Mental Health Matters
Dear Parent, how about strengthening the bond between you and your child? Sounds intriguing? Parent – Tales , Parenting segment by Rhhyns Academy is coming up with a unique two-month handholding program for parents. How does it work? We share an activity that you do with your child/children.. Overtime see the difference in the way your child and you communicate, react and bond.
Simple right… yes simple it is and fun too.
While you make your child sleep today, give the child positive strokes and it should be on the head and back.
Kindly do this from today and share your feedback before Wednesday.
Today onwards, each day , give 10 minutes to your child for a dil se dil ka connect, talks.
In those 10 minutes, you will ask just one question to your child….How was your Day?
Observe and note what answers you get from your child.
How are you feeling when I am doing so many things with you?
“This question you need to ask your child”.
Let him/her share their experience.
Let’s talk about Bully
If that has happened with you , share and ask the child to share if somebody is constantly bullying him/her
Sarcastic comments, comments related to image , silly statements, fun statements that hurts are all considered bullying.
Even fun tags is considered as a bully.
Introduce the word “Gratitude” to your children today.
Activity : (To be done with your child , two different columns, one for you and one for your child)
Let’s list down 10 things which we are grateful about, 10 people whom you are grateful to and 10 situations you are grateful that it happened in your life.
( The third part is to be done for children of 9 years and above )
This whole activity needs to be done just once a month.
So do it today and share your feedback .
Today, let your child only talk.
You need to just probe :
Hey…today is your turn to start….”How was your day”
oday, play a game with your child.
Age appropriate. Game options
Snakes & Ladders
Ludo
Cross & Zero
Chess
Pictionary
Or impromptu throw and catch or run and touch.
Do share your feedback Parents ! How did you feel and how did your child feel about this whole activity. And what/how did the child express.
Today onwards, you need to talk about how did you overcome that particular feeling/emotion.
Basically, along with helping the child in increasing the emotions vocabulary, we need to also show them how to cope up with those emotions and feelings and not allow oneself to stay in that space for a longer time
For example – Today I was feeling too sad because my friend is unwell. But, then I called her up and spoke to her. Now I am feeling better.
Today, you would be introducing Emotions vocabulary to your child.
While you talk about your day (age appropriate talk), introduce one one emotion ya feeling every alternate day.
Let your child understand it
After completing 10 activties, you must have created a strong bonding with your child.
From today till Friday, you need to initiate the talk in regard to views and perspectives.
Children tend to take up our views and perspectives and create their soch and their impression about a situation, person or thing .
Now onwards, you as a parent, need to think twice before you give out strong statements and opinions.
Initiate a talk with your child in this regard.
Take some clay.
Give that to your child and keep some with you.
Also, draw the drawing as shown in the attached pic, on a plain paper and keep it ready with you !
Now, put on music and both of you can do some free dance.
After , that share the drawing with your child and ask your child and even you can , to color the body parts where any emotions (as given in the list) were felt.
Then, give clay and ask them to create their clone and even you can do that as well.
Once done, ask him , how was it and how did s/he felt.
Do share your responses and then I will help you to understand why and how of this activity
– Today two things you need to do !
1..While you ask your child, how was your day, the next step be
A…Hey , what’s up
How was your day
B… hmmm…ok mamma
A…You know, I had ________day.
A is the parent here and from today you will start talking about your day with your child, irrelevant of the age group, but your talk should be age appropriate.
Talk about your emotions and feelings
Help your child to understand few.
2..Keep observing yourself, your emotions and the words you use.