This document provides tips for positive parenting to help children achieve and feel proud. It recommends praising children for their achievements, trying new things, and just being themselves to build their confidence and responsibility. Short bonding activities like board games, sharing the day's events, and asking for advice can help parents connect with children. The document also suggests creating "moments of elevation" by doing fun challenges outside comfort zones, like making a waiter laugh or family competitions, to build closeness and positive memories.

1. POSITIVE PARENTING
Dr Sreenath Manikanti
MD (Ped),DCH(London),MRCPCH (UK),PGPN(USA)
Senior Consultant Neonatologist & Pediatrician,
Maa Kauvery Hospital, Bangalore
Director, Aadya Public Human Milk Bank

2. HOW CAN WE CREATE HIGHS IN THE
LIFE OF OUR CHILDREN?
• 1) Praise them for their achievements
• 2) Praise for trying new things
• 3) Praise them for being themselves.
• 4) Praise them for their behaviour.
• When we appreciate our children ‘genuinely’ and provide them with experiences
‘where they are proud of you’, we help our child:
• 1) To be more responsible
• 2) Break their comfort zones
• 3) Think big or dream big
• 4) Expect a little more out of themselves

3. HOW TO BUILD AN EXCEPTIONAL
BOND WITH YOUR CHILDREN?
• We are sharing you a list of activities that require roughly around 15 minutes of time and will
help you connect with your child beautifully well.
• 1) Play board games with your children
2) Share your day
3) Glad, Mad and Sad – where we share what made us glad, mad or sad during the day.
4) Laughter
5) Ask for advice

5. CREATE EXPERIENCES OF ‘ELEVATION’
• How do we create these moments of ‘Elevation’?
• Moments of elevation are easily created when we move out of our
comfort zones when we try something unique when we take up a
challenge that seems improbable with all the gusto in our hearts.
• For e.g. When you are in a restaurant eating out with your family, you
can have a challenge with your kids regarding who can make the waiter
laugh? Whosoever is able to do it first, will have to treat the winner with
a ‘packet of their favourite chocolate’.
• Few other ideas include:
• a) Dressing up as your partner
• b) Mango eating competition between the members of the family.
• Activities like these push us out of our comfort zones, build banter, and
bring us closer as a family.