Wolfgang Busch

Look at the kids playing in the nearby park or at your home? Wherever there are kids, you can find sounds of giggles, laughter and chirpy tones in their language. Now look at yourself. As adult, you and I are constantly occupied in our tasks or thoughts, trying to figure out how to meet deadlines or pay bills or to outshine from others. The vivaciousness and bubbly nature that used to be a part of our personality as kids has gone out of the window. We are machines that execute tasks and responsibilities. For sure our kids would become the same!

Can you imagine your kid or any kid without his / her natural effervescence? Can you visualize kids without their celebratory mode on? It is the unique feature find in special species called KIDS. The kids are usually and naturally in celebration mode, not like us hooked to one mode. One parent is running after money and other busy in house chores or may be both of them running for something or the other.

With role models like us and the growing competition in life soon kids will become boring, unexciting species like us with agendas and deadlines going on.
WHAT to do to retain their vivacious nature?
Have you any ideas what can be done to retain their smiles, their high spirits and their lively attitude towards life?                          

• Well let them laugh loudly at silly things. 
• Even better join them in things that appear to be weird, silly or rubbish at least sometimes.
• Let them run, play or trip in the house without bothering about the aftermath like cleaning the house ( for some time). Too much of fussing about cleaning is going to erase the layer of liveliness from them.
• Grades are important but  expecting perfection or highest grades in the class is very stressful. These unrealistic expectations often take away the innocence of a child.
• Comparisons with other kids is injurious to emotional heath. Therefore, avoid making comparisons and accept the unique qualities of your little darling.
• Love them and they will love you back. This is the best way to make life beautiful. Your love can only help them to fight stress and take hurdles in their stride.
• Preserve a cool and light atmosphere at home. It helps the kids to be expressive, creative and jovial. (Avoid behaving like you are sitting on a hot pan! I am working hard on this part. LOL)

The cheerful and lively nature is the true gift that we  parents can give to our children. Other gifts may lose their value but the sparkle on face of your child is we would like to preserve for lifetime.
If you have  more inputs on this topic then do share here. 

Did you laugh with your kid today? When was the last time you shared a joke or funny episode with your children? If you do not remember then it is not a good signal! Laughing with kids has multiple benefits for you as well as your kids. It has a positive impact that lasts for days. If you still don't understand the benefits you derive from laughing out loud with your kids then read on these pointers:

• Share a joke with your children to bring smile on their faces. Everybody loves smiling kids and not crying ones. So, do your bit and make your kid smile.
• Laughing out loud eases the tensed muscles. When you laugh together, you instantly disperse any underlying stress in your child's mind.
  
• Laughing is beneficial for emotional health. When you have a hearty laugh with your family, you are keeping negative emotions such as sadness, anger, hopelessness, etc., away.
• Laughing is a good exercise for various facial muscles which are otherwise inactive most of the times.
• Everybody know laughter is a good medicine. Even in bad times or going through illness, laughing helps to get relief from serious symptoms and fatigue. It provides good workout to your heart.
• Habit of laughing induces healthy hormones and boosts immunity system of body.
• Laughter brings positivism in life. If you wish to raise happy and optimistic kids then laugh with them often. Apart from health benefits, laughter also has some social benefits. It brings a family together. Laughter is the best way to bring your children as well as parents closer to you.
• The kids who spend more happy times with their family will have better emotional, physical and mental health.