Gaurav Bhandari's Blog

Parents plan a lot for their children - education, support, hobbies, sports. In all these activities the child will perform differently based on his/her interest, skill, strength. It is the parent's duty to see the pattern in the performance of the child. This finding is extremely important at every stage in child's development but more so in the early years.   Parenting needs a lot of patience, especially if it has to be good parenting. Therefore, all activities of child's life have to be analysed with patience. Only when we see some trend emerge, we can conclude that the child loves a certain activity over the other. Is the love for the activity sustained over a period of time or was it just a passing charm? Once we understand's child's interests over many different activities over a certain period of time will we be able to help the child plan for future. This pattern finding can include judgement of just parents, other well wishers could also chip in with opin...

The decisions that impact a child's life are taken mostly by parents. While it is true that impulsive nature has its merit but a careful analysis of self, family and the child is very necessary in case we want to bring out the best in the child. Therefore, in many cases, it is our(the parent)depth of judgement which decides how the child is going to walk on the decided path.  This can be understood by a simple example. If a parent decides on the school for a child there are many factors that come in play. Distance from home, the quality of academic staff, demonstrated results, company of children are some of the choices that the parents have to navigate through. There will never be a hasty decision taken because the quality of decision impacts the child's future. Similarly, when planning for building life of a child, it is important to consider all the factors that will decide what the child will become. Mentoring, quality of support, detailed look into extra curricular acti...

  A new season, a new academic year and possibly some more changes for children. Each family has a different set of circumstances and therefore the transition from March to April is filled with different types of motions. Somewhere there must be transfers and therefore change of location. In another family, parents must be planning a change of school or a change of board. In senior students there must be talks of choosing career institutes that help children prepare for competitive exams. So the season brings a lot of changes. It also brings a lot of hope for the future because the idea of a brighter future fills all of us with joy. We love to contemplate all that can happen to us - our dreams fulfilling and we reaching those heights that we always thought of. However, happiness always doesn't come alone. It brings its share of uncertainties and apprehensions. What if I don't achieve my aim, what about the financial expenses. The fear of rejection and what others will think can...

  A child's career planning is one of the most important duties of a parent. It needs time, patience and a lot of continuous effort.  Even being at the helm of affairs may not be enough because of the changing dynamics of a child's life. So what is the best way forward. Lets find out. From the start, the child needs to be given  a lot of exposure in different fields in life. He has to be motivated to learn and understand about so many things happening around us and then decide which ones suit us and which ones don't. So awareness and knowledge is the first step. The second step is to find a group of friends who have a similar belief system and those who want to do something great in their lives. These two preliminary steps can step up the base where parents participate in the process of knowledge sharing and a good group of friends ensures forward momentum with happiness. Next comes the in depth exploration of things so loved by us that we are willing to spend a good time...