How to become best parents

ISBN-13: 9781517623449 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 270 str.

Padmini Dutta Sharma

Opis

In 'How to become best Parents' Padmini Dutta Sharma has chronicled the saga of her own experience as a parent alongside those around her with real life illustrations and anecdotes. Although this book does not fall in the fiction genre, all the chapters in this book have been backed by real life stories for the readers to easily connect. This book trails the journey of parenthood from infancy to adolescence, advancing to adulthood. Her techniques are well proven and pragmatic in the sense that her narrations on personality typology are cogent and engaging; if the readers follow even fifty percent of what has been advocated they can bring about a huge paradigm shift in their existing parent child dynamics. 'How to become best Parents' is revolutionary as Padmini tells her readers to think differently - to move away a little from the stereotyped and hackneyed to something exciting and extraordinary. At the onset the book may appear a bit too one sided; as though she is indulging the kids a bit too much but as the readers flip through the pages they are bound to get engrossed and enriched. Parenting according to Padmini is the most difficult job. Here one cannot cheat and get away; the journey is checkered with bumps and pit falls. The author has envisaged the traumas of parents with difficult and not so difficult children and she has penned ways of overcoming the ongoing stress painlessly. This book has been written after thorough research and observation; she disagrees with the usual and routine ways of parenting children where they are lashed and rebuked verbally and physically to gain control. She believes children must not be treated like robots; they must be allowed to thrive with a mind of their own without excessive impositions and sanctions. Thought provoking and extensive, she disagrees with the usual parenting pattern and asks direct questions to her readers. This book is quintessential with Padmini's signature style in every sense of the term. The author however accords full credit to her son for inculcating in her the true spirit of parenting by showering her with unconditional love and support ever since he was a child; it is his unflinching faith that has stood her in good stead. She knows exactly how a parent should behave in different stages to attain the most endearing equation. She has touched on the innately complex psyches of children; for example how schizophrenic children behaves due to their past history/ upbringing. She has devoted one complete chapter on how parents are liable for such psychic disorder and she has discussed ways of dealing with them. In no other Parenting book has any author included chapters on Managing stress, Resolving conflict, Learning etiquettes, Time management & Multi tasking, Leadership skills - these aspects are highlighted with the minutest details with real life situations so that adult children can handle their professional life more effectively. The author has suggested multiple options to choose from depending on the age, sex, personality and situation of their children.Padmini is a student of English literature that commenced her career as a journalist; later moving on to Corporate Communication and Social Counseling. She however continued to write for various newspapers, magazines and e portals. She headed the department of Public Relations, Advertising & Corporate Communications for various renowned organizations. Her television shows in various channels are immensely popular watch in YouTube where she talks on various social issues. A human right activist that is associated with direct interaction with mentally, physically, emotionally and financially challenged section of the society consisting of prostitutes, belly dancers, eunuchs, rape victims, old and the orphans. Her forte is basking in the intricate detail of human psyche.