Hands on Parenting Workshop at Gems Genesis International School, Ahmedabad - Conducted by Ilaxi Patel, Editor, www.kidsfreesouls.com and Author of Guardian of Angels: A practical guide to Joyful Parenting

2. Hands on Parenting Workshop
Hands on Parenting – Hands Off Parenting – Half Hearted Parenting
IDENTIFY YOUR PARENTING STYLE

3. Indicators to know the Parenting Style
(Worksheet)
Identify whether you are ‘hands on’, ‘hands off’ or ‘half hearted’ parent.
• Parents show love and care for the child
• Parents impose choice of music while listening or buying
• Parents are aware of the child’s school activities/home/day care
• Parents monitor while they are playing, sleeping, eating
• Parents argue with each other in front of the child
• Parents who give respect to each other and to their grandparents in front of the child
• Parents who party frequently breaking schedules of the child
• Parents who compare siblings /other kids of friends
• Parents make a practice to have at least dinner together six days a week
• Parents who communicate, appreciate and sing along fun – meaningful songs
• Parents make sure the television is switched off while dinner time /serials
• When the child returns home, an adult is at home
• The child is taught to be organized and responsible for certain chores
• Parents who frequently watch movies or go to hotels for food often with the child
• Parents who blame each other to carry on child’s daily chores
• Parents make clear with choice of friends, habits and use four magic words ‘I can’t afford it’
Hands on parenting averts the kid risk taking behavior. With new generation
frustration, hands off parenting pace in way with half hearted parenting styles.

4. Family is like Music. Some high notes, some low tunes but always a beautiful song

5. Children are like wet cement… Children are like buds…
Children are like snow flakes…
1. Know your Child :
Strengths, Self Appreciation, Managing Weaknesses, Building Confidence
2. Social Skills :
Respect, Empathy, appreciation
3. Self Management :
Thought process, resilience, anger and stress managing levels,
presentation skills
4. Relationship Management:
Friendship, communication skills, Assertiveness, Team work, Bullying and
bashing
5. Cognitive skills:
Decision making, Financial IQ, Goal Setting, getting organized, Problem
solving

6. Know your Child
• Know your child’s strength and weaknesses
Make them feel special, important, and
wanted. Every day, give them compliments
and hugs and tell them you love them. The
most precious words will then be heard by
you, “mwaah…I wuuvv u, too.”
• Motor development skills
• Speech and communication skills
• Social skills
• Self help skills
• Cognitive skills
• Know secrets to Effective Parental
Communication that build Child’s
Confidence
• Focus interrupted one-on-one
concentration. Then they may have the
desire and confidence to play/work/learn on
their own giving you some down time. Turn
off the phone, or put it on silent, no texting
too so that it won’t be disruptive to your
child’s special time. Adults can usually wait
awhile for your text or email responses.
• Nurture your child’s self esteem
Let the child grow up with bucketful of Happiness.

7. SOCIAL SKILLS
• Respect
• Empathy
• Appreciation

8. SELF MANAGEMENT
• Thought process
• Resilience (flexible)
• Anger and stress
managing levels
• Presentation skills

9. RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
• Friendship
• Communication skills
• Assertiveness
• Team work
• Bullying and bashing
• Understanding
• Tact

10. COGNITIVE SKILLS
• Decision making
• Financial IQ
• Goal Setting
• Getting organized
• Problem solving

11. Helicopter Mom or Dad?
Be a Kid again
You fell-you rose, you failed-you won..
CIRCLE OF LOVE – CIRCLE OF LIFE - FAMILY TOGETHERNESS

12. Compassion – Connecting
Connecting and collaborating is very important aspect in Parenting.
Very important six keys to focus :
• Increase emotional
intelligence
• Have a good family
bonding
• Collaborate with your
child
• Self care practice and
focused parenting
• Discover conscious
parent within you
• Self compassion

13. Good Enough Parenting
NURTURE A GENIUS IN YOUR CHILD
Encourage Creativity
Nurture Reading and Music Skills

15. FOUR MAGIC WORDS

17. Power to Parenting
1. Be a friend and keep the faith
2. Monitor their activities. Guide when
necessary
3. Monitor their Television / Internet viewing and
offer your choice
4. Provide assistance for learning but refrain
from doing their homework
5. Never say, 'My child is over-burdened' -
Instead, set time schedules.
6. Know their friends and show interest.
7. Learn to Say 'No' - the biggest mistake every
parent makes is not saying 'No' - Explain why
you say 'No' and be firm.
8. Encourage and inspire
9. Discipline with tact Parents and Teachers
influence children. They are the ones who
create Genius in a child.
10. Control your Emotions.
So, go ahead - enjoy influencing and try Hands-on-parenting
The power is within “YOU"

18. THANK YOU
PARENTING WORKSHOP PRESENTATION by ILAXI PATEL
 Editor, www.kidsfreesouls.com – Kids Newspaper. Ex Editor
SAMBHAAV online and Ex Editor - SAMBHAAV (Free Souls
Supplement)(1997-2004).
 Author of “Guardian of Angels: A practical guide to Joyful Parenting”
 (available on Amazon.com & Most International Webstores
 Official Blogger & VA to M J Akbar, (Editor - The Sunday Guardian,
India Today & Headlines Today - TV – www.mjakbar.org (2004-2013)
 Web Content Analyst at Gujarat State Portal www.gujaratindia.com
and Governance Pages, CM, www.narendramodi.in (Silver Touch
Technologies) * Also written content for Madhya Pradesh State (2009)
 Web Consultant & Corporate General Insurance Agent
www.swagatgroup.net
 A Keyboard Player and an EDM Freak and George Michael Fan, ilaxi
patel loves to explore web.
 She is a speaker on Entrepreneurship and Women in Tech (Google
Developers) with her journey and connects to people with a mission to
spread the message of love, faith, peace and unity among human
beings.
 MORE : http://www.kidsfreesouls.com/aboutus.htm

19. NEWSPAPER FOR KIDS WITH RESOURCES FOR
PARENTS AND TEACHERS
(NIE - NEWSPAPER IN EDUCATION)
GUARDIAN OF ANGELS:
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO JOYFUL PARENTING
BY ILAXI PATEL
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT AMAZON.COM AND
ALL INDIAN INTERNATIONAL WEBSTORES
ONLINE
For the Local Edition with one more Chapter,
Contact ilaxi patel @kidsfreesoul@gmail.com /
Ph: 9879793282

20. THANK YOU
Thank you Gems Genesis International
Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
My gratitude goes to:
Director Minal Desai
Principal Mr. David Udry
Admin Mala Iyer
And all Staff and parents who believed in
me