Developing Kids effective listening skills:

One of the most important and much essential parts of our day to day life is to communicate and for that we must be a good listener. We all know this fact … but we need to help our children cultivate the habit of effective listening & communicating as early as possible so that they naturally develop the skill.  It also makes our own lives as parents easier in the long run.

If courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Listening more provides us great opportunities of learning new things and knowledge about the world around us.

There are many ways in which we can motivate our kids to learn ‘the art of active listening’.

-       Motivate the kid and make them feel special, they love it the most when they are cared a lot.

-       Get them involved in a play and demonstrate to them the art of active listening & explain to them how it will help them, so that they are clear with the concept.

-       Show them videos containing effective discussions & exchange of dialogues. Bournvita quiz contest is a best example of this.  This quiz contest is at present one of the longest running shows in Indian television and is immensely popular among the school kids of India as well as quiz enthusiasts of all ages.

-       Maintain a good eye contact.

-       Show your kid how when you are listening actively to her you wait until she pauses, then will prompt her to tell you more by asking a brief question. Get your child to practice this on you. You can pick any topic of the kid’s choice for this discussion as it will help them come out with lots of questions at you & vice-versa.

-       Demonstrate them the polite way of listening properly and help them learn the natural pauses in conversation before speaking.

-       Be a good role model so that it becomes easy for kids to follow the parents.

-       Most of the successful people are the ones who do more listening than talking.

-Deepa

Importance of Education

!! SHRI MOOLA RAMO VIJAYATHE!!           !! OM SRI RAGHAVENDRAYA NAMAHA  OM !!          !! SHRI GURURAJO VIJAYATHE !!


By the blessings of Hari Vayu Gurugalu .... we will here forth discuss the importance of Education in modern times  ...

"Learning is a treasure which accompanies its owner everywhere" ... Its your passport to the world.

Education is important because it prepares us with all that is needed to make our dreams come true. It opens doors to brilliant career opportunities. It fetches better prospects in career and growth. Every employer today, be it in the IT sector or any other government offices, wants their prospective employees to be  well qualified for the roles they are going to play. They require resources well equipped with modern technology so as to suit his wants. So, education becomes a basic criterion for employment in any sector of the industry. We are weighed in the market on the basis of our fundamental skills and how well we can apply them through proper communication. Education is very important for an individuals success in life. 

Not only career wise but education makes one live a respected life in the society. It gives us knowledge of the world around us as mentioned earlier, its the passport to the world. It develops in us a new perspective of looking at life. It helps us build opinions and have points of view on things in life. It makes us capable of interpreting things rightly. Education is not just about reading books and writing exams, but also reading through the lines of the books and applying them in real life.

Education is generally seen as the foundation of society which brings economic wealth, social prosperity and political stability. Higher education helps in maintaining a healthy society which prepares health care professionals, educated health care consumers and maintaining healthy population. As they say " A good tree always bears good fruits".

Parents in rural areas are taking up the challenge of educating their children for a better tomorrow, in their tough times too. They are now getting to know the importance of education and how it will help them overcome their poverty. The recent show of KBC proves to be the best example - History was made when Sushil Kumar, a computer operator from Bihar with a monthly income of Rs 6000/-, became the first ever contestant to win five crore rupees on 'Kaun Banega Crorepati 5'.

Education in overall plays a very vital role in life of each and every individual. This blog is initiated in order to touch the lives of as many people & kids especially as possible to impart the great treasure of knowledge. As the thirst of knowledge never ends ... we learn till we die.

- Deepa