Children need to feel our endless, unconditional love in order to grow, learn and trust. They need to love themselves so they can learn to love others.
It’s a very natural fact for every parent and doesn’t think I am preaching the basics of parenting that please love your child because every parent on this earth loves has boundless love for their kids. My emphasis is on the second line that they have to love themselves first so that they can have the feel of this emotion for everybody around them. This can be done only if he is getting ample of love from his near and dear one. THIS LOVE SHOULD BE EXPRESSED LOVE IN SOME FORM. No doubt that you must be having ample of love for your child but what matters is how you express it. Do you express it by buying gifts and toys for him? Or do you express by taking him out for his outings? Love shouldn’t be dependent upon material things. It should come out straight from the heart and if you express it to your kid in some creative ways then it will leave the everlasting effect on him.
Kids must trust you that no matter what happens, whatever mistake they do they can come to you and you are always there for them. If this trust is there then nothing can come between you and your kid.
I came across interesting sharing from a mother that how she tied a little silver whistle from a long, red ribbon to hang on a wooden heart with a peg and painted the words “Need a little hug? Give a little whistle!” around the edge of the heart. She hung it on the kitchen wall. She was little apprehensive initially and thought that her kids are might too old for that and would think it is silly.But she heard the whistle blew, time by time, year after year. I consider it as a most wonderful way of communicating that kids need our time, they need to talk or need a hug.
If you have will there are ways…Just give a thought how you want to love your kid!
Charu Mehrotra
Promoting Excellence in Women!
The Internet has made life easier for women especially those who are freelancing!
All my writer friends, if you are searching for projects for content writing to carry from home and hoping to get paid for that then Chillibreeze is the answer to it. Chillibreeze is a design and content company, which leverages the power of the Internet and the talent pool of India. I came across this site while just searching for home jobs. Chillibreeze has a network of talented writers in its content division and an in-house team of designers in its headquarters in Shillong, Meghalaya India. The company is based in The Software Technology Park in Shillong.
Chillibreeze has also empowered many women through its writer’s network. Women want work which provides the flexibility of time so that they can balance work and home with their ease. Platforms like Chillibreeze is a blessing to such women. Chillibreeze Writer Services & Projects provide ample of work resources to a woman, and that too they can carry their work from any part of the world!
Trust and flexibility are the features which Chillibreeze provides to all writers. Just go for it!
Charu Mehrotra
Promoting Excellence in Women!
It was a thought-provoking article on 24 of Jan, in Life section of Times of India-‘So what you do?
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Archive/skins/pastissues2/navigator.asp?AW=1264986676921
It reflected the inner quest of individuals to question themselves are they happy with what they are doing? What type of job one dreams for and what type of job one gets is not necessary to be same. It’s really a troublesome question for many individuals while they are being asked the question that is they enjoying their work….what things they enjoy….are they aware of things which they enjoy…..
Women are known for their passion for everything they do, whether its family, work or anything and if they work in the field where their heart lies then they are more passionate about everything in their life. Every individual has some inner passion for some work which brings a twinkle in their eyes. Maybe you are working but you were in love with poetry or sketching or some other hobby which fills you with more energy and life in comparison to your job and then you love to talk more about it than your work. I am not saying that stop working and follow your hobby, but be in touch with yourself.
I just loved the answer when one woman said to the question”Madam what you do?”…she said,”I love dancing and professionally I am a banker!”. Financial independence gives you security in life and every woman should work for it but your passion for your hobby fills you with more happiness in life that will help you to live your life with more contentment so stop leading life as a robot…search that source of happiness within yourself and be happy so that you can make your family happy!
Charu Mehrotra
Promoting Excellence in Women!
Are you taking your parenting job very seriously?
Then you might be coming in smothering parent category with!
Take a break. Parenting is not a project to be finished with perfection. Its a lifelong journey and it has to be dealt with its requirement as and when needed. Give space to your kids and to yourself too.
Parenting has become a big subject in today’s society and there are abundant books, classes, coaches, to guide you how to be a successful parent. But mind you, if your kid is observing you tensed and always worried. about some issue relating to him, whether it’s his studies, or diet or even hobby class he will never like it. He will more be pleased if he is observing you happy and contented with your life and taking it easy. Don’t create complications and unnecessary pressure for yourself by trying to be a cop parent.
Kids find their parents as their role model and they will exactly behave as you behave in your life. This should be a warning signal for you as whatever emotions also you are going through will affect him and will replicate you the same way when he will grow up.
Start checking yourself if you are interfering in your kid’s life too much. Don’t always be bothered if he is not keeping up perfectly with everything you want from him. Let him be a normal individual who can also make mistakes and learn from them.
Life will be full of happiness and love around if every individual is having space for themselves and enjoying it individually under their own capacity. So stop being a smothering parent and let some oxygen come in between your life.
Charu Mehrotra
Promoting Excellence in Women!
Can you believe that you can actually play a game and improve your money management habits?
Have you ever thought about your spending habits, wealth management awareness, and checked your investment knowledge.
It’s interesting but true, there is a board game called cash flow game which will open your mindset regarding issues of your financial life.
My friends don’t think that I am suggesting this game for your kids in the parenting section.
This game is for you all to play with your friends. Many women group like to play games of cards, bingo, crossword and other board games. This game is also just like other board game but it involves money into it. Don’t be afraid as when money comes in between people tend to have fear to lose it. But this money is not your real money. You have to play your instincts with whatever money is provided by the banker of the game.
As Wikipedia describes-“ Cashflow 101 is an educational tool in board game format designed by Robert Kiyosaki(author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad),which aims to teach the players concepts of investing by having their money work for them in a risk free setting (play money) while simultaneously increasing their financial literacy and stressing the imperative nature of accountability.”
The interesting feature of the game is that it is played in two steps. The first step is ‘Rat Race’ and second step is ‘Fast Track’. In the rat race, the player aims to raise his or her passive income level so that it can exceed the character’s expenses. In order to win the game, the player should get her character to buy their dream or accumulate an additional $50,000 in monthly cash flow, and this happens only in second part of the game that is the fast track. While playing the game players have to fill the financial statements so that they can see clearly what is happening with their money. It generally shows how assets generate income and demonstrate that liabilities are expenses. There is also a kid’s version of the game called cashflow for kids.
You do not have to be an accountant to play this game, as the calculations are very simple. The idea of the game is to purchase enough cash flow positive assets to exceed your everyday living expenses. You can do this by purchasing cash flow positive properties, businesses mutual funds and shares. As you work your way around the board, you land on different squares, examples being “paycheck” (where you receive your monthly paycheck depending on your profession) or though you do not have to land on this square to receive your income, just passing it will get you paid.. another example square is “opportunity” where you will be presented with investment opportunities such as businesses, property shares mutual funds etc. Another example square is “doodads” these are unexpected expenses that are often unnecessary and require you to spend your money..for example “Buy Big Screen TV, Pay $4000” Once you have accumulated enough assets to generate a passive income that exceeds your living expenses you are able to leave the rat race and play on the “Fast Track” the outer circle of the board game. Once you are out of the rat race and on the fast track, your goal is to buy your dream which you select at the start of the game. A few examples of the “dreams” are “golf around the world”, “be a jet-setter”, “dinner with the president” and so on.
Abang Abu, an entrepreneur, founder of Now Asia, is quite known for his training and financial courses in Singapore and Malaysia. He has a deep commitment towards young people’s success in entrepreneurship and financial intelligence.
He loves to arrange for the cashflow game if to be played in a big group. This game can be organized in any network for eg communities, office groups, friends group, schools, colleges and other places. Know more about him by visiting www.abangabu.com and www.nowasia.sg
Enjoy playing this money game!
Charu Mehrotra
Promoting Excellence in Women!
Every parent wants to know how to get kids creative! Isn’t it?
I, as a mother always try to find out various ways how can I help my kid to be more creative, and came across a few interesting ways which can definitely help your kids too.
1-Read, read, and read, at least for half hour daily to your kid. Make it a regular habit in your life. Make sure books you are choosing to read must be story books and can range between fairy tales, moral stories, stories about historical characters. Don’t read for the sake of reading. Try to be dramatic and read with all sort of expression you can but make sure you don’t overdo it.
2- Talk, talk, and talk to your kid. It should not be a parental talk about doing this, that or not doing certain things. Talks should involve certain things, maybe how was your day if meeting after the whole day, or just inquire if anything interesting happened throughout the day. If staying with him then you can discuss topics regarding nature if going out. Or if he is watching TV then ask his opinion about the show. Just give a thought, many ideas will come into your mind.
3- Colour, colour, and colour-
Colouring world is a beautiful world for kids. Their imagination boundaries are not restricted as their hands move freely. There is no end to their imagination and at times you can get the very interesting sketch up from your kids. If you also join them then painting can be really fun.
4-Music and dance–
Listening to music is a good relaxing exercise for kids. And with dance physical activity also happens. Just expose your kids to various types of music, be it guitar, piano, tabla, sitar and just observe which one is his favourite. Never pressurize him to learn music without his interest.
Singing and dancing together with kids can a fun activity and can be a bonding time for the whole family.
I want to request my friends that if they come across other ideas to increase creativity in kids please share on this platform.
Charu Mehrotra
Promoting Excellence in Women!
In the series on various holistic ways for healing and relaxing when you are stressed out while in mad cat race Womenlines is sharing aboutEmotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)!
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is an emotional, needle free version of acupuncture that is based on new discoveries regarding the connection between your body’s subtle energies, your emotions, and your health. EFT has been reported successful in thousands of cases covering a huge range of emotional, health and performance issues.It often works where nothing else will.
Womenlines asked Lena Chen, a Holistic Therapist, about the importance of EFT and its origination.She answered to following questions as-
Q2-How long you know about EFT?
LENA-I was introduced to EFT in a 2-day Energy Psychology course and was immediately fascinated by how it is seemingly simple, yet effective for such a large range of issues. I went back home feeling like I just gained a superhero power! I use it on everything… sprains, mood swings, inspiration blocks, even for my husband’s snoring, and because of EFT, I overcame my fear of public speaking and was eventually giving EFT workshops to large groups of people, including over 100! Best of all, I was receiving immense satisfaction from using EFT with my clients and watching them gain confidence and freedom in their lives by using this incredible tool.
Q-Who is the founder of EFT?
LENA- EFT is the result of East meets West. It originated from principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine which have been around for centuries and was first developed into a system by Roger Callahan, which is known as Thought Field Therapy, an extensive and complicated system that is used mainly by professionals. It was only in the 1980s, that one of his first students, Gary Craig, simplified the system into a one that is much more accessible and yet equally effective – EFT.
Q6-How this technique is different from other relaxing technique?
LENA-Like other relaxation techniques such as breathing, meditation, yoga, etc, EFT often produces a relaxation effect on the person. The difference is that EFT has the potential to clear negative emotions, thoughts, and beliefs as well as bodily discomforts on the spot when that is the intention of the person doing EFT. For example, when a person is having a headache, he can do EFT directly on the headache and experience immediate relief from the pain. In addition, he may also become aware of the emotional issue that is underlying the headache. For example, he may recall a stressful conversation that he had with his mother in the morning. He can then continue to do EFT for any remaining stress that he has relating to that event, and afterward, see the event in a whole new light. Hence, EFT can help us to clear our emotional baggage, layer by layer, which will then create positive shifts in our self-esteem, relationships, health and other areas of our life. With other techniques, there is often willpower and discipline involved in creating the change. With EFT, aside from needing the effort to do EFT itself, change comes about naturally and effortlessly.
Q7-How you teach this concept to your participants?
LENA- In my workshops, I teach EFT by first introducing to my participant’s essential concepts on energy, the mind-body connection, and healing. Then I teach them the EFT procedure and intersperse the hands-on exercises with tips on how to do EFT more effectively. I emphasize greatly on letting participants have their own experience of EFT, and I get them to practice it in the week after the first session. When we meet again, they share their experiences with me, and I help to fine-tune their understanding of EFT applications to their life. I also bring participants through a special EFT process to increase their confidence and motivation in using EFT as an integral part of their life for their healing, so a great majority of my participants actually leave my workshops highly empowered to use this tool to transform themselves and their lives.
Q8-Do you organize workshops?
LENA-Aside from organizing basic EFT workshops, I also organize workshops for using EFT in specific areas. An upcoming one is “EFT with Lena Workshop Series: Become a Money Magnet – Clearing Your Money Blocks To Allow Abundance To Flow Into Your Life Easily and Joyfully”, which will be held on 30 January. You will find more information on my website www.lenashealinghaven.com. Another workshop that I am planning in March is “EFT with Lena Workshop Series: Using EFT and Energy Psychology to Help Others More Powerfully” which will be very useful for therapists, healers, and anyone who is passionate about helping other people with their problems.
Q9-Any side effects of EFT?
LENA- EFT is a very safe process because it actually activates the body’s healing potential to heal itself in the most natural and gentle way. However, there may be “healing symptoms”, which are similar to effects of detoxification and are the body’s way of clearing those old, stagnated energetic blocks that have been buried within the body for a long time. Some healing symptoms may look like tiredness, headaches, crying for no reasons, bodily aches, and tensions. These can also be treated with EFT either at the end of the EFT session or by the client himself or herself.
Lena Chen is a Holistic Therapist who has empowered hundreds of people to free themselves of old self-sabotaging patterns so that they can finally connect with the wisdom and joy that is already within them. She is the author of “Emotional Freedom At Your Fingertips: how to get from PISSED to PEACE in mere minutes with Emotional Freedom Techniques” as well as the creator of the EFT Affirmation Cards. For free weekly inspiring healing insights and tips, subscribe to her highly popular newsletters at her website www.lenashealinghaven.com.
Nanny jobs are available in Britain to guide parents, how to lead a proper life!
Times of India reported-http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Super-nannies-to-help-Oz-parents-raise-kids/articleshow/5460837.cms last week. Nannies will be sent to families who are finding it difficult to handle their kids. They will be guided on how to properly handle their budget, how to buy healthy food for their family, how to carry the normal routine task of their kids and other guidelines for their family.
Its really interesting to observe that time has come for families to get help from nannies. As the problems related to kids and teenagers is on the rise it is worth to get help from these nannies. It is really a check time for us, where we are going. If the time has come for some families who need guidance on how to lead a normal healthy routine life with their kids, it’s disgusting. Maybe when parents themselves are not leading a healthy life then they need to be guided on certain guidelines specifically if it is health related issues. Obesity is on rising these days and when 21% of the population is suffering from obesity then the Australian government has to take some action.
The issue is not about nannies being referred to such families, but the need has aroused because of lack of awareness in parents. We have to check ourselves that can we really become that vulnerable. Independence which we enjoy should not be misused and we should try to become a role model for our kids so that knowledge of healthy living can be passed from generation to generation.
Charu Mehrotra
Promoting Excellence in Women!
http://www.greatdad.com is a parenting site just for dads. Sounds interesting!
My all dear friends who are experiencing motherhood bliss must share this info with their husbands so that they can also learn something about parenting ways and contribute in parenting role in the better way. Times have changed and bringing up the child is no more a sole responsibility of mother only. As both parents work so both have to equally contribute to the parenting role. Therefore site like greatdad.com is really a blessing to all fathers who want to be really guided about their fatherhood role.
There are various sections on the site like books for parenting, naming your baby, toys available in the market for different age groups and others. There is a section where different aspects of sleeping patterns are discussed and the most popular one is Dad’s guide to get your baby sleep! Really its a challenging task for the new parents. So this article is there to guide you. There is a section called’ How to’ which deals with different activities to be carried with kids. For eg how to potty train your kid, or how to go camping with your kid. Dads have to really learn a lot in this field and remind you they are not alone. There are so many dads around. Therefore there is a forum to have discussions and blog section where parents can write about their feelings.
You can subscribe to the free newsletter of great dad to get regular info periodically. So dad’s get sets ready to explore the world of parenting with excitement and knowledge gained from greatdad.com. Keep going!
Samantha Wong is the Chairman of Sengkang Woman Executive Committee, in Singapore.
Confident, pleasing, helpful, a woman with a big heart, Ms. Wong has dedicated herself to the work for women in the neighborhood Community Club.
Womenlines will love to report about Ms. Wong who is dedicated to her job to do goodwill for womenfolk around, through various activities and support of the Community Club.
She is a Singaporean and wholeheartedly she is putting up efforts to integrate immigrants into the local society by supporting various events like Dazzling Divas, new immigrants’ gathering, etc. She is involved in community activities for last 20 years. She is very passionate about reaching out to new immigrants in Singapore and integrate them into the local society. Dazzling Divas, organized last year was one such event which was based on Bollywood songs and dance theme. Ms. Wong relates very easily with women of different races, this was quite visible in Dazzling Divas as she dressed in Indian attire, which helped in bringing comfort level between her and Indian group. This event helped to bring various immigrants, basically Indians and Singaporean ladies on one platform and have fun together. She herself enjoys meeting women from different races and motivates them to explore their things of interest. Ms. Wong has supported many ladies to start various interest groups like Dragon Boat group, book reading group, Fitness groups, Morning walk group and many others which help ladies to pursue and enjoy their hobbies with like-minded people.
In her 20 years span of experience in the community, she has seen various phases of its growth. She remembers, in early days it was difficult to outreach immigrants as they were the very close knitted group. She is grateful to the Community Club for supporting her through various grants and other help to organize different activities in the center. Some activities like helping out in the MP’s meet-the-people session every week and helping residents with their problems is really fruitful.
Ms. Wong wants to involve more women in the Community Club’s activities. She considers the Community Club as an excellent platform to carry out various activities of one’s interest. Ms. Azeeza Jalaludeen, member of Sengkang WEC is a big fan of Ms. Wong and she considers her to be a very good mentor who is very creative and innovative and who has different ideas for empowering women.
Hats off to Ms. Samantha Wong for her endeavor in the field of women empowerment and emancipation.
Charu Mehrotra
Promoting Excellence in Women!