I was traveling from Bangalore to Mysore and had a pretty shocking experience...
I was observing 2 children - aged 10 and 6 probably and their behavior. The 10 year old sat next to me while the 6 year old was sitting with his mother and grand mother.
We peacefully took off from Bangalore and then the food came out. The dispute started over a bag of chips. The younger one wanted the whole bag while the elder one had first access to it.
Within a short time the younger one was hurling abuses at his own brother for taking the first dip at the bag.
The helpless mother and grandmother could not control this child's behavior.
Probably they would grow old and things would be different.
What also stuck me was the younger boy's declaration that the older one was his enemy.
How can we parent them better?
Are the days of Ram and Lakshman gone? Or for that matter Ravan and Kumbhakarn?
How can sibling love be improved? No easy answers but such behavior needs to be addressed for sure.
I was observing 2 children - aged 10 and 6 probably and their behavior. The 10 year old sat next to me while the 6 year old was sitting with his mother and grand mother.
We peacefully took off from Bangalore and then the food came out. The dispute started over a bag of chips. The younger one wanted the whole bag while the elder one had first access to it.
Within a short time the younger one was hurling abuses at his own brother for taking the first dip at the bag.
The helpless mother and grandmother could not control this child's behavior.
Probably they would grow old and things would be different.
What also stuck me was the younger boy's declaration that the older one was his enemy.
How can we parent them better?
Are the days of Ram and Lakshman gone? Or for that matter Ravan and Kumbhakarn?
How can sibling love be improved? No easy answers but such behavior needs to be addressed for sure.
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