Tell me something about parenting my 8 year old

 This is the age when your child (who is not a baby anymore) starts developing interest in any one or two things to an obsessive level. It is up to you to encourage it and some of you may even help him to develop a life time hobby at this stage.
This is also the time when he is struggling to develop an identity of his own in his own ways which may lead to conflicts at home.
Parents need to understand this phenomena and it is best to go along with your child as long as nothing is going grossly wrong.
It may annoy you at times to see and hear him talk about the same things 24/7, but it would do all of you good to let him carve out his own identity and interest .
Here are a few tips for the same.

Offer encouragement

Use all your skills and patience to let him now that his interest is your interest. Sign him up for classes that he wants and listen to him speaking about anything he wants, even if it is the solar system.
This phase will not last long but you would have just implanted a lifelong hobby in him including an everlasting friendship with him.

Stretch his interest

Instead of just being a passive partner to his interest, take this opportunity to expose him to everything related to his interest and you’ll be amazed at the number if things that he can grasp. His interest in stamps can take him to history to community helpers to anything that you see him popping his eyes out for.
This would not only help him in general knowledge but may also open up a new horizon of interest for him.

Follow his lead

Well, you may also see her changing her interest levels too often and so it would be no good staying behind  to discuss his previous interests with him. Follow him whether you want to or not, to get the best out of him.

Push social skills

This is also the stage when he might come back home after a fight with his best friend because his friend did not want to do the same thing as him. It is time to sit down and explain to him that everyone is entitled to his or her own interests and he has to bear up with everyone to have a rich life.

Set limits

See to it that his activities do not interfere with his homework, studying or even play time. It is just fine to tell him firmly that we are more than glad to let you pursue your interests as long as eating, sleeping and studying is in time.

we suggest you to read more and be aware of what is happening in your child’s life and also what you may expect in future.this will help in creating a cordial atmosphere at home.

For any more information on any topic, you are free to visit our forum or ‘ask the doctor’ for further advice

‘The best way to advise your child at this stage is to find out what they lie and advise them to do the same.’’

A common problem faced universally by all and yet with no solution!

the first thing to remember is that a child of any age has to understand and differentiate between himself and his actions. This will be possible by what you communicate to him from the time he is born. Never ever label your child as bad or even good for that matter.

It is always the actions that are good or bad

so instead of saying that ‘T…, stop hitting Johnny and being a bad boy’ or saying that ‘be a good boy and say sorry….’ try to say that hitting Jhonny is not a thing we approve of.
We should never label a child; rather label the action that he or she has done. Even  when he is throwing a tantrum about your not liking him, be firm but hug him and say that you love him but he has to avoid doing what he did.

feel free to put in your suggestions in our forum or in this blog itself.