I have often heard, read and listened to this term – Good Parenting. Have always wondered why suddenly this is becoming so very important. My parents may not have had to deal with this term as much as I am confronted in dealing with my elder son, I am sure of it. Why then has parenting (which is the most natural and integral part of existence for mammals). Cows, goat, sheep, monkeys, dogs and humans. Why then has parenting in humans become such a complex issue, so much so that it now definitely is quite a lucrative career avenue for many. What has happened over the last 10 years that the entire concept of parenting has undergone such a radical change. How have we managed to convert this natural process into a complex one.

Being father to two adolescent boys i find it quite exasperating. Where do I draw the line? Just how much is too much? Are we scared of our Children? Or is there some inner subconscious yearning to re-live our own childhood using our children as the medium? In the process we end up creating something of the child where it becomes difficult for us to accept and by then it has almost gone out of hand.

But then if that be true then it should affect both my sons and not diametrically opposite natures. I guess there is more to it than just this matter of fact explanation. How do you explain being blamed for anything and everything? No matter what you end up at the rsceiving end. It actually is quite a precarious situation. You cannot decide on how to deal with the situation ?

So I guess there must have been some radicAl and drastic socio economic changes that must have taken place not slowly but at a alarmingly fast pace. It is like the viruses that spread viciously – medically or in computers alike.

I do not have any answers, but do seek them. I hope that I find them fast before it loses its relevance altogether.

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