between good | | | | him out of the bed. I take care of his priorities like |
| and evil; right and wrong. At this young age, he | | | | bathing and dressing him up for school. My wife takes |
| exhibits immense talent and leadership qualities, which | | | | care of his food and other household chores at that |
| I try to imbibe in me. His life revolves around playing | | | | time. After breakfast, I take him to board his school |
| Cricket and I see a fire within him to succeed in this | | | | van. That time of 5 minutes before the van comes, I |
| field. I see a focus in his little eyes and confidence to | | | | see myself totally mesmerized by the brooding look |
| take over the world. At nights, when I reach home, | | | | on his face, his innocent questions and his confidence |
| he becomes my playmate and we play cricket. The | | | | to take on the day ahead. His confidence rubs on to |
| happiness I see in his eyes at that moment can | | | | me and makes my day very eventful. |
| never be replicated ever. | | | | That's my world with my child. Some parenting tip, |
| At times, I see him being considerate to his | | | | which may help you with your kid. |
| younger colleagues and his cousins for they look | | | | - Every Child is different and unique in all respects |
| upon him as their guardian angel. He doesn't crave for | | | | - Never scold your child- for what he does, is what |
| the regular children stuff like ice creams; sweets etc., | | | | he is taught to do. |
| and throw no tantrums at all. He fills up the void in | | | | - Set an example in front of your child. Never fight in |
| me and makes me realize the importance of my | | | | front of your child. |
| family and marital happiness. For me, he is my | | | | - Give your child a positive and vibrant atmosphere. |
| strength as well as my weakness. His innocence | | | | - Let your child play as long as he feels- it will |
| invokes in me a sense of responsibility and eternal | | | | enhance his/her creativity, stamina, skills. |
| happiness. | | | | - Find out innovative ways to teach your child his/her |
| A child could do no wrong as he sees the world from | | | | lessons. He/she should grasp his subject as a |
| his own perspective. I remember a story which goes | | | | pleasurable experience rather than an incurable |
| like this; a father took his son for an outing to a fair. | | | | sickness. |
| There were giant wheels, see-saw, video games, etc. | | | | - Cultivate a habit of self study. |
| but the place was really crowded. After sometime his | | | | - Give your child love of both parents. Set your |
| son started crying. Father could not understand why | | | | differences aside and give him/ her an opportunity to |
| the child was crying. He expected his son to be | | | | grow as a happy and contented child. |
| happy and participative in the fair. He explained his | | | | - Cultivate nutritious food habits. Don't be too |
| son all the happenings in the fair, how the children are | | | | concerned. He knows what he should eat and what |
| enjoying the wheels, the eateries and games. But he | | | | fill he should have. |
| found his child was still crying. He got annoyed and | | | | - Spend time with your child, the more the merrier. |
| scolded him, but after sometime he felt very bad | | | | - Involve him in creative activities. Encourage your |
| and put his hands over the child's shoulder and | | | | child to do things differently. |
| kneeled besides him. At that very moment he | | | | - Put your child through some challenges and |
| realized his mistake. He was seeing a different world | | | | encourage him/her to do well. This will make him/her |
| altogether from that point. He was actually seeing | | | | confident for his future endeavors. |
| the fair from the same height as his child and he was | | | | - Never compare your child with other children, |
| appalled at the sight, he saw. He saw only the crowd, | | | | negatively. This will make him/her lose his/her self |
| nothing else; no giant wheels, no games, no eateries | | | | esteem and confidence. |
| and no happiness around. Father soon realized his | | | | - Always encourage your child to ask questions. |
| mistake and from then onwards he became far more | | | | - Be a friend to your child, rather than an elder. |
| considerate towards his son. | | | | - Share your little problems with your kid and you'll |
| Everybody is a child before becoming an adult hence | | | | find his/her solutions surprisingly refreshing and |
| the onus lies in understanding the importance of | | | | uniquely acceptable. |
| child's natural progression towards adolescence. | | | | - Never ignore your child. Remember, he/she sees |
| My child's presence gives me immense strength and I | | | | the world from a different height and with a |
| felt incomplete in his absence. I get all my confidence | | | | different perspective. |
| just remembering his innocent face and the | | | | - Kiss your child goodnight every night, night after |
| expectations he sees in me. I remember an incident | | | | night. He'll/ she'll go to sleep with a positive and |
| around 3 years back, when I got a call in my office | | | | assured mind. |
| from his school that he had fallen down while playing | | | | - Never wake him/her up suddenly, cajole and draw |
| in school and got injured. I wanted to speak to him, | | | | him/her out of the bed. |
| but the doctor refused saying that he was not in a | | | | - Don't restrain his/her aggressiveness. Mould his/her |
| position to speak. I felt my legs trembling and hands | | | | aggressiveness to his strength. |
| shivering. Till that time, I considered myself as a | | | | - Today your child depends on you. Take good care |
| strong human being, enough courage to face any | | | | of him/her. The day will not be far off, when you |
| adversity in the world, but this one moment made | | | | become depended on your child. |