My journey to new land gave me an insight and was a good experience as a teacher, observing a child from the west. As a mother of two, I brought up my children in a certain way. The two children were brought up differently as I grew older and kept learning as a mother and a teacher.
When I observed this little kid of 4, seated next to me, she impressed me very much. I was amazed by her maturity. She was very careful about her safety, took all precautions, like tieing up the belt round her waist, not being tense though her mom was away from her. She was very well mannered, she said sorry, if she touched me by mistake. Moreover, she acted individually for maintaining her well being . I really appreciated her mom with all my heart.
This child was a big contrast to an indian child of the same age.
This made me think about indian mothers and their excessive love and their over protection.
The lapse lies with the indian mothers being too possessive and not giving scope to her child to learn more, starting from a young age. The child grows like that without knowing proper life skills at home. And if this child she is kept at a boarding school, she is not able to learn through her peer group also. What's her fate? Who comes to her rescue?
It seems to me that if such indian mothers pay more attention in making their children more independent rather than patronizing them, they will turn out to be better individuals. Without this knowledge, they take longer to adjust both at home and office.
I think real love is to take care of them to grow well and not to hinder their growth as possessive mothers, specially Indian mothers. As a social activist, I observe many personality lapses which becomes a hindrance for such people to lead their lives happily.
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