its beautifuly narrated and very applied in todays world i appriciate the writers selection of topic and valuable guidelines. regards-punetha k. k. indore(M.P.)
Beautifully written article. I totally agree with you and this is exactly the way I was brought up and I am proud of it now, moving in my career and family life.
A good read..but... There has been mention about tips on how to make our girls stronger. I'm not sure how handing over a barbie to a growing child is bad and buying soccer ball instead is good.I think its very important in both cases that the child grows up knowing how to run an home and fight all the battles at the same time. Restricting the growth or directing it in a particular way thats convenient(excuse my use) to a parent only narrows down the possibilities of a wider perspective towards life. A judgement has been made(not saying its baseless, though)here for a particular kinda behavior. Why couldnt a kid be shown both sides of the world they live in? Is it because you are afraid that they would be more independant than you expect them to be? or is it that you think your way is the right way, for your own reasons.
Well written Zelda. I have Son. If I had a daughter, I would have liked her to grow up the same way only.
However, I would also have tought her to give respect to other people's opinion, have a flexible approach to a problem - because nothing in this world is absolutely correct when it comes to human relationships. A problem can be approched from 10 different directions with the same resultant.
It does not matter if it is Mumbai or a remote village in Bihar. It also does not matter if the daughter is highly educated or illiterate. She has to grow tough only.
Why it is amazing to know that there are people who think so much like you. I am 26. am living apart from parents since i was 18 for studies then for job. And everyday i thank my parents for bringing me up into an individual who is tough and resilient. When i look around i hope that more parents were like mine.
I agree completely with this article. Although I dont have a daughter, and only a son, but I grew up , where we were 3 sisters. Our father taught us how to go to the bank, change a bulb and travle alone. although there were certain restrictions, nowdays even those should not be there. I make my son maintain his clothes , keep his plate in the sink and stuff like this, becoz I want him to grow up to be a person who can understand a woman, not juts be his husband and order.
I fully agree with the views expressed in the article. For making our daughters physically strong, we should encourage them for some outdoor sports rather them making them do only dancing and crafts and things like that. Ofcourse they are also important but one sport should be must. That not only makes them physically strong but mentally also it prepares them to face success and failure with eqaul grace and dignity.
hi zelda, youre absolutely right.i want my daughter (8yrs.) to be really very tough in this big bad world.keep posting articles like these to motivate moms like us.
