Let's put a shark 🐋🐋 in our tank and see how far we can really go.....

The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the water close to Japan has not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The further the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring the fish. If the return trip took more time, the fish were not fresh.
To solve this problem, fish companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer.However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen fish and they did not like the taste of frozen fish. The frozen fish brought a lower price. So, fishing companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin. After a little thrashing around, they were tired, dull, and lost their fresh-fish taste. The fishing industry faced an impending crisis! But today, they get fresh-tasting fish to Japan.

How did they manage...?
To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks but with a small shark🐋🐋.The fish are challenged and hence are constantly on the move. The challenge they face keeps them alive and fresh!

"Have we realized that some of us are also living in a pond but most of the time tired and dull....?"
Basically in our lives, sharks 🐋🐋 are new challenges to keep us active. If we are steadily conquering challenges, we are happy.

*Moral - Our challenges keep us energized. Let's not create Success and revel in it in a state of inertia.We have the resources, skills and abilities to make a difference. Let's put a shark 🐋🐋 in our tank and see how far we can really go.....

How to respond effectively to children

We were getting ready to go to bed when my 7 year old daughter said in a calm tone, "Mamma tomorrow is my IEO (English Olympiad ) Exam".

It was 10.30pm.

 She was unwell the last week,
 so we didn't practice and
on the weekend I was busy with work.

Amidst all this we forgot about the exam.

 Now the mother in me wanted to react...

I wanted to give my daughter a lecture, maybe like this...

"What?? You're telling me now,
why didn't you remind me earlier.
 Why did you go to play?
Why didn't you study?
How can you forget?
You're so careless.
You can't even remember your exam dates"

*I could have done that and maybe that's the easiest way to express OUR anxiety*
*Or fear Or Any Big Emotion We are Going Through,*

 _BUT I chose to Respond._

I said, "Hmm both Mamma and My Little Girl Forgot about it.
 Sometimes we do forget things.
 Now we can sit for quick 15 minutes
 and
 you can ask me any doubts you have."

She quickly brought her IEO workbook and the next 15 minutes we were engrossed in solving the paper.

What surprised me was the way the things went smoothly and today morning she even solved one more paper.

All this happened because as a parent I chose to Respond.

 *When children are anxious*
* or scared*
* or are facing any big emotion,*
* they DON'T Need an adult who is yelling,*
* lecturing*
* or advising.*

 *They need an adult*
* who is able to guide them*
* to a solution*
 And
*stand with them.*

 That's YOUR Responsibility as , 'A Better Parent.'

Today I Want You to Think Which are Some of the Situations Where You As a Parent, React and How Can You Choose to Respond, Effectively.