Thursday, 4 October 2012

Going... a little poetic?

let's show them love
let's cuddle them
let's care so much for them
let's allow them to express themselves
so i believe, likewise any other PARENT
we will continue to appreciate them...

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Wednesday, 3 October 2012

The Child and the TV



Just like in the lives of the children too, the law of attraction tells everyone that we bring into our lives that which we put our attention on. The secret to life may be for one to put his or her attention on what serves better and take the attention away from what does otherwise. Among everything, that garners one’s attention in life, the television has been one electronic we are yet to conclude either to be graded under vices or virtues based on its contributions to the lives of humanity. But for the sake of this article, we are going to merely examine the effects of the television or TV in the lives of the children and the best ways an adult are expected to tackle this in their lives and extensively in the lives of the younger generations. There are some basic questions we need to ask ourselves like ‘What do I really gain from watching the television?’ ‘Those things I gained watching the television, are they educative or spiritually, morally and even physically uplifting?’ ‘Are there programmes I watch in the sitting room and quickly reach for the TV remote whenever my kid is coming in?’ ‘How much time have I really dedicated to watching the TV with my little one(s)?’ before we can begin to judge or categorise, because we often create a habit of watching the television no matter what it is that we are watching. It is just like talking and quickly judging others, while we stand aloof with the suspicious saying that, ‘What I watch doesn’t affect me. I live ways beyond it!’
 We get daily and different feedbacks from the television, which subsequently encourage us in making decisions that eventually stifle our think-ability and by extension our creativity. We practically conform to the whims and caprices of the television marketers and producers. They made us exchange our reality without any obvious regret for their high-powered sensationalism and video effects, and this over the years has been what the adults fight against in the lives of the children.
The child and the TV is one bound, one connection, that may simply be difficult for any adult to break. And the best suggestible way is for the adult to influence it positively based on the level of knowledge and susceptibility of the child and the expanse of experience in the outcomes of the various television programmes as viewed by the adults. Children may love cartoon programmes on the television, but the question is ‘How educative and influencing are these cartoons?’ in the same light as watching all these numberless comedies, because there are highly nefarious and debasing kinds of cartoons, comedies and slap sticks on the televisions these days. Of course, we all submit to the idea of freedom for the child to watch and choose his or her own programme on the television, after all there are families that procure the television, basically, because of them. But it cease to be a reasonable length of freedom when a child chooses a certain questionable television programme that may in any way facilitate or encourage thoughts like, love-for-the-firearms, hatred, racism, incest, and any form of Oedipus or Electra complexes, just to mention a few.
A parent or any guiding adult must learn to understand the connection between the child and the TV to a very reasonable extent. Virtually most of what the child may fall in love with on the television are plain high-tech video effects and sensationalism, indulgence and dreams, and we wouldn’t want to build the future leaders on mere loads of surrealism that may not even be advisable in some quarters. Thus, by all standards a well-tamed present will only lead to an approachable future.

Not a 'window on the world'
But as we call you,
A box a tube
Terrarium of dreams and wonders.

Robert Pinsky (1940 - )
U.S. poet.
On the Jersey Rain, "To Television"
    
Thanks you.

Samuel Solomon O.

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Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Love child: how loved are they?



Children may be our most important legacy in the world today and our love to them may be the most important legacy still. However, it cannot be over-emphasised that the idea behind having a ‘love child’ is different; tilting more toward the parents’ common selfishness and personal love for themselves rather than the expected love for the child in the first place, even in a contract marriage. It is, no doubt, ironical that in most cases, a ‘love child’ is simply deprived of love, and could most times as well get the blame for coming into the world at the time he or she did. He or she is seen as an intrusion. An annoying intrusion to deliberately permanent what was not meant to be permanent or elongate a situation that should have been temporal. In this context, one can submit that in most homes a ‘love child’ is a child that may not get the most love, especially when the parents are divorce or just not living together as matured grown up adults. Nonetheless, there are ways to showing love to such a child bereft of love, so as to help solidify their future and of course our future as well. A ‘love child’ in this regard refers to a child giving birth to at a time that is not planned for which could in a word regrettable to the parent(s)
I. Spend Quality time with them.
Time in itself is a precious gift. It allows you to have mutual exchange of ideas, emotions, actions, physical concerns and words that help them develop and learn to confidently communicate like every other kid.
II. Strive to be the Primary Role Model for them.
Children generally need examples to follow and model themselves after, thus, teach them practical values by personally modelling those values. Admit whenever you make a mistake and apologize immediately with all sense of concern. Create a connection between you and the child by living the advantage of integrity over peer pressure. Which in turn makes them confident enough to always come to you.
III. Sincerely Listen to them.
A ‘love child’ might easily sees himself or herself as a different in the family, and in a separated family a woe. This might consequentially have a dire effect in his or her communication with the parent(s) or an outsider. Therefore, a parent(s) builds self-esteem in them when he or she shows interest in what they say. Children generally need to communicate the pride in their accomplishments and also their needs. And, a ‘love child’ is no different. If the parent(s) sincerely listens to them, they will also grow up sincerely listening to the parent(s) and people around them.
IV. Show them Discipline…with love.
Children generally need tutelage, guidelines and safe boundaries without being unnecessarily constrained. They need to learn the value of being accountable for their choices and actions, and a ‘love child’ is not different. He or she also needs to be disciplined with love. In fact, pampering has more negativity on them unlike every other child with no such ‘tag’ on him or her. Let them know that you disapprove of any kind of disrespect and hurtful actions but will always love them as any other son(s) and daughter(s). this kind of discipline enables them to recognize the best in other people and also allows them the freedom to explore the world safely in order to reach their highest potential.
V. Encourage them always.
Encouraging words are powerful for emotional uplifting and self-esteem. The parent(s) should verbally acknowledge child's special talents and accomplishments. They need to know we recognize and support their hopes, intentions and dreams for the future. By encouraging them mentally, emotionally, and spiritually provides the foundation for living a balanced life.
VI. Communicate with them.
We all have valuable stories to tell, and the parent(s) should not exclude a ‘love child’ from gaining from the wealth of their life experiences. Of course, only the encouraging ones that can help them to shape their lives for good. Experiences shared in robust sense of communication can help them make informed decisions and avoid unnecessary mistakes.
If one could sum up all of love child’s needs, just like every other child one would come up with just one word… Love. We share love when we play a central role in a child's world of learning, discovery and understanding of his or her natural environment. The legacy of love shared will have a guiding influence on them and the generations, thus making the world a better place.
Thanks you.

Samuel Solomon O.

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