“Encouragement or Praise – which is better?” is the title of my latest post on Parentous. I was scheduled to publish a post yesterday. I was sorting through ideas in my mind on May 26 when the phone rang. It was Vidur’s classmate calling to tell him that their 10th-grade exam…
Posts tagged as “parenting”
Balancing the compliment criticism ratio is critical in life in all our relationships and with specific reference to parenting. As someone who grew up in a joint family, I always wondered what it would be like to have been a “normal” family with one Mother, one Father, and one me. As…
Parenting with love and logic really is the best way. In retrospect the word “parenting” translates to “fun” for me. I may or may not have said this a decade ago since our feelings about any role are influenced by the prevailing situation. I admit to being frustrated, nervous and all…