16th September 2010
Ignited Children
There is a difference between a meaningful activity and a `ritual'. A ritual is something which we do without understanding why we do the same. If we do something without knowing why we do it, we will not be mentally involved and committed in the activity. This issue is very important when it comes to learning and education.
The parents are responsible for the `emotional wellness' of the children and the teachers for the `intellectual wellness'. While the teachers teach pure subjects such as science, math, languages etc. the parents should keep their communications with their children so that the children are aware of the context in which these subjects are important.
We should understand that when the children are young, they are too immature to understand the significance of education. In this state of mind they are reluctant to do some critical things such as doing the homework, doing handwriting practice, avoiding television, doing extra reading etc. If you really interact with the parents of a studious child and a dull child, you will understand that the real difference lies in the quality of interaction between the child and the parent.
This brings us to an important issue of quality time between the parent and the child. In the context of both parents working and the time taken away by television and other distractions, the casualty is the parental love and affection. It may appear to be not related, but the role of the parents is very critical in the intellectual development of children.
N C Sridharan and Radha Sridharan
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