Help please! My child is 3yrs.and 8 month. He is very stubborn and does not listen to us. He also raises his hand on us.Many a times I have to use stick on him for which I feel bad. But I cannot help as he is very naughty.In school he is the opposit , he is cold as ice. does not talk, very attentive etc. why he is different in the house and what can be done. Despeartely searching for a solution. Please reply if U can.
I agree to your point of developing interest in kids to read books. The suggestions are really good. But to make them bookworms is what i am against. I think for overall growth of children its importatnt that they go out a play with their friends, watch TV as well
I dont think we will achive anything by making him/her a bookworm.
Am not sure how correct it is to force the reading habit on someone.....but being a bookwrom myself, i would agree that nowadays reading books is practically non existent. It's a rare sight to see children reading these days.Kudos to a mom who encourages that!!!
Hi, Views expresssed herein were very nice, especially that about having the courage to expect some contribution from the spouse for bringing up the child, I feel the decision of having the second child depends very much on the spouse's willingness to chip in..
Ya and if u know of any workplace where children are welcome PSSSSSSS let me know??
I would need some help ,as my child is addicted to Television.I am a working mother ,so as soon I leave for work my son who is 3 years old is glued in front of TV.I have absolutely no help from my in laws and husband. In fact they themselves see TV thoughout the day .If I ask my husband for help he tells me to leave the job and sit at home . He is become so addicated to TV at if I switch it off, he throughs trantrums.
i really dont agree to expressed views of this writer. tv is not as bad as she is portraying nor books are as good as she feels. i suppose she is killing her children desire by forcing her thoughts and interst onto them. as she admits children will resist initially but one should curb that resistance and desire. tv also has a hell lot of good programmes. pressure of parents should be on the fact that they should not be allowed to some misleading programmes. inculcating reading habit from very beginning and that too from six months is the most dumbest idea i have ever had. reading books is a hobby to very few people as author admits but then you can force to remove entertainment element from kids life
Interesting article on how to try and force your kids to become bookworms and have no social life and fun... This is insane! Kids should have fun, not sit all day reading stuff. Anyway they have to do that when they grow up with so much studies n stuff.
I am 26, and even I did not watch cable TV as a kid. But we did watch DD and my parents were okay with us watching serials, news, or movies, as long as studies dint suffer. In fact they were against the idea of enforcing a rule like 'do not watch TV, do not watch movies', because, according to them, such rigid rules force your kids to do things at your back and lie to you. And we were well groomed kids even without any rules. This does not imply that I wasnt a reader, I did read lots of books. Also, when I was in college, my parents were happy with the idea of me watching movies, because they feel that there is an age for everything and you should enjoy all things at some point in ur life. Reading books is not the beginning and end of life. My husband has watched cable TV ever since it was introduced in India, but still he reads more than me. So we cannot draw any conclusions the way author has drawn. Also, reading this article, I feel the author is forcing her ambitions/ways on her kids. You can make them do something, but cannot cultivate it as a habit. You are limiting their growth by not allowing them to discover their interests. TV isnt bad, u can restrict channels thou
I am quite impressed with the article. I have always felt that Reading is an endangered habit hobby call it whatever you may, nowadays. The ratio of people in a bookstore to those in a silly slapstick movie is far less. I have always felt the need to introduce kids early in life to reading. That goes a long way in making them a better behaved person. Tips that are shared here are also very practical. Lucky Kids I must admit you have.
