Do not ask your children
to strive for extraordinary lives.
Such striving may seem admirable,
but it is the way of foolishness.
Help them instead to find the wonder
and the marvel of an ordinary life.
Show them the joy of tasting
tomatoes, apples and pears.
Show them how to cry
when pets and people die.
Show them the infinite pleasure
in the touch of a hand.
And make the ordinary come alive for them.
The extraordinary will take care of itself.
”William Martin, The Parent’s Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents
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A child is like a butterfly in the wind. Some can fly higher than others, but each one flies the best it can. Why compare one against the other ?Each one is special each one is beautiful .
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Do not ask your children
to strive for extraordinary lives.
Such striving may seem admirable,
but it is the way of foolishness.
Help them instead to find the wonder
and the marvel of an ordinary life.
Show them the joy of tasting
tomatoes, apples and pears.
Show them how to cry
when pets and people die.
Show them the infinite pleasure
in the touch of a hand.
And make the ordinary come alive for them.
The extraordinary will take care of itself.
”William Martin, The Parent’s Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents
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Don’t worry that your children never listen to you, worry that they are always watching you.
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The mind of a child is fragile. Their emotions touch their future. Your words shape their destiny.
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How to inculcate the habit of self study in children!
Many of you want to know how my boys study on their own. So here is a bit though not everything in detail.
1. I had to make up my mind to let go. Since I am a control freak I love to be aware of everything they did. I had to tell myself to let go. Letting go early is v important for their development.
So you need to let go the need to hover in your child’s head all the time.
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2. My mom was v happy when she saw my sons studying, eating, playing and fighting on their own. She said a v important thing. “When you were all young, I had no time nor did I know what to teach you all. So I would sit with you all. But that worked well with you as you learnt to study on your own. I see parents who sit and teach 2 to 3 hours daily but the kids are not at all serious.”
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So the message is to let your kids study on their own. They will make mistakes and they will falter. It’s ok. Let them do these mistakes when young. The stakes are low. The loss is small. So what they get less marks in class 2 or 5 or 7! Let them realize what is failure early on. They will understand how to do self study. And trust me, in this age of internet, the only reason I am sending my kids to school is because I want them to mingle around with 20 other kids and teachers. Socialize with them . Of course I need peace too.
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3. I do not ever ask them what marks they have got. All I ask before assessment is a quick answer to my questions on how will you use this concept in real life. If they know great. Else I give them a bit of Gyan that is enough.
After they come back from tests I don’t ask how much will they get. I ask them this ” So were the questions easy or tough?” If they say it was easy, I know they have understood everything v clearly. If they say it was tough, I know I need to explain it to them as they still have not understood the usage of what ever they learnt and hence it seemed tough to them. It also tells me that I did not explain to them good enough for their smarty heads. So I have to simplify the explanations.
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When a child gives you a gift, even if it is just a rock they just picked up,show gratitude . It might be the only thing they have to give, and they have chosen to give it to you .
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Try to see the world through the eyes of a child . Eyes that are not yet cynical or skeptical. Eyes that marvel at everything they see. The lessons we learn from children about life are so much important than the lessons we teach them. Think happy thoughts.
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Heartbreaking image by an Iraqi artist taken in an orphanage.
A Grandmother always thinks about her grandchildren day and night even they are not with her and will love them in a way they will never understand.
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No matter their cultural background, no matter their economic situation, kids will always find imaginative ways to have fun. Their wild imaginations and magical childhood moments, when captured on camera by talented photographers, can make for truly wonderful photos.
“All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once you grow up.”
-Pablo Picasso
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To be in your children’s memories tomorrow , you have to be in their lives today .
Children learn more from what you are than what you teach…. So live your life such that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you. !!!
After all, it’s not important what you leave to your children; it’s what you leave in your children….
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