Every year Children’s day is celebrated in India on the 14th of November with much pomp and show. We all know it is the birthdate of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and that apart from being an able statesman, he was fond of children and was lovingly known as Chacha Nehru (Uncle Nehru). He used to consider children as the future of the country and said it’s our primary duty to look after our children so that they grow up to be responsible human beings.
The celebration of Children’s day, however, is still limited to schools and other academic institutions. The observances are not so common in an individual household. Schools organize different types of events like debates, storytelling, quiz and distribute chocolates and gifts, the parents are not likely to be seen taking endeavours to make the day special for their kids.
As parents, we want our children to be happy and successful in life. We try to provide them with the best education, want to instil in them good manners, wise ways of life and ethics. But do we ever want to be their friends? Friends, in which they can confide, they can find support and share all their joys as well as their pains. It is important that parents sometimes should come out of their usual role of being logical, responsible adults and, wear their kids’ little shoes sharing the same platform and perspective as the children. It would be a source of great pleasure and wonderment for the children when parents shedding their usual strict facade, choose a childish one.
So, for a start, let’s choose this #ChildrensDay! Make your child feel special, gift them something they like and, most importantly, show them the much-needed camaraderie.
In my childhood, I remember how the local club used to organize an event where all the children from the locality, irrespective of class, creed, religion, were invited, given token gifts and were left to interact on their own. We had to make small groups comprising 4-5 kids and, had to perform anything on our choice; a song, a skit, or a dance performance. The goal was to galvanize the children and make them feel special. I still cherish those memories.
With the advent of technology, our children now have a number of gadgets which we, at their age, couldn’t even think of. Their bonding with families and friends are fading; very slowly but surely. It’s high time that we reinstate that ‘bond’ of love and make them understand that happiness is, in fact, lies in sharing and caring. It’s our responsibility to make them understand that life is just a colouring book, it’s the colours we choose to fill it with, make all the difference.
While writing this and searching for a related video to be embedded in the post, I chanced upon this #CadburyDairyMIlk TVC. Do give a watch to find the change of expression on the boys’ faces as their mother arrives….and what happens next! Cadbury’s Dairy Milk is always a great option to be a gift for someone you love, to bring a smile to anyone and make them happy. Let’s celebrate #KuchMeethaHoJaaye 🙂
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What a terrific holiday–children’s day. And I wouldn’t mind celebrating with chocolates, too. 🙂
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A Good Post on Children’s Day Mani
I have done one post on that, when you have time do read.
Jumping Jumping went to school
Shiva
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Thank you so much… 🙂
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aha! I wonder how we lose the child in us and the innocent in exploring things or accept humans as they are. Beautiful reflection!
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True. We grow up only to lose our innocence.
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Yes, gadgets are ruining the innocence and bonding of children these days. How about running a campaign to spread awareness about the impact of technology in our children’s mind?
A lot of parents have no clue about these issues!
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That’s a brilliant idea. If you start the campaign, I’ll definitely participate.
Really sorry for late reply 😦
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Hi Maniparna,
It feels good to be back after a long time. I loved this post of yours. Feeling nostalgic. 🙂
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Yes, Shreya. It feels good to be in the blogosphere gain 🙂 Thanks a lot…
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Happy Blogging! 🙂
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This is beautiful, Maniparna – thank you! Particularly I’m touched by the thing you wrote about children learning to smile from their parents. Mine had the most amazing smiles. 🙂
Sending you loving,
Debbie
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Thanks so much, Debbie. Glad you liked that point ❤
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Yes I did! ❤ Thank you again, and have a beautiful weekend. Debbie
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With the increased number of gadgets, often children are bounded to indoors…. parents must have an eye upon that and make them aware of the wonders in outdoors…
Between, wish you too a happy children’s day😉
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Yes, it’s also the responsibility of the parents… 🙂
Thank you for the wish…
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You are welcome.. I forgot to mention that I really liked what you wrote on the smiles part…kids learning even smiles from their parents..that’s really true…
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I like your thoughts on how parents should try to be a little more relaxed around their children. I remember telling a friend once (she had a very young sister), that whatever said and done, the ideal would be to have children be comfortable enough to tell parents everything and yet know that they are parents and therefore should be respected. I come from a “classic” Sri Lankan family – I never told my parents anything..hehe. It’s a balancing act..to be a parent and to be a friend.
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My parents, especially my mother, was like a friend to me. Yet I knew that she should also be respected as a parent. Just as you’ve said. It’s really a balancing act to be friendly with children and simultaneously maintaining a limit.
Sreelanka is such a beautiful country. I’ll go there…someday…definitely… 🙂
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I haven’t been there either! It’s my grandmother land. My grandparents on both sides left Sri Lanka to Malaysia when they were young adults.
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My aunt visited Srilanka a month ago and her experiences have piqued my interest more… 🙂
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So how do we reinstate real life in the relation between children and parents? How do we actually become the friends of our children. The friends they know they can trust. Adults and children live in different worlds. Nowadays more than ever, I think.
I remember my mother how she did when I was between 8 and 10. I used to read a lot of books. I was as immersed in those worlds of fiction as young people are in cyber worlds today. After I fell asleep, my mother used to read the books I read. And the next evening she used to sit at my bedside asking what I thought about this or that character, about this or that thing that happened in the story. These bedside conversations came to be about all things possible, and they have helped shape me into the reflective person I am today at seventy.
If this had been today, I’m sure she would have played my computer-games and video-games with me, discussing whatever issues that would come up such as philosophy, ethics, religious beliefs … whatever she’d find important for an 8 to 10 year-old!
Ellington
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I can so relate to your experience! I’m still a bookworm and this habit of reading books was instilled in me by my parents. I often discussed different characters and their actions with my mother and father just like you’ve said 🙂
As I’m a parent now, I enjoy discussing films, games and books (my son read, though not as much as I used to at his age) Even, it’s just because of him, that I’m aware of all the leading fictional characters and cartoons and Marvel comics characters 😀
Thank you so much for expressing your views on the topic. I really enjoyed reading and associating my own experience with yours… 🙂
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Childhood days were very fantastic and tension free for me. But now life is very competitive. I love my childhood days. Thanks for sharing this post.
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True that. Life has become much complicated for children nowadays… 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
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So nice 🙂 Loved the post. Greetings.
#KuchMeethaHoJaaye
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Thank you, Rupam…sure #KuchMeethaHoJaaye 😀
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Nostalgia 🙂 I want to be a child more than one time nowadays 🙂 A quota of one hour a day, perhaps?
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Yes, I too want to go back to those carefree days> Remember the song? “…give me another chance, I wanna grow up once again” 🙂
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Yes! It really captures the sentiments so well 🙂
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🙂 …
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Remembering to have a child’s heart everyday would be heaven
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So well said!
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🙂
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So lovely and cute post 😍😍 keep going madam
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Thanks, Rohit… 🙂
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Lovely post! It made me nostalgic. We need to have a respect for children and also a respect for the child in everyone. Happy Children’s Day!
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Wonderfully said… 🙂
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Thanks for sharing this!
Loved the memories about my childhood days too.😊
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Childhood memories are always the sweetest ones. Thanks, dear… 🙂
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All my pleasure!
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Children learn to smile from their parents. How true and well said. Cadbury’s is a sweet way to mark the children’s day.
Btw, is that your childhood pic, Maniparna? Very sweet and apt for the post.
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Na… it’s my cousin brother’s daughter. She is really very sweet… 😀 khub paka aar dusTu-o…
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Mishti aar dushTu. Bhalo combination. 😀 😀
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😀 😀
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Sound thoughts, Maniparna, especially about technology, and our need to encourage real life
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Tue that, Derrick. Technology has ruined a considerable amount of childhood fun and innocence… Thank you so much for dropping by… 🙂
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“The soul is healed by being with children.”
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What a nice quote! Thanks, Mihran… 🙂
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Thank you for your kind words, I very much appreciate it!!
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My pleasure… 🙂
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I felt becoming nostalgic as the post brought back childhood memories. Today’s kids are fortunate to have much more things that we had but we enjoyed playing in green fields or quarreling with friends over petty, childish issues. They are missing those things.
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Indeed. Today’s kids have a more complicated life. Innocence is a far cry… 😦
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Love it. I remember my toys, parties, games, shows and other things. Those were awesome days. I still feel like a kid. The toys have become more expensive and advanced.
Well. Great thoughts.
Stay fit. Stay happy. 🙂
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Rightly said. Toys are expensive and exclusive but we used to get immense joy with our cheap ones.
Thank you, Subham, for sharing your thoughts… 🙂
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You’re welcome. Live well. 🙂
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Thank you, you too… 🙂
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You’re welcome.
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What a lovely post! I remember celebrating Children’s day in our school. The video is cute. I won’t mind getting a gift on children’s day 😀 I love chocolates.
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Haha… even I won’t mind chocolates 😀 Thank you so much…
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