Education for Life: A Session by Dr. Ravindran for the New Parents
The renowned Educational Psychologist, Counsellor Trainer and Teacher Educator, Dr. V.S. Ravindran, addressed the Nursery parents on the very purpose of ‘Education for Life’ on Monday, May 18, 2020. Keeping in times with ‘the new normal’, the online session covered various sub-topics and concerns related to parenting in the current times.
He commenced the session by getting the parents to take the new normal in their stride with regards to the online classes for the early years’ children and not to get pressured if children were taking time to adjust to the newer ways of learning.
He further outlined the importance of parenting with special emphasis on disciplining children, ‘rules remaining rules’, and inculcating the value of relationships in the child. Parents were also briefed about handling tantrums in children and sibling relationships. The session concluded with a number of queries and concerns put forth by the parents, for which Dr. Ravindran gave a framework for parents to ease out parental anxieties. The session was extremely helpful for the parents in understanding how much communication helps in understanding one’s child.
