• Privacy Policy
  • Collaborate
  • Write For Us
  • Media Features & Our Work
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

Maa of All Blogs

  • Home
  • Motherhood
    • Motherhood
      • Experiences
      • pregnancy
      • Guest posts
      • DIY
      • Baby woes
      • product review
      • Free printables
    • Childhood
      • Kids Fashion
      • toys
      • Teens and Preteens
      • Kids skincare
  • Travel Diary
    • Travel Diary
    • Experience
    • Maa loves Spa
    • Hotel Review
  • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle
    • short stories
    • My Take
    • Interview
    • Posts that I recommend
    • social initiative
    • Loudspeaker
    • DIY
    • product review
    • Events
    • Food
      • Recipes
      • Food Review
    • Fashion & Beauty
      • skin care
      • go natural
      • What’s New
      • Womens Fashion Trends
      • Product Review
  • Fitness&Me
    • Fitness&Me
    • Events
    • Yoga
    • Reviews
    • General fitness posts
    • Running
  • Dad’s corner

How Does A Dad Handle Parenting Challenges?

Uncategorized· Dad's corner· Motherhood

28 Jun
Share40
Pin
Tweet
Share
40 Shares

PARENTING CHALLENGES If we take a quick glance at the parenting patterns of India through 70’s and 80’s it is almost obvious that the parents in most cases directed the paths of their children on all crucial decisions around studies and career paths. Many a times the children had minimal or no say to express their views about specific interests that they may have and they potentially are passionate about. Also the various realms of education that a child could potentially pursue was dictated by the parents who meant well but gave little rope for any contrarian views.

Admittedly the bright ones had to pursue one among the following choices of education – Medicine, Engineering, Accountancy or Law and most children who didn’t fit into the above scheme of things were rendered as failures. Times have changed and here we are as parents of today who tend to have a very consultative process of identifying the child’s real interests and most times supporting it whole heartedly. Also various new choices of education have come up over time due to successes made by incumbents pursuing those- Fashion, Journalism, Creative fields and Liberal arts etc. whilst the charm of the conventional big 4 fields continues to fascinate parents and children.

I have two kids – daughter who chose to pursue graduation in Film animation and son who wishes to pursue studies in Economics. My job, the way I saw it was to really test as to how keen they are and upon confirmation support them to pursue what they aspire for, without directing. I think good inputs are always received from teachers who coach them and have a very objective view of the student. So for parents who think Parents Teachers Meet (PTM) is not a good investment, please do indulge as it provides great perspectives about your child. I always made it a top priority event that I had to attend and has been very enlightening. Parents often underestimate the influence of the child’s friends in shaping the character of behaviours of your child especially through adolescence. I always took the time to have a chat with my children’s friends’ and indeed is again a very good investment of time.

Many parents do have the tendency to pamper and interfere in the affairs of the kids to such a large extent that it many a times starts to adversely impact the behavioural development of the child. I was never a controlling father giving the children enough space for them to have their own independent views and support them to make decisions independently. I do believe ability to do that does have a positive bearing on their life in general. 

This article is authored by Arun Kumar. Arun is father to a 23-year-old daughter and a 17-year-old son, an entrepreneur and owns Innogrow Ventures. In his proud parenting journey he has not missed a single PTM for both kids in spite of his hectic travel schedule.

You may also like:

  • Parents Here Are Some Ways To Cope With Covid-19 StressParents Here Are Some Ways To Cope With Covid-19 Stress
  • Father’s Day Special Edition- Real People Share Some Funny Moments With Their DadsFather’s Day Special Edition- Real People Share Some Funny Moments With Their Dads
  • Captivating Gift Ideas For  Lockdown Father’s Day CelebrationsCaptivating Gift Ideas For Lockdown Father’s Day Celebrations
  • Let’s Hear It From The DadsLet’s Hear It From The Dads
  • A Dad’s Take On Mental Health- Riding Life’s Troughs With FortitudeA Dad’s Take On Mental Health- Riding Life’s Troughs With Fortitude
  • #PenguinDad (s) are Changing the Face of LinkedIn!#PenguinDad (s) are Changing the Face of LinkedIn!
Share40
Pin
Tweet
Share
40 Shares

Leave a Comment

« Happy Kids With #HappyTummies With Enterogermina
How I Managed To Keep My Skin Maintained Even After Swimming Every Day »

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Welcome to Maa of All Blogs

Prerna Sinha

I am a, happily married, mother of two beautiful boys, a foodie, travel enthusiast, shopaholic and a newly minted fitness seeker. Read More…

Trending

  • ITC GRAND BHARAT-An appetite for the Good Life!
  • 500 Plus Unique Indian Baby Names For 2020 500 Plus Unique Indian Baby Names 2020
  • Meet These Indian Daddy Bloggers Who Are Changing the Rules Of The Game Meet These Indian Daddy Bloggers Who Are Changing the Rules Of The Game
  • The essentials of skin and hair care – While Swimming
  • 500 Plus Unique Indian Baby Names For Boys And Girls -2022 500 Plus Unique Indian Baby Names For Boys And Girls 2022
  • ITC Kaya Kalp – Spa Review
  • First timers guide to Vietnam for Indians

We are on facebook

Maaofallblogs
Winner of The Indian Blogger Awards 2017 - Lifestyle

I am the ‘Maa’ !!

IndiBlogger - The Largest Indian Blogger Community

Useful Links

Follow us on Twitter

Tweets by @maaofallblogs

Copyright © 2023 · maaofallblogs ♥ Made by Kaushik

Get into our Newsletter & receive regular updates!

We promise not to spam you but if you want to hear more about what we are up to .. do join our community.

x