My learnings with my wonderful kids

1. Work with them to do activities that "Slows them down", They are full of enegy and you have less. This helps with the balance.

e.g.: Drawing, Music, Lego, Reading Books

2. Be Part of their activity by spending time with them, not just instructing them. Be a Friend, Push them - Trust me they are ready to learn... do not take their first NO, find the reason - Fix it and then retry. Works like a charm

3. Make them own their decisions, Punishment if at all should be more time bound - this will help them value time. 1) my favorite : You can read a book for 10 mins or 30 mins of Do NOTHING.

4. We have a rule in our Home, If you want a reward, Good work needs to be done.

No work, No Rewards

5. Play some physical/home based game every week with them

6. We spend the night Being grateful for our life/bhagwanji and reading a wonderful story together.

As they become more Independent - Life becomes easier...

Has it worked all the time, NO - you adjust adapt as per your Kid.

Every Kid is different

7. Make sure their answers, their behaviors, their actions are a result of multiple perspectives, so that they can reason well, understand well and be full of gratitude towards life and the blessings.

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As Parents

- be Truthful/Genuine

- if you do not know something - say clearly you do not know.

- Your Kids are you Mirror - its for you to Notice it and change

---more to write in an expanded post later--

What are your key learnings?