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7 Reasons Why Indulging in Gardening is Good for Children:

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Last weekend, my cousins visited my place and gave me an idea of gardening which I liked very much. I told Daddy about it and he agreed with me.He arranged for an available space outside my building so that we can start gardening from next week. Daddy also told me that gardening has many benefits; such as gains in pro-environmental attitudes amongst children and acquire more outdoor experience and develop positive attitudes. Besides, he told me that during my summer holidays, I will not get bored after my studies and I can be in touch with nature and get some fresh air to breathe.

Here are the reasons why children should indulge themselves in gardening and spend some quality time amidst nature:

  1. Children will be directly in touch with the environment which will increase their viewpoint about trees and plants of different varieties. Moreover, gardening will keep them engaged during their leisure time.
  2. Gardening will increase their understanding of what kind of soil is suitable for which plant. This will give them the knowledge of different types of soil. This experience will help them to expand their knowledge of plants and the way they grow.
  3. They will learn many things from nature which will help them in their learnings. They will learn about different kinds of plant-sitting insects, birds that feed on fruits and seeds, and much more about nature and its small creatures.
  4. When children get a hang of gardening, they may grow vegetables also. This will increase their knowledge about different kinds of vegetables and will make them understand the value of eating green vegetables and their health benefits.
  5. Gardening will teach them developing some patience. Each plant needs some time to grow, to eventually yield flowers, fruits, and vegetables. So, the children will learn about the importance having patience and self-restraint, which will help them throughout in their life.
  6. Gardening needs some planning and remodeling of the area to transform it into a beautiful landscape. This provides the children an opportunity to learn how to make a proper planning about various things and implement them properly to get the required yield.
  7. Gardening requires the children to take up a huge responsibility of growing plants and taking good and proper care of them. So, it helps them to learn how to take up responsibilities from a very early age which is helpful for them in the long run.

Daddy told me about all the benefits of gardening and helped me in understanding the beauty of growing beautiful and lovely flowers in the garden. His ideas helped me to learn about a new perspective. I understood the importance of growing plants and eventually waiting patiently for the flowers and the fruits to grow. I started imagining about the garden that we are going to have and think about all the lovely flowers that will bloom in our garden. I told Daddy that I will call all my friends to our house so that they can also see our garden.



4 Simple Points that Parents Should Follow to Manage a Child’s Anger:

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Manage a Child's Anger

This weekend I went to the park with Daddy. We saw two boys fighting with each other. Their parents were trying hard to separate them from each other. I was astonished to see them fighting like this. After sometime, the parents finally separated the boys and took them back home. We also came back home in the evening. I told Daddy that I was a little scared to see the boys fighting in the park. Daddy explained to me that we fight like this when we are very angry. And, there are a few ways of managing a child’s anger. He explained to me how he and Mumma both try to manage my anger.
Here is what he told me about parents managing their child’s anger:
1.Be compassionate and provide comfort: Daddy told me that the parents should be compassionate towards their child. This provides comfort to the child and he or she starts to feel loved and cared for by the parents. Acceptance and validation by the parents helps in pacifying the anger and this eventually helps the young one to calm down.

2.Listen to the child’s problems: The parents should always listen patiently to what their child has to say about the situation which caused him or her so much of anger. This way they can get to the root cause of the problems and the child also feels the parents’ involvement with him or her. More the involvement of the parents with the child, easier it would be for both the parents and the child to figure out the problems in life and sort them accordingly.

3.Praise the child for doing some work: Praising a child for doing any work gives him or her happiness and a sense of achievement .This helps in gaining a lot of confidence in life. When the child is in a good mood and in the comfort of the parents’ proximity, they can explain the child about the consequences of all their actions – good or bad.

4.Be an example: The parents are the first set of people that the child follows as an example. If the parents maintain their calm in front of the children and never lose their temper even in frustration, the child will also follow them eventually.

Daddy told me that we all get upset and frustrated at times. Getting angry is okay but, it is not necessary that we take out our anger on the person nearby or on the things in front of us. We should not be hitting someone out of anger. We also should not throw or break things just because we are angry. Instead, we should take a deep breath and try to calm ourselves down before we act out of anger. Daddy also told me that if we keep ourselves occupied with things that we like to do such as our hobby, we are more likely to be in a happy mood always. This will reduce the chances of getting frustrated and angry on small little things.