Hug Your Children
We all live busy and hectic lives. There is work, family, house, study and many other pressures. It is difficult to put aside other daily pressures such as cooking and cleaning. One advice that has stayed with me is that we should take five minutes each day when we come home from work to hug our children and tell them that we love them. Time passes by so fast that our children will be grown up and independent before we realize it.
Our children also face pressures due to the fact that we are immigrants. Most of us were not born in the United States. Our children are exposed to at least two different cultures and maybe even more. They need to function socially not only at school but also within our culture. Our children will face others who are not so positive about other cultures. They will need to solve problems and resolve conflicts. I feel that it is really important to convey to our children that we are there for them. We need to be open to discussing any issue that our children bring to us. It is how we handle these issues that will be the deciding factor for whether they will return to us with other issues later on. If we try to avoid issues then our children will probably not try to discuss them with us next time. We need to have firm boundaries for behavior but at the same time be flexible enough for communicating openly.
We should all try our hardest to do the best for our children. We eventually will have to let go of them, and hope that they have internalized all the lessons. That is all we can do.
Author : Rummy Pant
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