The Progressive School Vol 02 Issue 04

TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES
PARENTING IN THE
DIGITAL WORLD
Dr Upendra Kaushik, B Com (Hons),
M Com, B Ed, Ph D, D Litt is in school
education and administration since
1978. He is a well known educationist,
consultant, mentor, trainer, motivator
and institution strategist. He has
authored 19 books and has rich
experience in the field of Curriculum
Development, Measurement and
Evaluation, Development of Text Books
and Instructional Materials. He has
been a resource person for training
programmes on Value Education,
Consumer Education, Population and
Development Education, General
Management, Marketing Management,
Capacity Building for Skill-Upgradation,
and associated with CBSE, NIOS,CIE
University of Delhi, etc. Since 1990,
he has trained more than 2,000
entrepreneurs. He is the recipient
of more than 65 accolades at the
State, National and International level
including ‘National Award to Teachers
2001’ instituted by Ministry of Human
Resource Development, Government
of India, ‘State Teacher’s Award 2002’
instituted by the Government of NCT,
Delhi.
At present, Dr Upendra Kaushik is
Chairman, Governing Body, Bharatiya
Vidya Bhavan’s Vallabhram Mehta
Public School, Vadodara; Member
Governing Councils and Management
Committees of a number of well-known
schools of the country.
Dr. Upendra Kaushik
Chairman, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s V.M.Public School, Vadodara
The role of parents is very important in the life of a child. A child
learns a lot from his/her parents. But, parenting has its own
challenges, here’s how to be a responsible parent in this digital world.
What we need to remember as a
parent is that while there is no
right or wrong, sometimes our
actions depend on the situation and we
should rely on our instincts in making
decisions. There are certain skills antd
instincts we all possess which acts as a
guiding force to help us be good parents.
Being a parent is not a one-time job but
needs constant work and growth. With
constant change happening around us
in terms of eating habits, advancement in
technology, higher levels of stress, living
conditions to name a few, we need to
keep updating our skill sets to hone our
instincts further.
Why Parenting?
Parenting is important:
• To make the children realize their
potentials and become a self-reliant
progressive citizen.
• To make the children value the
concept of ‘love’ and develop in them
a sense of love and appreciation for
each and every component of the
atmosphere.
• To make the children recognize that
they belong to a nation of responsible
citizens and have certain rights as
well as duties to fulfil.
• To help the children to develop
patience for every aspect of life.
• To make children educated and opt
for a right career in life.
• To help children face the period of
‘stress and storm’ that is adolescence.
• To teach and help the children to face
the challenges in life.
• To make citizens prompt and efficient
enough to take decisions in life.
• To make children financially stable
and teach them the ethics of fair
money transactions.
• To give them life experiences and
training for life, if children see good,
qualitative and a fair parenting
happening with them, they will be
able to be good parents in their future
life.
28 THE PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL JUL-AUG-SEP 2018
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