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| Conscious Parenting: Insights for Upbringing |
Sharing with us his profound knowledge over the years while he headed Mirambika (1994-99) and Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Integral Education, Partho will help parents and teachers develop a loving bond with children, leading them to a happy & successful life.
Program:
It is difficult to be ‘good’ parents in such an age of rapid transition. None of us can be sure of what we are living for—the old values are in flux, everyone seems to be questioning, exploring. Societies across the globe are in crises—west or east, it makes no difference anymore. But then, crises also bring opportunities. And as parents, are we prepared to relearn what it means to be children in an age such as this? As parents, can we ourselves return to learning?
Conscious parenting is a choice. It is choosing to look at your child as an individual with his or her own growth needs and potential; choosing to step aside and allowing children to blossom into their fullness, and to nurture them lovingly. Faced with such enormous responsibility, in an age of rapidly changing priorities, it is but natural to feel a measure of self doubt, fear or sometimes sheer panic. How do I bring up my child? What should I do? More importantly, perhaps, what should I not do? Does discipline work? Do we really understand discipline? Do we know how to communicate with our children? Or are we ordering and prescribing all the time? Will our children really listen?
These are some of the issues we take up in this workshop. The workshop is meant for young working parents who wish to engage in serious dialogue on parenting and children. Parenting, once you get the hang of it, can be fun - for parents and children!
Partho has spent more than twenty five years in the field of education and has done extensive personal research in the philosophy and practice of alternative and integral education. Partho headed the Mirambika School in Delhi between 1994 and 1999. After leaving the Mirambika School, Partho headed the Blue Mountains School in Ooty for three years. Between 2001 and 2008, he was involved with Sri Aurobindo Foundation For Integral Education And Research, (SAFIER) a unit of the Sri Aurobindo Society of Pondicherry, which he headed as its director. He now heads his own organization engaged in the fields of educational research and corporate training.
Partho has recently authored a book on Integral Education (Integral Education: A Foundation for the Future, published by the Sri Aurobindo Society and the UBS), and is currently working on a book on education and self-actualization. Partho has spent more than twenty five years in the field of education and has done extensive personal research in the philosophy and practice of alternative and integral education.
Date & Time: Sunday, March 24, 2013; 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
Venue: Zorba the Buddha, 7, Tropical Drive, Ghitorni, Delhi 110030
Participation by Contribution
Prior registration required: 9250361903, 9311902245
info@zorbathebuddha.org
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