Comments on: The best thing you can do for a child is encourage them to be independent. http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/02/26/the-best-thing-you-can-do-for-a-child-is-encourage-them-to-be-independent/ thinking globally, acting locally Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:09:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Essential Back-to-School Articles for Parents of Young Children | Suraj Dinesh Shah http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/02/26/the-best-thing-you-can-do-for-a-child-is-encourage-them-to-be-independent/comment-page-1/#comment-38376 Essential Back-to-School Articles for Parents of Young Children | Suraj Dinesh Shah Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:22:14 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=666#comment-38376 [...] The best thing you can do for a child is encourage them to be independent [...] [...] The best thing you can do for a child is encourage them to be independent [...]

]]> By: Heena Modi http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/02/26/the-best-thing-you-can-do-for-a-child-is-encourage-them-to-be-independent/comment-page-1/#comment-29711 Heena Modi Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:37:17 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=666#comment-29711 Balance is definitely a good thing! Yes! Often we emphasise one area or skill. It's a shame because this can result in a child's skill being overlooked. Balance is definitely a good thing! Yes! Often we emphasise one area or skill. It’s a shame because this can result in a child’s skill being overlooked.

]]> By: Ajay http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/02/26/the-best-thing-you-can-do-for-a-child-is-encourage-them-to-be-independent/comment-page-1/#comment-29700 Ajay Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:31:24 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=666#comment-29700 I think the most important thing in a child's life is balance! Without that they have no chance of becoming functioning adults. I think the most important thing in a child’s life is balance! Without that they have no chance of becoming functioning adults.

]]> By: Heena Modi http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/02/26/the-best-thing-you-can-do-for-a-child-is-encourage-them-to-be-independent/comment-page-1/#comment-21276 Heena Modi Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:31:26 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=666#comment-21276 Thanks for this Rupa. Yeah I guess there has to be a balance of both so that you're there when a child needs you but you're not so helpful that they are then hindered and cannot function or think for themselves! I've always thought that parenthood is one of the hardest jobs in the world yet there's no training for it. You pick up whatever you're lucky enough to have access to. Other than that if you search for a course and pay for it; picking up gems from others is about all there is. Thanks for this Rupa.
Yeah I guess there has to be a balance of both so that you’re there when a child needs you but you’re not so helpful that they are then hindered and cannot function or think for themselves!
I’ve always thought that parenthood is one of the hardest jobs in the world yet there’s no training for it. You pick up whatever you’re lucky enough to have access to. Other than that if you search for a course and pay for it; picking up gems from others is about all there is.

]]> By: Heena Modi http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/02/26/the-best-thing-you-can-do-for-a-child-is-encourage-them-to-be-independent/comment-page-1/#comment-21274 Heena Modi Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:28:08 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=666#comment-21274 Thanks Vicky. I know you're a new mummy so it's good to know you're looking ahead already :) Thanks Vicky.
I know you’re a new mummy so it’s good to know you’re looking ahead already :)

]]> By: Vicky Reeves http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/02/26/the-best-thing-you-can-do-for-a-child-is-encourage-them-to-be-independent/comment-page-1/#comment-20946 Vicky Reeves Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:59:46 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=666#comment-20946 Couldn't agree more to all of your points!! Couldn’t agree more to all of your points!!

]]> By: Rupa http://www.heenamodi.com/2009/02/26/the-best-thing-you-can-do-for-a-child-is-encourage-them-to-be-independent/comment-page-1/#comment-20849 Rupa Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:55:51 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=666#comment-20849 My thoughts are that while you make some excellent points that parents would definitely benefit from putting in to practice, we must be careful on the amount of emphasis put on independence in relation to the long term development of a child’s life. If there is too much reinforcement on independence in a child's development, a parent could gradually become unintentionally deaf to a child's call for help. A parent could get used to a child’s independence and could from time mistake their independence for self isolation in later years to come. (Teen years) I guess I make this comment as I have witnessed it. The parent was praising the child’s maturity and independence when the child was around 10, but when she was coming to teenage years,- she became shy, stubborn, found it hard to make friends and didn’t really interact with her parents. Although this is normal teenage behaviour and they thought it was too, I thought this was reserved behaviour rather than the characteristics of an independent child. Parents still have to focus on guiding their children just as much as encouraging them to be independent. Rupa My thoughts are that while you make some excellent points that parents would definitely benefit from putting in to practice, we must be careful on the amount of emphasis put on independence in relation to the long term development of a child’s life.

If there is too much reinforcement on independence in a child’s development, a parent could gradually become unintentionally deaf to a child’s call for help. A parent could get used to a child’s independence and could from time mistake their independence for self isolation in later years to come. (Teen years)

I guess I make this comment as I have witnessed it. The parent was praising the child’s maturity and independence when the child was around 10, but when she was coming to teenage years,- she became shy, stubborn, found it hard to make friends and didn’t really interact with her parents. Although this is normal teenage behaviour and they thought it was too, I thought this was reserved behaviour rather than the characteristics of an independent child. Parents still have to focus on guiding their children just as much as encouraging them to be independent.

Rupa

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