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Understanding a child

I happened to read the hindi poem by great poet Sh.Gopal Das Neeraj Ji titled "Maa mat ho naraaz....." in which a daughter is explaining to the mother the reasons of her doing certain things for which she is unhappy. The complete poem is so good that you can keep  reading it again and again but  few lines say a lot.The lines are :- " Jo kuch huva use bisra de, Santee(stick) faik(throw) baal sahala de, Teri mamata bhi naa mili to jaane fir kya kare gujariya! Maa mat ho naraaz..." And I found it so true for all the children of today. We must understand that they tend to get impressed by the happenings around them the most and if they do not get  proper attention and guidance of the parents and teachers they feel ignored and might indulge in some undesirable activities.As parents and teachers we should be fair and also clear in our approach towards our children but at the same be firm also.At times we ignore a serious mistake and at other times become angry and re

Every child is important

We all know that  life is a cycle and everyone has to pass through  and face many challenges and move on. I do not remember many things of my childhood so clearly but I am sure that environment I was exposed to in my early years have tremendous impact on my attitude and thinking towards life.As a child we may not react and people around may consider us ignorant but I think that the children imbibe and receive maximum up to the age of 10-11 years.As the child receives more and reacts less he/ she is mistaken of not understanding things or happenings around him/her. The child becomes what he experiences during the years I have mentioned above and it is very important for us as parents and teachers that we provide our children best of the possible environment. This does not mean to gift costly things but the values of life.That can be best done by action and not necessarily by words.The children learn more by what they see is being done by the adults around them. I also had done certain

Introduction

Respected Gurus and my dear friends, First of all I would like to thank Varun  Gupta who forced me to write my thoughts on this blog. Also I would like this to be dedicated to my mother, my grandfather, my wife Sangeeta , my sons Vishal and Vaibhav and all my teachers and students from whom I have learned so many things and I am proud of that. There is a saying that nobody can teach others but at the same time this  is also equally true that everybody can learn.and if it is so than the people around you are of paramount importance as you  learn the most from them. I have been in the company of my students for the last more than 28 years and this has been wonderful and very enriching  period of my life. My grandfather inculcated in me the values which got space to grow in the company of my students  and my family. Today I realize the importance of living with young kids and be as innocent as they are. I firmly believe that if the national character is to be built this can be done i