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The Five Golden Words   Thank you, excuse me, sorry, may I, please. How many times have we heard these words? In all probability, many times a day. Well, if we, can give a formal name to these set of words, then, it ought to be Golden words or Magical words. The reason to name these words magical or Golden is, as these words have the magnetic qualities which attracts the acceptability of a person and makes the person full of gratitude and kindness. The name ‘Gold’ or ‘Golden’ says it all, gold attracts people because of its sheen. Similarly, golden words attract people and make the person using these words more socially acceptable. These words help to win hearts and make people welcome us with open arms. Being a mother, I can relate when a child doesn’t wish or say Thank you to the people. At that time, it looks like that all are staring at you with their eyes popped out. So, when we know the importance of using these words, then, why not make them full of gratitude towards other...

Teachers as second parents! The reflection of a parent is a teacher, To whomsoever, we may turn to, the intent remains the same, to raise a happy and responsible child.   Ma’am, does he behave nicely in school? Does he listen to you? Have you ever thought why we, as parents consider teacher’s advice so valuable? May be, because after parents, it is the teacher, who discharges her duties to the best of her capabilities in bringing up a child. The concept   of considering teachers as parents dates back to gurukul times when the parents had the conviction and assurance to hand over the guardianship of their child in the hands of GURU who held the position as equivalent as to the parents. The aim or the purpose of both teacher and parent is same, to carve the child into a responsible, confident and a balanced individual. When the child starts his education, it is the parent, who without any uncertainty or suspicion leaves the child in the custody of the teacher. At...

The thought of ideal parenting conceives before we have the actual baby in our arms. Young mothers and fathers are perturbed and busy to equip themselves to become perfect parents.   This starts with, which toys we should have, which books would adorn the bookshelf and many more such questions. I would not be wrong if I say that parents are obsessed with the idea of perfect parenting.   As parents, we all visualize the hypothetical situations and decide ourselves how we are going to deal with those circumstances without realizing that every child is different and so are the circumstances and situations. What we are thinking or assuming might be very different from the reality. This reminds me how I also got smitten by the ‘perfect parenting’ bug. So, today, I thought to share my experience of upbringing my child. Well! When I heard the news of arrival of my little one, I hysterically started glancing through websites to look for an enigma called perfect parenting. I wa...