Indian Names and Parenting

What a picture, look at that mother who walks in the rain giving the umbrella to her son. This is what a Mother is, your shelter in the rain!

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Vaishnav celebrated his second birthday party and it was an evening well spent. For the birthday, We wanted to order a car shaped cake. Many of our readers already know his fascination for cars. We went to Total mall as they have a full fledged bakery which bakes cakes in 2 hours time after the order.

We told the sales agent there about our car shaped cake and he suggested us something new. A cake on which you can print! The prints are done using edible ink. Edible inks are a specially formulated food coloring mixture. They had a showcase book which had various designs, cartoon characters etc. We settled for the Disney characters on cake and it was a feast to watch. The kids really liked it. They charge Rs. 50 extra per kilogram basis for the print.

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Many babies are introvert by nature whereas few others are not really shy of mingling with strangers. That’s one sign of a baby’s temperament. It is said that when a baby reaches age of 4 months, he or she begins to read people’s behavior and faces. Based on that they decide whether a stranger can be trusted or not. Many shy kids feel anxious and awkward when they see a stranger. Knowing this fact, parents should not worry about this process because it shows signs of development. It can also be understood that an anxious baby will be closer to his parents.

Kids have this amazing ability to feel what one is feeling and they are very good at mimicking one’s actions as well. If parents are reacting nicely to a stranger or welcoming him with pleasant smile then the baby is also likely to follow these traits. Parents can do their bit by telling the strangers about the shyness and anxiety of babies so that others could be more understanding of the situation.

Parents can also ask strangers about baby’s nature and ask others to give him more time so that in time, baby will start feeling more comfortable. Strangers like grandparents or other family members who are meeting the baby for the first time can gift the baby his/her favorite toy or play with things that he prefers. That way, baby will start believing in shared self-interests and will be trusting strangers soon enough. With the passage of time, baby will be quite comfortable with others and gain her own personality.

This article appeared on the Parenting Indian children blog by Kamal.

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