Thoughts..Thoughts..Thoughts..What to teach my son..How to make him super hero...I am suffocating with these thoughts!! Suddenly a video message in my Whatsapp. 3-4 year kid telling names of capital cities of all states in a country, who invented this, who invented that, names of ministers etc... etc...Same in FB. Many likes, shares, comments..Wowwww.. This is what I need for my son. Lets start to teach all these to my kid..
Ohhh nooooo..stop right there..
Introspection started..He is not a computer RAM/Google. He is much much much more than that. His memory may get increased by this. And he may score more marks. Later what's next !! Today he might become a wonder kid..But what about his future.. Is this trend good for him?!?! In this corporate world, he needs IQ, most importantly EQ. On top of this, LQ (Quotient of Love) - as recently quoted by Jack Ma in WEF. It is not enough, just to get good grades/good job/money. He need not become a billionaire, dissatisfied with life. He needs to learn, satisfy and enjoy his journey in all phases/roles of life . Does this byhearting give him all these??
If he needs a list of all minister names, he could get that with just a click from Google. It is good to know list of all ministers. But if I narrate a small age appropriate story of what a great politician/ leader did - who knows he might get inspired and become a good politician/social leader. If not, a good human being - EQ+LQ.
It is good to know who invented what. But if I narrate a small story on how many times a scientist failed before inventing something and his/her hard work, he understands 'failure are stepping stones to success'. Instead of who invented Pencilin, I could say where does your writing pencil come from !! At that point , he would show me atleast 5 ways of using pencils, not just for writing - EQ+IQ+LQ together with some cuddles.
If he solves a small puzzle on his own-- it would improve his logical thinking, confidence levels, IQ. If he fails, he tries to learn and accept failures -EQ here. He needs some time to laugh, care, love and share with his friends. This raises his LQ. Get ready for his cycling time. Physical activities/sports are must.. Huh..Huh...
So shall I stop him teaching small slokas, songs, months names, rhymes etc etc?? He need not byheart right. Comeee onnnn..Moderation is the key. Use your own IQ+EQ+LQ together here. He can't google for everything in life.. Ha.. Ha..
Ohhhh stop there again.. Come out of these Q's.. See how he is solving this puzzle. Go store his latest painting in a file. He started humming again. Be ready for his next question.Instead you need application of your so called EQ+IQ+LQ levels in your life. He is good at picking up all those, at his own pace. Let him be a kid of his age and enjoy this most beautiful phase of life. This is more important than getting likes and shares..
Above all these, today he cried that he didn't come first in eating race during his lunch break..
"Ok baby, it is ok to fail. You need not be first in all things in life. Do at your own pace.. You noticed Nihira felt very happy, when she won in eating race. She is your friend. Racing is not important always. It is good to loose some times."
#slowdownabit ..SAY CHEERS
PS: This is just to share my own thoughts for my kid. Every mom has her own way of parenting/ dreams for her kid. I respect their views too.
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