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Lessons for our children to learn as we explore rural towns

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Two and a half years ago, our family moved to India. During the Durga Puja and Holi religious festivals, we fly to West Bengal every fall and spring to visit my wife's family. Though we enjoy seeing the Durga pandals in Kolkata and throwing colours while visiting Bankura's family, some of our most memorable moments are in the ancestral home village of my wife, Shaltora. A visit is like taking a trip back in time to Shaltora. The family of my wife can trace their ancestry back 15 centuries, to the village itself's roots. This is where we leave the hustle and bustle of city life in Delhi for a slower, but no less dynamic, retreat to Shaltora's rural way of life. I'm reminded of how important it is for all of us to experience village life with our children and family by sitting down for my first cup of chai on the step of the small family courtyard where birds sing and sunlight falls in slanted beams through overhead tree branches. The following are 8 lessons that I ...

Motivate Your Child to Learn and Rise

It’s not about how committed our kids to seem towards learning, through different factors kids will still, be demotivated & most of the reasons among these seem temporary. There are quite a few kids, however, who mostly puts a little hard work into this and needs a lot of urge to start. They prefer to leave several things incomplete if it is not, they also got a bad motivation for learning & homework assignments. The parents can start their kids in the right direction by creating an encouraging environment and giving them learning motivation. Below are some points from which we can guide our kids in the right way are: 1. Give your child a positive relationship Have productive interactions have discussions about life, actually communicate with and talk to your kid. Give your child an interest in what excites him and discover his passion. Concentrate on how they are feeling & make learning easier by giving proper guidance & caring. Motivate them even to perform ph...