10 minutes agoAuthor: Shaili Acharya
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Childhood is the most beautiful time of life. Remember those moments when we used to eagerly wait for the splendor of festivals, fairs and markets. Getting ready for the festivals before their arrival, going to buy new clothes with mom, eating sweets, watching fireworks, visiting the market, spending time with the family and who knows how many countless memories are still present in our hearts.
The importance and excitement of festivals in childhood is something else. Childhood memories always remind us how important happiness and enthusiasm are in life. Festive time gives us a chance to relive those happiness.
Even today, when festivals come, childhood memories become fresh. But in today’s modern era, where half of the children have mobile phones and laptops, it is very important to make them understand the importance of festivals and relationships.
so today relationship In this article we will talk about why it is important to teach children about our traditions, relationships and festivals. We will also know what parents can do to teach this to their children.
Why are children moving away from traditions?
Actually, children enjoy festivals more than adults. But nowadays children’s curiosity and energy is being spent only in technology. Also, the pressure of studies and the influence of modernity on children is so much that they are moving away from traditions and festivals. There can be many reasons for this, such as-
- Competition regarding studies has increased so much that there is a lot of pressure on children to perform better. That is why many times they are not able to show much interest in household things, festivals and traditions.
- Children being overly dependent on technology is also one of the main reasons. Nowadays, even small children have smartphones, tablets and laptops in their hands, in which they are either playing games or studying.
- Children’s inclination towards modernity and lack of family values can also be a reason due to which children are not able to understand the importance of festivals.
How to teach children the importance of festivals and relationships
Festivals unite people and create a sense of belonging in the society. In such a situation, it is important for children to know about it. It is the responsibility of the parents to tell their children about their traditions and festivals. But many times children do not listen to their parents.
In such a situation, child counselor Dr. Jagmeet Kaur Chawla tells about some creative ways by which parents can teach the importance of festivals and traditions to their children. They can understand children’s interests and speak in their language. You can tell them interesting stories about festivals.
Know in detail in the graphic below how you can teach the importance of the festival to your children-
Why is it important to teach children about festivals
Festivals play an important role in the lives of children. There is happiness only due to festivals, there is excitement due to festivals and also the feeling of being with everyone is due to festivals and festivals. When festivals come, the atmosphere at home becomes pleasant with the arrival of relatives, eating and drinking with friends and lots of fun-filled moments.
Whereas for children, festival is a moment of fun in which there is only happiness and sweetness. They not only enjoy it to the fullest but also learn about their traditions and culture. They understand the importance of celebrating festivals with family and sharing happiness. Knowing about festivals also helps in the mental development of children and they are able to know more about the world around them.
You can also tell your children about festivals in these easy ways-
1. First of all give information according to the age and understanding of the children. Inspire them to learn about festivals, not force them.
2. Promote children’s interest and curiosity. You can tell them about different festivals through stories.
3. Children who like watching videos and movies, you can tell them about festivals through these. With this, children can also learn quickly.
4. You can tell children about the festival through games and other activities at home.
5. Children can be given books related to festivals to read, so that they can get information about things by reading them themselves.
6. When you visit relatives’ homes during festivals, give sweets to children so that they understand the importance of this thing. Also they will be able to feel happy by doing so.
