<p>Is Parenting Fun or Pain? Parenting is about bringing up a new generation, and the choice whether to make it a joyful process or a strenuous path lies with parents themselves.Today’s children are better informed because of exposure to various modes of communication and they are ‘Digital Natives’.</p><p>Parenting is not about just bringing up your child, but it is about inspiring your child, making them passionate about life and learning, and creating a winning mindset to make them super achievers in life. </p><p><br></p><p>This podcast will help parents to give the best to their children and strengthen Parent-Child relationship. It is a compilation of real life strategies based on Author’s first hand experience of handling children and parents from various parts of the world.</p><p>This is the audio version of the book with the same title.</p>

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<h1><u>Secret#56</u></h1><h2>If you shout or scream at your children as you scold them, valid as your grounds are, they may miss the real lesson you wish to impart. So, never simply scold, always give your reasons for doing so.</h2>

"If you shout or scream at your children as you scold
them, valid as your grounds are, they may miss the real
lesson you wish to impart. So, never simply scold, always
give your reasons for doing so."

Chapter#56 Should I Scold My Children?

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<h1><u>Secret#55</u></h1><h2>You don’t need a special reason to celebrate. The fact that you are alive right here, right now is good enough. Once you learn to celebrate life, that is the biggest gift ever, which you give to your children. Your children will learn how to celebrate life and thus live life better.</h2>

You don’t need a special reason to celebrate. The fact
that you are alive right here, right now is good enough.
Once you learn to celebrate life, that is the biggest gift
ever, which you give to your children. Your children will
learn how to celebrate life and thus live life better.

Chapter#55 Celebrate Life

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<h1><u>Secret#54</u></h1><h2>Help your children face unfair treatment that life will unfortunately, but invariably, give them.</h2>

Help your children face unfair treatment that life will
unfortunately, but invariably, give them.

Chapter#54 Life is Unfair

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<h1><u>Secret#53</u></h1><h2>Your children have a greater mental capacity than you give then credit for, so don’t worry unnecessarily on their behalf. Indeed, their syllabus is nothing compared to the tools they have at their command. So, do not give them the vibes that their school work and extra-curricular activities are too much for them!</h2>

Your children have a greater mental capacity than you
give then credit for, so don’t worry unnecessarily on their
behalf. Indeed, their syllabus is nothing compared to the
tools they have at their command. So, do not give them
the vibes that their school work and extra-curricular
activities are too much for them!

Chapter#53 Too Much to Study - Compared to What?

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<h1><u>Secret#52</u></h1><h2>Think about how you can be flexible enough with your children during conversations, so that they understand</h2><h2>the message you want to convey. The response you receive from your children will clearly tell you whether you are communicating in the right way!</h2>

"Think about how you can be flexible enough with your
children during conversations, so that they understand
the message you want to convey. The response you
receive from your children will clearly tell you whether
you are communicating in the right way!"

Chapter#52 "Meaning of the Communication is the Response You Get"

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<h1><u>Secret#51</u></h1><h2>‘Never say never’, ‘Never say die’. Let these be the attitudes you inculcate in your children. Nothing is impossible for the willing and the brave. Teach your children this mantra -‘ If I can’t, then I must’. Practise it yourself too!</h2>

‘Never say never’, ‘Never say die’. Let these be the
attitudes you inculcate in your children. Nothing is
impossible for the willing and the brave. Teach your
children this mantra -‘ If I can’t, then I must’. Practise it
yourself too!

Chapter#51 If I Can’t, Then I MUST

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<h2><u>Secret#50</u></h2><h3>Instead of making competition days into stressful days, why don’t you treat your children normally? Allow them to participate for the experience, not just for the prize. The prizes make sense only if they aim and strategize to win. They have to do this for themselves, or those prizes are not for them but for you!</h3>

Instead of making competition days into stressful days,
why don’t you treat your children normally? Allow them
to participate for the experience, not just for the prize.
The prizes make sense only if they aim and strategize to
win. They have to do this for themselves, or those prizes
are not for them but for you!

Chapter#50 The Competition

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<h2><u>Secret#49</u></h2><h3>Each one of your children is unique. So, instead of loving</h3><h3>equally, learn how to LOVE UNIQUELY. Understand</h3><h3>what is special about each of your children and love them</h3><h3>for their special selves. Do you make sibling rivalry any</h3><h3>bigger than it is?</h3>

Each one of your children is unique. So, instead of loving
equally, learn how to LOVE UNIQUELY. Understand
what is special about each of your children and love them
for their special selves. Do you make sibling rivalry any
bigger than it is?

Chapter#49 Is My Biggest Enemy My Sibling?

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<h2><u>Secret#48</u></h2><h3>Discuss patiently with your children, the purposes and</h3><h3>motivations of studying. Share with them the larger</h3><h3>picture, and you’ll find them more receptive than you</h3><h3>imagined.</h3>

Discuss patiently with your children, the purposes and
motivations of studying. Share with them the larger
picture, and you’ll find them more receptive than you
imagined.

Chapter#48 Why Should I Study?

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<h2><u>Secret#47</u></h2><h3>Do not judge too soon. Analyse the motivation behind</h3><h3>your children’s actions, and in them you will surely find</h3><h3>the answer to their behavioural challenges.</h3>

Do not judge too soon. Analyze the motivation behind
your children’s actions, and in them you will surely find
the answer to their behavioural challenges.

Chapter#47 Behind Every Type of Behaviour there is a Positive Intention

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<h2><u>Secret#46</u></h2><h3>Let your children make their own choices, then allow</h3><h3>them to face the consequences. As long as the situation is</h3><h3>well under control, do not intervene to bail them out. Let</h3><h3>them learn their lessons on their own.</h3>

Let your children make their own choices, then allow
them to face the consequences. As long as the situation is well under control, do not intervene to bail them out. Let them learn their lessons on their own.

Chapter#46 Choices have Consequences

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<h2><u>Secret#45</u></h2><h3>Isn’t it true that only when you start loving and enjoying</h3><h3>what you do, will you become good at it? Make study</h3><h3>time fun and exciting for your children, so that they enjoy</h3><h3>their studies as much as they enjoy playing.</h3>

Isn’t it true that only when you start loving and enjoying
what you do, will you become good at it? Make study
time fun and exciting for your children, so that they enjoy
their studies as much as they enjoy playing.

Chapter#45 Are You a Hitler During Study Time?

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<h2><u>Secret#44</u></h2><h3>Instead of feeling anxious, get excited about confusion.</h3><h3>When confused, it means that your children are learning</h3><h3>something new.</h3>

Instead of feeling anxious, get excited about confusion.
When confused, it means that your children are learning
something new.

Chapter#44 Good, I am Getting Confused!

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<h2><u>Secret#43</u></h2><h3>There are no inattentive students, only fallacious</h3><h3>teaching methods, which can’t hold the children’s</h3><h3>attention. Now think for yourself, and I am sure you can</h3><h3>come up with appropriate pedagogic tools for them, and</h3><h3>make them happy learners. Study time will also become</h3><h3>fun time now!</h3>

There are no inattentive students, only fallacious
teaching methods, which can’t hold the children’s
attention. Now think for yourself, and I am sure you can
come up with appropriate pedagogic tools for them, and
make them happy learners. Study time will also become
fun time now!

Chapter#43 Do Your Children Lack Concentration?

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<h2><u>Secret#42</u></h2><h3>Are you worried why your children seem to hate the</h3><h3>regime of school so much, although they have a bright</h3><h3>creative spark? Find out if your children are right-brain</h3><h3>dominant.</h3>

Are you worried why your children seem to hate the
regime of school so much, although they have a bright
creative spark? Find out if your children are right-brain
dominant.

Chapter#42 The ‘Right Brain Children’

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<h2><u>Secret#41</u></h2><h3>The Left Brain children perform well in their studies but</h3><h3>they are ‘Shy’. To be successful, children must be ‘Whole</h3><h3>Brain Learners’.</h3>

The Left Brain children perform well in their studies but
they are ‘Shy’. To be successful, children must be ‘Whole
Brain Learners’.

Chapter#41 The ‘Left Brain Children’

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<h2><u>Secret#40</u></h2><h3>Parents never transmit your sense of inadequacies or</h3><h3>pains of your failures, to your children. Rather, help</h3><h3>them live in a world of thoughts, colours, music,</h3><h3>learning, and so on.</h3>

Parents never transmit your sense of inadequacies or
pains of your failures, to your children. Rather, help
them live in a world of thoughts, colours, music,
learning, and so on.

Chapter#40 Creating a Genius

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<h2><u>Secret#39</u></h2><h3>The paths of life are longer than we might think they are</h3><h3>during moments of depression. So never think that the</h3><h3>past and what is behind you, will be exactly mirrored in</h3><h3>the future. It is always possible to turn over a new leaf,</h3><h3>and live life anew, discover greener pastures and deeper</h3><h3>sunsets, even if there were no promises of these in your</h3><h3>past. Pass on this profound faith to your children.</h3>

The paths of life are longer than we might think they are
during moments of depression. So never think that the
past and what is behind you, will be exactly mirrored in
the future. It is always possible to turn over a new leaf,
and live life anew, discover greener pastures and deeper
sunsets, even if there were no promises of these in your
past. Pass on this profound faith to your children.

Chapter#39 The Past is Not Equivalent to the Future

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<h2><u>Secret#38</u></h2><h3>You don’t have to say yes to everything your children ask</h3><h3>of you, but before saying no, understand why they are</h3><h3>asking for something. Allow them to take some risks;</h3><h3>They may outperform your expectations. They will</h3><h3>understand that you trust them and not to let you down.</h3><h3>Learn your children’s language and respect their way of</h3><h3>thinking. That will go a long way in helping you build up</h3><h3>a great rapport with your children, and wait and see,</h3><h3>how easily the solutions will come!</h3>

You don’t have to say yes to everything your children ask
of you, but before saying no, understand why they are
asking for something. Allow them to take some risks;
They may outperform your expectations. They will
understand that you trust them and not to let you down.
Learn your children’s language and respect their way of
thinking. That will go a long way in helping you build up
a great rapport with your children, and wait and see,
how easily the solutions will come!

Chapter#38 Resistance Means Lack of Rapport

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<h2><u>Secret#37</u></h2><h3>If you want your children to sleep right, and be more</h3><h3>active, ensure they have exciting goals to look forward to</h3><h3>in life..</h3>

If you want your children to sleep right, and be more
active, ensure they have exciting goals to look forward to
in life..

Chapter#37 Excessive Sleeping: Not a Disease but a Symptom

A MUST listen for parents to create the right future for your children.

Is Parenting Fun or Pain? Parenting is about bringing up a new generation, and the choice whether to make it a joyful process or a strenuous path lies with parents themselves.Today’s children are better informed because of exposure to various modes of communication and they are ‘Digital Natives’.
Parenting is not about just bringing up your child, but it is about inspiring your child, making them passionate about life and learning, and creating a winning mindset to make them super achievers in life. 

This podcast will help parents to give the best to their children and strengthen Parent-Child relationship. It is a compilation of real life strategies based on Author’s first hand experience of handling children and parents from various parts of the world.
This is the audio version of the book with the same title.