Let's Grow Happy Children
We have been created for greater things, not to be just numbers in the world, not just to go for diplomas and degrees, this work and that work, we have been created in order to love and to be loved.' Mother Teresa.
Children are the future of our nation. We cannot exist without the rainbow of colours which are created by children. In the modern times, children are being sent to so many classes and have to achieve so much that they do not have time to be happy. Happiness is losing its value under the pressures of performance. Several classes have cropped up on the name of extracurricular activities which just consume children's time and parent's money.
People should start admiring children as healthy beings with beautiful smiles instead of worrying about their future. Evening classes should be opened for children of all ages to teach them to live for their happiness and to stop worrying about results of their performance. It is good to live in the present then to worry about what is going to happen. The burden of society does not give freedom to be happy. First it is essential to study hard and be a qualified person. When finally you are a graduate or even a post-graduate then comes the pressure to get a decent job, which is again dissected to limits. Finally if everything goes right the crucial question of marriage arises and hence it goes on.
It is essential to break through this vicious circle and start bringing up children with a mentality of giving priority to happiness above other things. Happiness comes from basic things like playing with friends, enjoying the bonding at home and many other mundane things. Crores of rupees cannot give happiness as much as a simple hug can give. Hence it would be useless for the children to spend their lives proclaiming to achieve something in life when everything is right next to them.
Children today have many goals to achieve and in the horse race they forget the essence of life. They have been given targets to fulfil right from when they start their lives. The world is full of engineers and doctors waiting for the right job. What we lack is happiness and contentment within people which is becoming extinct and which needs to be saved before it is too late.
The seeds of happiness should be sown right from the beginning, a child should be loved and hugged more often and time should be spent with the child. It does not mean that an hour or so of quality time is enough. It means that one must make the child wanted at every step of life and tell the child that he/she is the best in the world. This would work wonders for the confidence of the child and the child's happiness would soar beyond limits.
Children should be first taught to be happy, instead of teaching them other unnecessary things in life. When several children were asked as to what would give them happiness the answer was that they wanted time of their own to do whatever they wanted and not be guided by parents as to do what they want.
Children should be guided periodically and prevented from falling in wrong directions but let us all stop expecting more from children and just let them lead a happy and contented life.
Article By: KAVITA G
We have been created for greater things, not to be just numbers in the world, not just to go for diplomas and degrees, this work and that work, we have been created in order to love and to be loved.' Mother Teresa.
Children are the future of our nation. We cannot exist without the rainbow of colours which are created by children. In the modern times, children are being sent to so many classes and have to achieve so much that they do not have time to be happy. Happiness is losing its value under the pressures of performance. Several classes have cropped up on the name of extracurricular activities which just consume children's time and parent's money.
People should start admiring children as healthy beings with beautiful smiles instead of worrying about their future. Evening classes should be opened for children of all ages to teach them to live for their happiness and to stop worrying about results of their performance. It is good to live in the present then to worry about what is going to happen. The burden of society does not give freedom to be happy. First it is essential to study hard and be a qualified person. When finally you are a graduate or even a post-graduate then comes the pressure to get a decent job, which is again dissected to limits. Finally if everything goes right the crucial question of marriage arises and hence it goes on.
It is essential to break through this vicious circle and start bringing up children with a mentality of giving priority to happiness above other things. Happiness comes from basic things like playing with friends, enjoying the bonding at home and many other mundane things. Crores of rupees cannot give happiness as much as a simple hug can give. Hence it would be useless for the children to spend their lives proclaiming to achieve something in life when everything is right next to them.
Children today have many goals to achieve and in the horse race they forget the essence of life. They have been given targets to fulfil right from when they start their lives. The world is full of engineers and doctors waiting for the right job. What we lack is happiness and contentment within people which is becoming extinct and which needs to be saved before it is too late.
The seeds of happiness should be sown right from the beginning, a child should be loved and hugged more often and time should be spent with the child. It does not mean that an hour or so of quality time is enough. It means that one must make the child wanted at every step of life and tell the child that he/she is the best in the world. This would work wonders for the confidence of the child and the child's happiness would soar beyond limits.
Children should be first taught to be happy, instead of teaching them other unnecessary things in life. When several children were asked as to what would give them happiness the answer was that they wanted time of their own to do whatever they wanted and not be guided by parents as to do what they want.
Children should be guided periodically and prevented from falling in wrong directions but let us all stop expecting more from children and just let them lead a happy and contented life.
Article By: KAVITA G
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