On Sunday 28th February, the first in a series of such planned sessions “Mindful Parenting”, took place at Chinmaya Sagar Churchgate. Starting promptly at 11 am, it was well attended by 50 parents seeking parental guidance in bringing up their 5 – 12 year olds. Conducted by sevika / volunteer Dr. Sunitha Shankar ( Clinical Psychologist ) through examples of day to day experiences & audience participation by interactive Q & A, the three important points of Time – Limits – Caring were stressed upon to improve parental skills. Mothers & fathers went home well equipped with notations in bringing up their children as resilient, valued human beings. Under the Chinmaya banner Dr. Sunitha was well applauded for her skills in imparting the right knowledge of mindful child upbringing.
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Event: the first in the series of sessions,“Mindful Parenting”
Venue: Chinmaya Sagar Churchgate
Date: Sunday 28th February
Sevika: Dr. Sunitha Shankar (Clinical Psychologist)
It was a well attended session with 50 parents seeking parental guidance in bringing up their 5 – 12 year olds. Dr. Sunitha explained through day to day examples experiences, interactive Q & A, where the three important points of Time – Limits – Caring were stressed upon to improve parental skills. Mothers & fathers went home well equipped with notations in bringing up their children as resilient, valued human beings. Here are some of the feedback received from parents:
-We got a lot of knowledge on the insight of today's genre of kida and how to tactfully deal with them &also the meaning of CORRECT PARENTING. Hoping to attend more sessions
-Thanks for organising such a wonderful & informative seminar. This session was so appropriate & useful as to how to deal with our child &most important about our own identity. Looking forward for to attend more such seminars.