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Basics of Parenting
January 31st, 2009 | 
Author: Today, the one and the only question that is in the minds of everybody is “where are the youth of this generation going?” as the lifestyle and values of the youth is bothering the society to say the least. Though the problems created by the youth and the problems faced by them are innumerable, it is not the state of affairs of the youth alone that is causing anxiety. The baby on its way into this world, new born babies and the children in different stages of growth also face and cause problems. While trying to find the root cause of the problem it is the parents who are blamed for it, most of the time. Though they are not the sole cause, they have a major role to play. Their success in parenting depends on the kind of parents they are, their environment, the support from the family, the possibility of getting trained for parent hood, the level of education, the nature of the child concerned etc.,. The problems, mostly psychological, would vanish with proper parenting. In the early days, people mostly lived in joint families. The experience and advice the young parents received from the elders, parents, aunts, grand parents, uncles, guided them in the process of parenting. The children also had many people to support them, to allow them to vent their feelings and to learn the probable ways of findings solutions to their problems.
True Story
While talking to a group of adolescent girls shocking messages came to light. Many of the adolescent girls were having illicit relationship with auto drivers with whom they were coming to school. Deeper analysis brought out the fact that these girls were longing for love from their parents. When an iota of love or something akin to it is shown by the auto driver, they easily fall a prey to the former’s devious designs; of course they suffer later when they find it difficult to extricate themselves from the driver’s clutches. Only the parents can help these children. One of the great, noble traits of parenthood is love and that alone can cure many ills faced by the children and youth. It can help the girls to retrieve themselves1.
In yet another instance, a 5 years old orphan boy in a care centre for the AIDS infected persons stunned the onlookers by saying that if his father had had proper parenting, he would not have gone astray and ended with AIDS, infecting his mother too2. Even this small lad knows the importance of parenthood. Everyone knows about parenting and follow the kind of parenting demonstrated by their parents or that which they have learnt through courses or training or advice given by psychologists or gurus.
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