A New Fad In Indian
Parenting
Indian parenting seems to have taken a new turn and the
repercussions of the same is definitely going to change the dynamics of the
society. The new generation parents are typically impatient and highly ambitious.
The deadly combination of these two attributes is going to be deleterious for
the psyche of the child in the long run. They are constantly on a run and are
neck deep in this rat race to push and promote themselves at every step of
their journey. The consequences are vivid: they are overworked, stressed and
pressurised. As a result they are unable to enjoy the small joys of the
parenthood.
Earlier generation kids were really blessed as life was not
as stressed as it is now. Everything seems to be growing and moving at a faster
pace now and to catch up the growing competition; people have to work much
longer and harder too. This is drastically affecting the work-life dynamics. Further,
Indians have some peculiar characteristics. They tend to be act submissive when
they think the people around them are much stronger and they try to exert their
authority and power on weaker lot. The latest targets to this kind of attitude
are the innocent children who really bear the brunt of parent’s anger. They are
becoming ‘soft targets’.
To be frank, I have no idea about how children are treated in
foreign countries. But we Indians seem to be least concerned about their
psychological growth. We hardly care about children’s interests. Parents feel
that it is their responsibility to arrange for good education, clothing and
shelter and hence most of them strive hard to provide them with the same.
Parenting constitutes something more than just catering to their material
needs. They have to spend time with their kids to understand them, guide them
and to impart certain values. More often under the guise of teaching them good
manners/ habits we have become more strict and violent. We seem to have totally
ignored the fact that they too have emotions and tend to impose strict and
meaningless discipline. We are actually burdening them with our ambitions and
goals. Children are like buds, yet to bloom. Parents seem to trample them under
our authority under the mask of excellence.
This trend ought to change. Now-a-days we hardly find
children in playground. Every hour of the day is stringently planned out having
no free time. They are busy round the clock either wading in the ocean of books
or with other extra activities like sports, music, dance etc. They hardly have
time for themselves-to sit, think, play and to create something. They are
missing the real joy of childhood. Instead of receiving the constant attention
of parents they are all the time watched by the tutors who are heftily paid for
the job. The tender touch of the parents and love of the siblings and family
members have completely disappeared from their lives. As they grow they would
become more unruly and agitated. Parents are to be blamed for the sudden rise
in violence/crime among the new generation. Most of us are totally oblivious to
some of the problems faced by the youngsters of this generation. Things must
change, parenting is a great boon and parents ought to be great blessing in
their children’s life.
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