Yelling at Kids

 I am a science teacher in a government school. For many years, fortunately, I was given the responsibility by the school to look into Parents and Teachers Association activities. During that responsibility, I had the fortune of interacting with mothers believing in different philosophies of #parenting kids. The same I am listing below

1. Mothers with high aspirations for children in academic and co-curricular activities. 

These mothers push their children for academic #achievement, and after school, they send their children for sports and music activities. They don't mind setting a stressful environment for kids. They don't believe in many social platforms. 

A positive point about these mothers is that they make it a point to sit in the audience and attend music/sports performances of their children. This activity of their mother gives children moral support, and they do well in music and sports 

These tiger children of these determined mothers, I observed, are part of our school music group. My personal observation is that these tiger children are part of our school swimming team and basketball team. The school feels proud of these children's performance

Positive point of this approach is: it is good for students to get good grades in academic activities, and at the same time, they come to realise the importance of practice and commitment through music and sports activities. But this approach's negative point is that sometimes children are not able to carry them properly in social gatherings, and also become introverted. They are not able to understand their peers' behaviour. They feel lost, also. 

2. mothers who are casual and work on suggestions of activities suggested by the school for their kids. 

Children whose mothers don't push them hard are casual and always try their best to be in their comfort zone. But they have good social skills. 

There are positive and negative sides to both approaches mentioned above for raising children. 

My opinion is that taking children to the library is also important for their development. They learn expression and gradual command of language. It is good to limit screen time for kids, by making children visit museums and exhibitions, children get cultural education.

Children whose mothers don't push them hard are casual and always try their best to be in their comfort zone. But they have good social skills. 

There are positive and negative sides to both approaches mentioned above for raising children. 

The role of technology in the learning  of kids can't be denied. Social skills of children are also important, and social platforms given to kids at the right time make a tremendous difference in a child's personality. 

Taking care of the balance of academic and co-curricular activity is best for children's development. If one feels that a child needs extra help. It is better to arrange a good tutor for kids' activities where need is required. But extreme pushing by mothers for any activity of their child, I think, is not going to give the expected result. Yelling at kids by a mother is not a good parenting skill. 

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