Comments on: Understanding the child!!! http://www.razz-ma-tazz.net/2009/09/22/understanding-the-child/ Shalini Nambiar's Blog! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:26:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Nitin http://www.razz-ma-tazz.net/2009/09/22/understanding-the-child/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Nitin Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:56:00 +0000 http://www.razz-ma-tazz.net/?p=60#comment-133 I think you nailed it right. Ironically, the root of our culture which stops our kids from experiencing and thus gaining confidence is - "treating them as kids". I have seen normally (read- in old days and even now at many places), parents would not consider kids opinion or judgement as important. I guess once this settles down, lot of things will clear out in the society and we will have grows ups who are independent and free from herd mentality. By the way, I really appreciate your thoughtful blog. You are one of those ladies who seems to have all the skills !! I already know about your administration and managerial skills! I think you nailed it right. Ironically, the root of our culture which stops our kids from experiencing and thus gaining confidence is – “treating them as kids”. I have seen normally (read- in old days and even now at many places), parents would not consider kids opinion or judgement as important. I guess once this settles down, lot of things will clear out in the society and we will have grows ups who are independent and free from herd mentality.
By the way, I really appreciate your thoughtful blog. You are one of those ladies who seems to have all the skills !! I already know about your administration and managerial skills!

]]> By: Tony Vangelabbeek http://www.razz-ma-tazz.net/2009/09/22/understanding-the-child/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Tony Vangelabbeek Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:35:41 +0000 http://www.razz-ma-tazz.net/?p=60#comment-131 I fully agree with your view that children need to be educated to become independent. I feel however that this is quite contradictory to the way most Indian parents educate their children. I rather experience regular Indians as not being able (or not daring ?) to take decisions themselves, according to me because they'll do everything to avoid mistakes and errors. This is only possible I think if education is rather repressive than it is stimulative to think yourself, judge yourself and decide yourself, accepting also failure. Or am I wrong with this impression? I fully agree with your view that children need to be educated to become independent.

I feel however that this is quite contradictory to the way most Indian parents educate their children.
I rather experience regular Indians as not being able (or not daring ?) to take decisions themselves, according to me because they’ll do everything to avoid mistakes and errors.
This is only possible I think if education is rather repressive than it is stimulative to think yourself, judge yourself and decide yourself, accepting also failure.

Or am I wrong with this impression?

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