Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Parenting a Child

By Sandeep Datta
A family is  called a complete a family,only if, it is full of kids’ noises. Yes, something similar to this is what all of us do feel when we are talking about the  completeness of a family. 

Undoubtedly, without children no house can be called a  home. So , it is the happy presence of children that narrates the happiness of any family . Somehow, the joy of being a part of any family can be felt only through children.

But , how many people are there who remember the real worth of children. Just the way, being a parent of any child is difficult. So is, becoming a loving parent.

So many people wish for having a sweet child but how many of them even think of  being caring parents. Perhaps, very few. Daily life has kept us so much occupied that we forget the love and care our kids expect from us.

It’s a common excuse that the father is always ‘busy’ with work and that’s why can not attend children , most of the time. But, regrettably saying, listening about uncaring and ‘highly occupied’ mother is also not any unheard of thing, nowadays.

The Sun rises and sets but the child keeps on awaiting for that hour where his parents would listen to him. Why? Is this the true meaning of becoming parents? Hopefully , not. Then why do children get ‘admitted’,or to be accurate, pushed to Creches? May be, to provide artificial closeness to them.

Are they so irrelevant to modern parents that hardly few minutes deserve to be spent on them? It that’s true, then, why to have children at all? The so called sophistication and ‘modern’standards’ of living ‘wisely ‘ may be recommending such a conduct. 

But, why to get mad about following such a concept of  ‘modern parents’ ? 

May be , just to sound  living in more ‘advanced way’ than others ,is all that what it is intended for. Who is to be blamed for this precarious situation in parents and children relation? The concept of modernism or the people, themselves? This is for everyone’s introspection.

Small children cry for care and the parents prefer remaining busy  freaking out. Can anyone justify this shameful situation? But,may be, the house maid or the governess , is employed as an answer to this disturbing question. If that’s so ,then ,it’s really immoral on parents’ part.

So, if having being nurtured with  such a disaffection some children develop the same behaviour, then, it shouldn’t surprise any parent too.

In this fast changing world the children need to be shown the care and meaning of affection by practicing it. But not by, teaching them through governess or books. For, only the love they are given since childhood can be expected from them, later in life.

Parents, in advanced age, fear of being sent to old age homes or being neglected by kids when they are grown ups.Why? When the qualities that children carry today were inculcated in them by parents themselves. Then why to feel frightened from the repercussions now? .

When kids needed you , you were busy and when , today, you require their care they would , obviously, be busy.
Parents forget that whatever they sow so shall they reap. 

No surprise, no miracle can  be expected. Because, that’s not possible in today’s world. At least not on this planet where the rule which dominates is ‘Tit for Tat’.

So nothing is called too late just start acting now and show your deep affection. At least they should know what it feels to live in the sweet shadow of loving parents. Who knows, you might need their care in the near future. So, don’t think too much . Just Do It!

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