Parenting..

We obsess over the right way to parent

Our children, our overarching intent

Is to ensure that unknowingly we do not expose

Our children to harm, we try to keep a watch close

So that every stimulus to which they get exposure

Is a positive one, we try to create a safe enclosure

Where everything they see, hear or do is conducive

To their development, the least stress to them we try to give

We mull over the right toys to play with, the right books to read

The right music to stimulate them, the right organic food to feed…

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When we parent in a manner over-anxious

When over our children we constantly fuss

That anxiety we inadvertently transmit

To them, on them our insecurities we inflict

We end up raising children who are unfortunately

Not the resilient individuals we want them to be

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We stress over the best for our children but forget

That the best from us that they can get

Is our unconditional love, encouragement and attention-

All the intangible things we give with the purest of intentions

Allow our children to grow into adults with maturity and resilience

Ready to take on challenges in a world fast paced and intense