Tag: Value Parenting
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Value Parenting a Child’s Mind
The Oxford dictionary defines parenting as the process of caring for your child or children. Parenting is usually seen as the responsibility of providing a child with nourishing food, security, care, shelter, discipline and education. In the light of dharma, parenting goes deeper and aims to build, shape and fine-tune the antaḥ-karaṇam, the inner instrument…
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What it means to Understand
What do we mean when we say ‘I understand’ – in a relationship, in business, in academics, in the study of Vedanta? In their book, Understanding by Design (1998), Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe discuss “Six Facets of Understanding.” They came up with these six facets of understanding to help instructional designers to check if…
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Let children see the good and bad in you
As parents point children to see not just the good in you but the bad in you. Don’t make it look like you are perfect and whatever you do and do not do is the right thing. Children emulate by default. They learn by mirroring the people around them. They even speak with the same tone…
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What is Value Parenting?
Your values matter. Use your values to raise caring, responsible, resilient and intelligent children.
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How can we teach values to our children?
There is only one way to imbibe values in our children, by modelling them. Leading by example is the most important and most effective way to teach values to children. Parents are a child’s best friends as well as role models. What they see in us, they emulate. It is almost impossible to get children…
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Our journey to freedom and independence is about how we choose
I believe each one of us is on a journey and what we are ultimately seeking is freedom. Many call this our spiritual journey and this journey is unique for each one us. Each one of us is seeking freedom in some form- physical, financial, artistic, emotional. It is a journey to satisfy the core…
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How to inspire responsibility in children
Responsibility is made of five essential elements and once we know these, we are better positioned to teach them to children. The five elements of responsibility are honesty, compassion or respect, fairness, accountability and courage.
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Harnessing the power of healthy daily routines
‘You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.’ – John C. Maxwell
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