Parenting Tips for Indian Parents : Pre-conception to Adulthood

by Deepa Chaudhury

Should I be a friend or a parent to my child? Should we put our child into an International school or an alternative school? How do I talk to my child about the ‘birds and the bees’? How do I explain to my six year old where babies come from? What should I do if I catch my child smoking? Parenting from the word ‘go’ is a roller coaster ride. It is unpredictable and you can never be fully prepared!

The fast changing Indian social scenario has made parenting more complex. Indian parents today have to balance tradition with living in a world that is hyper connected. Trends, fads, internet, Whatsapp, Facebook, International schools, alternative schools, baby blues …  everything has to be understood, managed and balanced.

Parenting Tips for Indian Parents takes a comprehensive look at issues that arise from the time one thinks of having a baby until the time the child steps into adulthood. It helps understand the various stages of growth and development vis-a-vis physical, emotional, cognitive development. It offers insight into practical parenting, preparing for the second child, dealing with issues of a single child, understanding intelligence and personality besides understanding teenage and its issues.  To help parents get the benefit of traditional knowledge and expertise, many traditional Indian ‘dadi ka nuskhaas’ to cope with minor ailments and improve health, which were common knowledge once but are getting lost with time, have also been incorporated.

Genres: Parenting

230 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 12, 2017

Reviews

[Jeni Gabriel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have been hunting for a parenting book in Indian context and when I found this book, I was overwhelmed to find what it has to say. I was in full swing to read this book especially for the reason that the author has 20+ years of experience in parenting (I strictly don’t read or recommend parenting books from authors’ who aren’t with parenting experiences). The author’s experience in parenting also concerned me and I had my doubts if her thoughts would fit for this generation of parenting as she would’ve faced early stages decades back. But after reading the entire book, I feel how updated her perspectives are. As the book cover says it starts with idea of accepting the process beforehand, then going through each phase like newborn, infancy, toddler till adults. Age-appropriate developments, milestone and challenges are addressed precisely. This book not only talks about the children for parenting knowledge but also provides insight in self-check, self reflection for role modeling, to realize when to let go and when to reinforce. Biological, mental and emotional changes a child goes through from newborn phase to teenage and adulthood phases are well informed. Challenges that come with each phases and how to cope up are also addressed in this book. What I liked the most is the author directly in a subtle way communicates the art of parenting by shaping the parents’ and children’s lives. I would have given 5 star ratings if it wasn’t for the grammatical errors here and there in the kindle version I read.

[Deepthi Nair · Rating 4 out of 5]

Am excellent reminder to all parents! We all know yet we tend to forget. This book reminds us those aspects of parenting which we know.. Maybe even wanted our parents to understand as kids.. It's worth a read and points to be noted so that we give our children the love and care they deserve.