Not so blessed with intellect

Why my child?

All children are divine gifts from God. How the little embryo transforms in to the fetus and is delivered from your being into this universe is a miraculous process. And as much as science has progressed to help us understand the process, we still don't know things that go on at the back end before we get the final product in our hands. Some of our children seem to develop and progress as per the accepted norms and stages that they must accomplish at times in their development. However, for some reason, some children lag behind in the same. Some in fact may be faster than their normal counterparts while others are slower. And at times the slower ones do not have the ability to catch up. It’s not their fault. It’s simply the way it was destined for them. These kids who lack the ability to develop in their mind and their abilities as they are supposed to in keeping with other kids of their age, have intellectual deficits.

Learn to listen

The knack

Listening is one of the most used but least taught skills. Practice does make man perfect; rehearsal and training are a mandate for any talent acquisition. Contrary to popular belief, listening is an active phenomenon while hearing can be passive, inert and uninvolved. Hearing is involuntary, reflex and a function of the ear and the auditory area of the brain. Listening on the other hand requires conscious effort and cognitive processes to relocate the listened material into the short-term memory store and subsequently into the long-term memory stockpile. Learning to listen amounts to be a gainful, wise and deliberate aptitude accrual.

Footloose

Living like a hermit

We are only too comfortable in our skin. We don't want to adapt; we expect the world to mould itself around us; while we continue to be the fixated rock of Gibraltar. Life is simulated to a pack of instant food today; easy solutions, quick fixes, laid-back attitudes. The inertia makes the unruly clay of personality hard, and disallows any movement from the static. One becomes rigid, inflexible, stubborn and arrogant. What starts as inertia, culminates in broken friendships, messy relationships and poor social connects. All just because we were too stuck to our position and resisted change. Change that could allow growth. Change that could make all the difference. Change that could move mountains. But change that required some effort. Effort that we thought we were incapable of putting in...

Sexuality and its problems

Importance of sexuality

Everyone has sexual feelings, attitudes, and beliefs; at the same time, everyone's self-experience of sexuality is unique because of the intense personal perspective involved. Having accurate awareness about healthy sexuality is very important for the nourishment of intimacy between couples. It is also instrumental in promoting sexual satisfaction and enhancing the sensitivity of interpersonal relationships. Sexuality has significant impact on the overall wellness of all people. One needs to get beyond the taboo and accept one's own as well as sexuality of the partner. This mindfulness helps deal with sexual problems in case they ever arise.

Parenting anger step 3:Take charge

that's not pretty!

Once you see things in perspective and you have been the good detective, you are in better position to take charge of the situation. Your reactions and responses have to be smart and guarded. You cannot lose control, not even for a moment else the ‘Operation Child Modification’ that we had started with, will fail and your satellite will be back on the ground right where you started off.

Who are you?

that's really a puzzle!

Seriously if we had to think hard and answer this question, 'Who are you?'. Really, 'Who am I?' How whopping do we all think we are these days? Well self-esteem is great to have but its intriguing; what gives us the arrogance and brashness that we habitually bare to the rest of the sphere? What happened to modesty and unpretentiousness? Where’s that art of being selfless and benevolent while simultaneously working towards higher goals and meeting greater targets incessantly (that’s should be routine anyways). To keep that head on those shoulders and those feet on the ground. Honestly, who do you think you are?