Encourage Your Child’s bonding with nature

Ask any parent to recount their happy childhood days and they will probably recount innumerable stories of all the fun and frolic in the playground with friends, being messy and dirty and laughing loudly, scolding from their parents for tearing their clothes while climbing trees and just simply following birds and butterflies in the park. Now ask the children of current generation living in cities to narrate a really happy and interesting day, and most probably they will tell you regarding video games, TV shows, shopping malls.

Notice the disparity in stories of two different generations? Children of today are completely disconnected with the outside world and with nature. Many of them would never have seen an ant hill or explored the great outdoors. They hardly have any direct experience of nature. So what, a parent might wonder, they are still smarter than us! Well the children might be smart overall, but there is an apathy or indifference for nature.

Ever wondered why a child living in the mountains seems to glow with health and is bursting with energy even though he might be poor and not getting two decent meals a day? Its that fresh mountain air! The sharp senses and agility of people living within the folds of nature can leave any city folk astounded. Humans originated within natural surroundings and when children don’t spend time outdoors, they get alienated with the natural world that can lead to problems like obesity, stuttering, inability to mingle with people, stress etc.

Research has proved again and again that learning from and with nature makes the mind sharper and reduces stress. Many children suffer from anxiety and are overactive and difficult to control. Regular interaction with nature releases this pent up energy, exhausts and calms the mind and helps concentration. Being with nature gives children a sense of wonder, they feel encouraged to explore, tap into the unknown!

Parents instinctively feel the nature disconnect in their children and try to provide them as much exposure as possible. It might no longer be possible for children to roam around freely and go out alone, but parents try to be creative and sporty by arranging nature hikes, bicycling trips, park picnics, vacations to un-commercialized places with natural beauty and even mini gardens in their own apartments and backyards. The child might not have access to natural surroundings, but encouraging them to play and spend time outdoors as much as possible can work wonders for their health.

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How To Raise A Responsible Child

All parents want their children to grow up into fine young adults, kind and caring at heart and taking responsibility for their actions. But the path is long and treacherous and requires immense amount of patience and guidance from parents. Each child is unique and so are the ways to deal with them. Parents adopt different tactics in their effort to mould a well behaved child. There are options galore to bring up confident self reliant children and parents too learn and modify their approach according to what works best with their child. Some basic principles of parenthood that most parents follow include:

• Being supportive and friendly – Children can easily be guided or misguided. It is up to the parents to keep all communication lines open with their children and create a friendly amicable surrounding where children can feel secure and unburden their problems. Parental support and confidence goes a long way in boosting a child’s self confidence that gets reflected well in their studies as well as daily activities.
• Setting examples through actions – Children absorb from their surroundings; and their first surroundings are their home and parents – their role model. Children no matter how old and even past their teens, try to imbibe and imitate people they adore. They also unconsciously take up habits and behavior of their parents whom they observe every day. It is very easy for parents to show the right path simply by modeling the correct behavior with their children.
• Setting limits – Children being who they are, are bound to try their luck and test all limits set by parents. It can be anything from throwing tantrums, being rude, uncooperative or simply refusing to listen. But these are the crucial times when parents need to hold their own and not get swayed by their child’s tears. Parents must avoid indulging every whim and fancy of their child and teach them to work towards earning what they want.
• Inculcating good behavior right from childhood – It is never too early and never too late to teach children good behavior. Babies can be taught to sleep during the night and stay awake in the morning; toddlers can be taught to play in their own area and not spread their toys in the house; and teens too can be taught that they must behave and earn their rewards. Starting early ensures that being good and helpful develops into the child’s nature.
• Appreciating and rewarding children – Positive response and energy flows into the surroundings and infects all. Appreciating your child’s good deeds, however small make them feel proud and eager to do more good. Having faith in their abilities and believing in their capacity helps them develop self confidence. Try to reward a child when they do something nice and kind. If they are willing to donate their old toys and books to an orphanage, add some more stuff from your side too. Instead of bribing children with expensive toys to make them study hard, parents should provide them with greater incentives like a favorite outing. 
• Allowing children to make mistakes and learn from them – Everyone makes mistakes, even adults and so do children. Instead of flying off into a rage for your child’s poor school performance, make them understand that they are responsible for their actions. If the child is not prepared for a class test and wants to skip school, they must realize that that’s wrong and parents cannot agree to their demand. By being supportive yet firm parents can send across the message that children are responsible for their own actions.

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Is Respect An Issue with Your Children?

Respect certainly is a major issue in most households today, what with children becoming rude and refusing to listen!

What’s causing this? Most probably a lack of communication between parents and children, where parents speak and children must listen. But that’s not the case anymore. Children today are most fierce about their ego, respect and self reliance. They won’t take anything lying down, not even from their parents; and there needs to be an explanation for everything. The way children were dealt with earlier and the way to deal with them now has undergone a sea change. Children are wiser and well informed now as compared to their previous generation. They want to be considered an equal and to be heard out by the elders. What they really want is to make friends with their parents not instructing bosses!

Parents too must understand that they need to earn the respect of their children over a period of time. The children may bow to their wishes out of fear when they are too young, but that soon changes once they grow up. Respect needs to flow two ways – parents and children alike. Parents too must respect their children. Instead of handing out instructions, if parents make an earnest effort to explain to their children the reasons for their decision, that could go a long way in building bridges between them.

Rules apply to all! Children might feel resentful about so many rules and no fun in their life, but they can be made to understand that parents too follow rules for themselves. Give them a break once in a while by relaxing rules like letting them sleep late on weekends.

A relaxed home environment with everyone from children to adults sharing in household chores and shouldering responsibilities according to age is a good scenario for teaching them self reliance and helping them earn reward for their help. By engaging kids from early age in family activities, you can teach them to help around and send out a confidence boosting message that they are indispensable!

Hold family discussions where children too have a say. Appreciate any nice suggestions given by them and implement them. Children need to be heard if you expect them to pay any heed to what you say. Present minor problems to them and let them puzzle out their solutions. Respect their opinions and involve them in small decisions. Then they won’t feel let down if a major decision is taken by the parent that they might consider to be unfair. 

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Relax and have fun too

When was the last time you had a fun filled evening with your children? Have you been too busy with work and not found enough time to spend with your children? Have your children been whining for a while about a promised picnic that never materialized? You better sit up and take note now, before things become worse!

With their busy schedule, parents don’t often find time for quality interaction with their children. Promises are made and forgotten or children pampered with expensive toys as compensation. Nothing can replace a close bond between parents and children and it is important that you make family time every week religiously. By setting aside a specific day for family interaction, parents send across the message of companionship and reliability to their wards and instill in them the values and worth of family life.

There are several things you can do with your children on a weekend that can be fun as well as a source of bonding. Whether you spend time indoors or outdoors, play games or get a chore done, what really matters is that you do it together with the children, enjoy doing it and let children lead the way. There are innumerable fun things to do with children and you can also get innovative and come up with idea for a fun day.

·         Play indoor board games together or create your own games.

·         Read and discuss a book or have reading contests.

·         You can even have a competition for writing a story or create a story where every member contributes a part.

·         Draw and hand paint a huge canvas where everyone lets their imagination go and gets dirty.

·         Play those childhood games of creating a house or fort with pillows and blankets.

·         Experience the great outdoors with children by going for hikes to nearby hilly area.

·         Arrange family picnics to a park.

·         Visit a museum or library.

·         Get up early, jog to a clear area and have sunrise breakfast.

·         Have pillow fights.

·         Build sandcastles.

·         Go for bike rides.

·         Arrange a scavenger hunt.

·         Interact with nature in your mini garden.

·         Cook together and let the children help out too.

·         Make your own short movie with a camcorder.

The list of all that you can do with your children can be endless. All you need to do is set time aside and the rest happens simultaneously!

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Ensure Your Child’s Safety When Away At Work

With the world full of uncertainties, it has become very difficult to trust someone blindly. When it comes to safety and personal security it is difficult to judge someone just by glance. Human nature is always suspicious of strangers, and when it comes to leaving children in someone else’s care while you – the parent go away to work, you take all possible precautions and make every possible background check. Whether the child is a toddler or a teen, a parent usually never wants to leave them alone at home for long.

Traditionally, grandparents have provided the much needed security and supervision while the parents were away at work, but this has become difficult in recent times. With changing social setup and families moving frequently according to job requirement, the great joint family has contracted to small nuclear families, where generally both parents are working. Thus getting outside help to supervise children when away working, is a reality that all parents have to deal with. Before leaving children alone in day care or with a nanny or paid helpers at home, it is important to take some precautionary and safety measures like:

• Discuss within the family about the best options available to keep your child supervised.
• For little children, it is best to scout around for well established day care that has a good track record.
• Don’t just believe what you hear from others, satisfy yourself with personal visit and meeting with supervisors.
• After enrolling your child, make a surprise visit or two to check that the care center keeps its word about the routine for children, their meals and sleep schedules.
• If opting for a paid home help to supervise children, accept only referred house help from known sources.
• Register their contact details and past employment record with the nearest police station for added safety.
• Find out all the information that you can about your hired help. Consult people they have worked with earlier about their conduct and capacity to supervise. Also check to see if they have had any past criminal record or carry any liabilities.
• Do not leave valuables and other expensive stuff at home that could lead to theft when you are away from home.
• Solicit neighbors’ help to keep an eye on your house and child until the house help is considered trustworthy and reliable.
• Make surprise visits to your home in the middle of the day or return early from work to check that the children are safe and well supervised.
• Do not ill treat the house help which could make them resent you or your child, leading to unwanted consequences.
• If the children are grown up and can take care of self when you are at work, give it a try.
• Teach children to stay inside the house and never open doors to strangers.
• Children can be forgetful and irresponsible when unsupervised. Instill in them a sense of discipline and safety from an early age to ensure your peace of mind when away from home.
• Be in regular touch with your children when out of the house via phone / mail.
• Install security features for the house to make it secure against break-ins.

 

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Organized Study for Class Tests and Exams

Sweating over multiple class tests next week? Feeling panicky about how to cover Maths, Physics and Chemistry within a week? No use cursing the teachers about scheduling so many tests at the same time. What will really help you in this case is planning out your study schedule for the week leading up to the tests. Given that you have been regular with your studies, some smart studying should help you ace the tests with flying colours.

• The first and basic rule to avoid last minute panic is to study daily and regularly. It is important to attend daily classes in school, not just physically but mentally too. And to ensure that, you can start by taking notes of what the teacher teaches in class. Notes help in a quick recap of the important points teachers cover in school. Keeping your notes organized subject wise and making sure that they are legible, makes sense so that it can be reviewed at any time and can reduce last minute panic rush. Make sure to go through your daily notes after school. Reading and reviewing them a few times ensures that you remember what you have learnt that day.
• Manage your time effectively. It’s no use slogging for 8 hours daily for a week before the tests if you have not been studying at all for the past month. Trying to memorize everything at once will only muddle you even more. With a week in hand, you can plan out your available study time and divide it between the three subjects to be covered – Maths, Physics and Chemistry. Maybe you are strong in Maths and do not need too much practice, so allocate less time for that subject. Instead practice Physics in the time saved if you find the subject difficult. Also, you can study one subject each day or study a little of all three daily, depends on what works best for you. Limit the daily time of study according to your attention and concentration capacity. Most students cannot achieve quality study beyond 2 hours, that too with breaks. So take short breaks after an hour of study. But concentrate and don’t get distracted when you are at it.
• Devise a method of studying. Every student has a method to study and memorize. Some like to speak aloud and repeat to themselves, while others prefer writing everything down. Some students make and review regular notes while others attempt written and mock tests. To practice for MCQs, it is better to concentrate on facts and details, while long answers need revision of important and expected topics. Maybe the teacher has stressed on some Physics experiments in class. Or some Chemistry equations are a must to be reviewed.
• Don’t make excuses for yourself. Do not postpone studying to later or tomorrow. With so much to study, it is natural to feel overwhelmed sometimes. But do not take a complete break for some days. That makes getting back to it even tougher. Instead take help from teachers at school to help plan a workable routine for you. If you are not in a mood to study a particular subject, try something else. Infuse fun into studying by scheduling a group study session once in a while. Or design tests for each other in your group and review the results together. This way, you get a break from monotonous studies and memorize important chapters in an innovative way. You can also plan a quiz on a particular chapter or subject. Get creative with studies, but don’t give them up.

Simply Shiksha is an online portal that helps students excel in their studies and deal with difficult subjects in a planned manner. It provides personal and customized feedback to students in each and every chapter and subject. This helps the students to understand their strength and weakness and helps to focus on the AREA OF IMPROVEMENT. With Simply Shiksha packages, students can take regular online test and exams in chosen CBSE Science and CBSE Maths subjects, and practice ICSE / CBSE sample papers besides other features. Also the solutions given help the students to solve or answer the questions in the correct manner. This approach helps in achieving better results during exams as well as helps in systematic learning. It is seen that using Simply Shiksha packages helps students reduce time wastage and maximize their understanding of the subject and improve their performance in class tests, term tests and exams. Simply Shiksha packages are reasonably priced and are available for Maths, Science, Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects. The packages are available for CBSE 6^th Std. to 12^th Std. and ICSE 6^th Std. to 10^th Std. Simply Shiksha also offers a package for CET Karnataka preparation that includes CET sample paper. To learn more about the website, log on to http://www.simplyshiksha.com

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Television And Its Effects On Children

 

Teach Your Children Social Values

Charity begins at home!

And teaching children to be giving and forgiving has become a lot more difficult now. Earlier when people used to live in large joint family environment, grandparents, uncles and aunts and siblings and cousins ensured that our children imbibed sharing and caring automatically. There was always some festival to celebrate together or volunteering with grandparents to help those less fortunate.

But the competitive and fast paced lifestyle that every individual, including children, leads today hardly leaves any quality time for parents to teach social bonding to their children. With the changing social scenario, large families are now leading to small nuclear families. There is a lack of sharing and social bonding. With increased media exposure and the pampering nature of parents, who want to compensate for their lack of quality time with children, the young generation is spoilt for choices.

Making children aware of their surroundings and developing their caring and helping nature should be top priority with parents who want to bring up socially responsible children they can be proud of. Since children learn from example, parents become their first role models. There are small ways in which children can be taught respect and appreciation for others.

• Parents should lead their children by example. When children see their parents getting involved in social initiatives like donating cash and kind to orphanages; teaching the underprivileged in their spare time etc. that will have a profound effect on them. Even if the children are not directly involved in the exercise they will learn from observation.
• Teach politeness and humbleness towards those less fortunate. It is important for the children to understand that a higher social status does not give them the right to be arrogant or disrespectful towards others. Teach them to treat the house help with regard and not mock at beggars on the streets. With parental guidance they should understand that it is circumstances which make others less privileged.
• Teach children the value of money and inculcate the habit of saving at an early age. With easy accessibility to everything their heart desires, this is one of the most difficult qualities to develop in children. Set an example yourself. Give children piggybanks and take them along when opening their bank accounts. Let them deposit their money on their own. Also make them set aside some cash regularly for donation and helping others.
• Involve children in volunteer activities like gathering food and clothing for donation and involve them in social initiatives like clean your street, clean the park or paint your school. Children love social interaction and learn important social values in the same process.
• Teach children to involve the less privileged too in their joy and happiness. During birthdays and parties invite the house help and other maintenance staff too. To make birthdays special, visit an orphanage with gifts of food and other stuff. Let children contribute with their own ideas and a percentage of their savings.
• Meet with your child’s school administration to encourage them to involve children in community service. Many schools encourage children to collect money for UNICEF. In case of natural disasters or calamities, schools ask students to help with donations in cash and kind.
• If your child wants to do his / her bit to help others, let them. They may want to donate their old school books and story books to the underprivileged kids. Or if they bring an injured friend home to dress their wound, do help them. Children may sympathize and want to do something to help the stray dogs and other abandoned animals. Find nearby animal shelters and help transport animals to these places.

Simply Shiksha is an online portal that helps students excel in their studies and deal with difficult subjects in a planned manner. It provides personal and customized feedback to the students in each and every chapter and subject. This helps the students to understand their strength and weakness and helps to focus on the AREA OF IMPROVEMENT. Also the solutions given help the students to solve or answer the questions in the correct manner. This approach helps in achieving better results in exams as well as helps in systematic learning. It is seen that using Simply Shiksha packages helps students reduce time wastage and maximize their understanding of the subject and improve their performance in class tests, term tests and exams. Simply Shiksha packages are reasonably priced and are available for Maths, Science, Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects. By practicing CBSE test papers, ICSE papers and sample papers for class 9, 10 or lower classes, students can prepare well to face their final exams and CBSE / ICSE board exams with confidence. Simply Shiksha packages are available for CBSE 6^th std to 12^th std., ICSE 6^th std. to 10^th std., and also for CET Karnataka preparation. To learn more about the website, log on to http://www.simplyshiksha.com

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Help Your Children Manage Stress Better

           The hectic life that children lead today is a major cause of concern with parents and experts alike. No longer the same innocent and untouched generation, this generation has been bombarded with gory disturbing visuals from TV news channels, newspapers and the world in general. Besides that, some level of stress is omnipresent in almost every household – what with parents running to finish commitments and take care of other responsibilities. The lack of quality time spent with kids and the undercurrents of dissatisfaction in elders can ring alarm bells for kids who can feel insecure and mistrustful. To top it all, there is so much strife in daily life that is blown out of proportion by media and has a direct effect on children’s mindset. Some preventive and corrective steps parents can take to shield their children from this unhealthy exposure or at least to bring it in perspective can be:

• Try and restrict the TV time for your kids every day. Encourage them to watch age appropriate programmes and hold open discussions to dispel fears and misgiving about something tragic they might have seen on TV. Having a one-on-one chat with children can help them understand situations better and take them lightly.
• It is inevitable for the children to face the truth about someone’s death – within the family or some near and dear one or in a friend’s family. Instead of trying to keep them away from it or avoiding talking about it, help them handle it better by being supportive and talking about the situation. Similarly, in case of natural calamities like earthquakes or storms etc. the children are shaken from the impact and destruction. It is important to reassure them of safety and your support. Also sit as a family unit and chalk out emergency plans in case of future eventualities. This assures the children that they are ready and prepared for any mishaps.
• Children may have worries and misgivings that may feel trivial to you or you might not even be aware of them. Like for example, little kids get scared and withdraw into a corner at any instance of loud shouting, crying or fights among parents. In many cases they may start to blame themselves for the situation and the parents might not be aware of their mindset. Such circumstances can be very disturbing and disruptive in your child’s overall normal growth. So make sure to avoid any type of discord in front of kids. In case unavoidable, sit with your child later and explain to them that what they witnessed was minor and just pent up frustration, that you still love your spouse and the children as much and they are always going to live together happily.
• To de-stress your child from their hectic study schedule, make sure that the family follows a healthy routine of early morning exercise, healthy food, good sleep and some quality family time. Restrict computer and TV time and encourage children to participate in outdoor activities to build their health and keep them active. Reduce junk food to the minimum or once in a while and encourage salads and variety of healthy home cooked food.
• Set some family time aside daily that should involve family interactions like evening walks, outdoor picnics or even a simple chat or some indoor game.
• If the child wants to talk to you and you are busy, try not to avoid the discussion. Set aside what you are doing and listen up. What the child might say may sound trivial or even nonsense and funny, but it’s not the same to them. Do not interrupt but encourage the child to pour out whatever’s bothering them. Then discuss and find solutions together.
• The child needs to understand at some point of time that the parents aren’t super heroes who can solve any problems of the world. So if there’s something you don’t have an answer to, own up! Say that you will try to resolve it or will try to get outside help. Being in touch with reality will teach your child valuable life lessons.
• Do not bring children into parental disagreements or make them take sides.

Stress can result from little nothings or huge some things. But as long as the children have you to support, explain and reassure them they should be able to handle it alright!

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Freedom For Kids

Freedom – this simple word can have as many meanings for as many people who are asked to explain it! A sense of freedom, right to fulfill unimaginable dreams, in short everything the heart desires – achievable or not; is connoted by this simple word. But you will be surprised with the simple meaning it holds for children as against elders. Some of the most favorite freedom explanations for little kids are:

• Freedom to wake up as late as I want in the morning!
• Freedom to skip school when I want to!
• Freedom to watch cartoons the entire day!
• Freedom to eat all the chocolates and candies in the world!
• Freedom to not visit the dentist ever in my life!
• Freedom to go on vacation any time of the year!
• Freedom to ride my favorite bike any time of the day!
• Freedom to spend all my pocket money on toys!

Freedom is more meaningful and practical for 4^th-5^th graders as seen below:

• Freedom to chat or phone my friend for at least 2-3 hours a day!
• Freedom to buy the clothes of my choice!
• Freedom to get a fancy haircut every month!
• Freedom to do what I like, as long as it is not wrong!
• Freedom to sleepover at my friend’s place as many times in a week!
• Freedom to say something’s bad if it really is un-diplomatically!
• Freedom to have a say in framing the school timings!
• Freedom to do less homework and have more play-time!

Concept of freedom becomes complicated as the kids reach the troublesome teens! Take a look:

• Freedom from all sense of responsibility!
• Freedom to make my own decisions!
• Freedom to make mistakes!
• Freedom to live life my way, not my parent’s way!
• Freedom to stop worrying about the board exams, results, career, future!
• Freedom to stay out late at night with friends!
• Freedom to have my own space, free from any snooping eyes!
• Freedom to go against the tide and believe in myself!

The meaning of ‘Freedom’ has changed from the time of Pre-Independence, when what it really used to mean was:

• Indian Independence from Britishers!
• Freedom to enjoy basic rights!
• Freedom to vote!
• Freedom to eat what we grow!
• Freedom from Apartheid!

With Independence and with the changing times, the definition of Freedom has undergone a sea change. Some might even say that the present generation of kids doesn’t actually know what it really is to lose freedom! Freedom to them is all self-centered. From the protected and pampered life that the children lead today, very few understand and take seriously the sense of freedom to make others happy and to help the underprivileged! It is the duty and responsibility of parents to guide their children on the right path and instill in them the value that ‘With Freedom Comes Responsibility Too!’

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