Parenting

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Updated on Nov 19, 2013

Is it really difficult or have we made it so? Remember our mothers never complaining about how difficult it is. Lets see why we think it is difficult Nuclear or Joint families: We want to live in a nuclear family hence we have problems. We do not want interference from our in laws and so we find it easier to live alone. Our parents did not think of it this way or did not have this option so the kids were managed well. That may or may not be correct in either ways. Hence assuming that style of family would help us manage our kids well is incorrect 2. Travelling with kids: Uff some parents think that it so difficult to travel with kids. They create so much noise. Do not sit properly in the car. They do not listen. Well in that case, these days we have car seats which are a great source of inculcating discipline in the child. Our parents never had this option and so had to carry us everywhere in their laps and they never complained of being tired. And we complain that we cant handle the mess they create in malls or hotels while we did all of this as well.   3. Eating food: Oh my god this could be a disaster for mothers. But do you realize that you are trying to force your likes and dislikes on the kids. Do you bother telling your kid that how food will help him, benefits of eating food on time. We think they do not understand hence do not want to take an effort. But they do understand that how they can trouble their mothers???? We are a problem here as well and then we say our kids are fussy eaters. The day they do not eat give them time and take the plate away for a while, they will understand how to behave next time. Tell them that is not how we eat food. We have to not leave food in our plate. Not that you should shout on them or get angry. There is a habit you have developed with him, it will take him a while to develop a new habit right???   4. Watching too much TV Now who told them that this is the TV where you get to see all these dance numbers and cartoons. Did you try to limit their time of TV? Or you just wanted to do some work of your own and thought this is easy for you to keep them busy. We just want to make our lives easy and we use all these resources. Same thing goes for the tablets. Not that they are bad but we need to draw limits from an early stage. Trust me kids understand everything and they do not cross limits. At times we would give in also but that is ok, they also have to get their say sometimes to keep us both mutually happy. All I am saying is that parenting is not difficult. We just want easy ways to deal with it. We get them books but do not read to them. We get them toys but do not have the time to paly with them. We show them the TV but do not teach them to limit the viewing. We are at fault and not the kids. Then we say parenting is difficult.