• Parents are the best role models for the little ones follow what you preach
• Communication is an effective medium to strength less
• Be firm not strict, the parent child bond
• Be cool anger worsens the situation
• Be Positive Avoid using ‘No’ and Don’t in daily communication, It needs conscious effects
• If a child lives with Acceptance and friendship, he learns to FIND love in the world
• If a child lives with Criticism he learns to CONDEMN
• If a child lives with HOSTILITY, he learns to GIGHT
• If a child lives with RIDICULE, he learns to be SHY
• If a child lives with TOLERANCE, he learns to PATIENT
• If a child lives with ENCOURAGEMETN, he learns CONFIDENCE
• If a child lives with PRAISE, he learns to APPRECIATE
• If a child lives with FAIRNESS, he learns JUSTICE
• If a child lives with SECURITY, he learns FAITH
• If a child lives with APPROVAL, he learns to LIKE HIMSELF
• So identify & Acknowledge your child’s feelings correctly

Seven steps for a Smart Parenting

As parents and care-givers you could support your children through school by:

1. Listening to your children with full attention. Set aside special time to do nothing else but listen with delight. Don’t interrupt. Don’t be judgemental verbally or otherwise. Don’t invalidate their feelings. Encourage your child to express his feelings – of hurt, anger, embarrassment, fear, boredom. It is especially useful to set aside time to listen to your child at the end of each school day.

2. Playing Games: Young people release a lot of their emotions through playing. Active games that encourage positive physical contact and loud noises are best, e.g. pillow-fighting.

3. Role-playing: Watch them “play teacher”. They use this as a safe way to act out their frustrations that are blocking their mental well-being.

4. Setting Goals with them and helping them to monitor their progress. Help them to set up a realistic study schedule.

5. Providing as many different learning experiences as possible- outings, trips, informative television viewing, appropriate movies, conversations with resource people.

6. Rewarding them for improvement and performance not just for achievement. Don’t demonstrate disappointment when the child does not seem to live up to your expectations.

7. Love them “in spite of” and “just because”.

The Differences between Bright and Gifted

The Bright Child, Gifted Child Continuum

This worksheet will help you see where your child might fit on the scale between “bright” to truly “gifted”. Try printing this chart out and plotting your child’s talents along each row of dots. Whatever your child’s place on this continuum, celebrate her enthusiasm, curiosity, and talents!