By Someonewise 
Raising your child has become a great task in today’s world.
Look back – your parents reminded you every task you had to do throughout the day
Kept you away from everything bad, without deliberation.
Lived a life with ideologies you would respect though despised by you at the same time for being old fashioned.
Parenting has become a herculian task in today’s world.
Parents are stressed about their child’s health, food habits, their eating and sleeping schedules, their studies, their friends, their lifestyle, the external influences, family members’ influences, social media etc., 50% of parents’ life’s stress is created because of their worries about children. What are we parents doing wrong?
Firstly, we are not enjoying the moments with our child.
Secondly, we are in a competition with our parents and others’ parents in raising our children. We want to give our children a better childhood and lifestyle than what we had, a better future than other parents. Its only a competition we as parents are into. Considering all the above at one go, we have compromised on every basic thing our child needs. In an attempt to give the child the best as parents, we have given them – isolation, fear, dependancy, vulnerability, extremism, insensitivity, egocentrism, defensive approach, arrogance in one or the other way. And parenting is a skill, where you cant reverse the outcome once applied. The damage caused is immense and continues for generations at times.
Raising your child should be a journey you cherish. Stop considering it a task. Perfection isn’t the goal. A fulfilling Parenthood and a happy childhood is the goal.
Sit back for a while to ponder about your parenting goals, compare them with your child’s happiness, righteous upbringing and your happiness. Do you notice the gaps?
–Sucheta Gour