tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10539912.post423327330424347984..comments2024-03-09T20:09:10.016-05:00Comments on Heartcrossings: SpeechlessHeartcrossingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11611681863892546438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10539912.post-66302061351946898932011-06-10T09:54:53.193-04:002011-06-10T09:54:53.193-04:00ggop - I took away J's laptop privileges for t...ggop - I took away J's laptop privileges for three months once. She bore it with determination but I did not get the outcome I wanted. <br /><br />suchismita - You bring up a great point when you say "We try and do the best we can for them. If prior experience were so important, all kids brought up by locals who have been in the same country for generations would have perfect kids"<br /><br />How true and how frequently forgotten ! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.Heartcrossingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11611681863892546438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10539912.post-32939746672068109172011-06-07T08:18:56.644-04:002011-06-07T08:18:56.644-04:00Must add a P.S. here. All parents do what they thi...Must add a P.S. here. All parents do what they think is best... those who make a concerted effort to give thier child a desi experience and those who leave them be.. I think one has to do what one believes is best and not do something just because everyone else is doing it, which is what happens often as we are all so anxious that our child should not miss out.. It is like the class x tuition / coaching classes in India that all join, just because they feel if so many are doing it.. it must be right. :)suchismitahttp://suchismita-onthe brink.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10539912.post-49954993995180423702011-06-07T08:04:30.246-04:002011-06-07T08:04:30.246-04:00I can understand your concerns, but I think 'p...I can understand your concerns, but I think 'parents who make a concerted effort to give their children a desi experience abroad' are not necessarily doing the right thing. Experience is something that happens, you just imbibe by being there.. whereevr 'there' is. Having made a choice of living abroad, I believe it is best to let kids be. I agree it is very difficult to parent when one has no blueprint of what to expect, but parenting changes with every generation anyway. Children do not react exactly as their parents might have. Times and lives have changed everywhere thanks to technology, exposure, infomation. We try and do the best we can for them. If prior experience were so important, all kids brought up by locals who have been in the same country for generations would have perfect kids. :)suchismitahttp://suchismita-onthebrink.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10539912.post-70235624466028466152011-05-02T15:20:20.553-04:002011-05-02T15:20:20.553-04:00Ha ha HC. I enjoyed the way you both defused the t...Ha ha HC. I enjoyed the way you both defused the tension. Really life isn't worth sweating the small stuff. I think it would have been very tempting to blow your top (I probably would have done that)<br /><br />Did you resort to taking privileges away when she was very young? The tween years are tricky huh?ggophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152025930955161430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10539912.post-74161834296203353482011-05-01T05:51:36.024-04:002011-05-01T05:51:36.024-04:00that laughter was the best thing u did. Maybe now ...that laughter was the best thing u did. Maybe now youcan build up a frndship line ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com