Do you care what your child feels? || How to understand your child better?

First of all, I am not a psychiatrist. I really want every parent to ask themselves "have i tried enough to understand my child better?" or "have i even tried to?".

I am writing this article as I have met many kids from the age group of 6-15 years old. I am a trainer of a particular sport. I meet many kids every day. I talk with them and these questions arise to my mind every time I talk to them.

Before I write any further I want to state that there are different kinds of parenting techniques in different parts of the world. Many factors like culture, society etc. plays a major part in the parenting techniques in different parts of the world. But no matter how different your society or culture is there will always be two kinds of parents, one who tries their best to understand their child and the other who due to various reasons are never able to understand their child.

Every parent loves their child more than anything else and there is no denying that.

In today’s world a modern child’s brain develops very quickly. He/she can learn a lot by his own with the technology available and the internet. So as a parent you need to be close to your child and help him/her decide what’s good or bad. The foundation or the upbringing of a child is very important as this shapes him to the kind of person he becomes. And most of the parents are able to do that. But the problem here we are talking about is not the type of human is he or how successful he is. We are talking about that will he be really happy with his life or with the career he was forced to select?

I just want every parent to know that your child wants to tell you about their wishes or dreams that they can work hard upon. You as a parent just need to give them that chance. They might not open up to you but by making them feel as you are their best friend and no matter what you will support them they will eventually tell you everything. Specially the “Dads”, because in majority of the cases kids are more close to their mother then their father. Fathers should realise that they need to take that first step by talking to your child and making them feel that you are their friend and they can share their thoughts with you.

There are many future footballers who are working hard in physics right now, many future painters who is struggling with mathematics, and numerous others.

I will never say schools are not important. They are the most important part of a child’s life. But never think school as a medium to focus only in studies. Everything from drawing to physical education, from science trips to computer classes are important. Your child must be given that opportunity to chase their dreams.

Please try to talk to your child and make them talk about their dreams, not as a father or a mother but as their best friend because if your child ever wanted to be a footballer/cricketer or play any kind of sport then they must be supported from a very young age. Realizing their dreams after a certain age will not help the child. I hope you understand what message I want to convey after all success and money means nothing if you are not happy.

Thank you for making it till the end. I hope I haven’t hurt anyone unintentionally. I just hope whoever reads this article realizes the gravity of the situation or at least gives it a thought. Thanks a lot for reading and comment your thoughts below :-) :-)

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