Do these incidents sound familiar? A five-year-old kid has a breakdown because she refuses to wear a fancy new dress to some wedding. Or a middle schooler quits football after an argument with the coach and decides to change the school. 

These situations come and can challenge even the most experienced parents as well. And parents looking around for advice today are met with a barrage of conflicting information.

There are four types of parenting:
-Authoritarian
-Authoritative or Responsive Parenting
-Indifferent
-Indulgent

However, one model has proved just right in every situation. The model is backed by four decades of R&D and has shown that it is the best parenting style in every situation. It’s responsive parenting.

When parents in a family are aware of children’s physical and emotional needs and respond consistently and appropriately, then it is called sensitive and responsive parenting. Responsive parents are “in tune” with their children. They understand temperamental differences and individual developmental and respond appropriately and quickly to their children. 

They make sure that they provide support and encouragement of any type during the time of distress. These parents provide a secure environment where children explore and learn from their experiences. Even the research shows that the parents who interact with their child responsively and supportively, those parent’s children get tremendous benefit.

If you are also one of those parents who wants to know more about responsive parenting, then you don’t have to worry. Mount Litera School International (MLSI) which happens to be one of the best international school is organizing a school event where they are calling Dr Vibha Krishnamurthy who is a developmental paediatrician and has 25 years of experience working with children and families. 

She is the executive director and founder of Ummeed  Child Development Center. It is a leading not-for-profit in Mumbai which works with children with disabilities and their families. Ummeed’s 85 person team provides services for families and also is engaged in training, advocacy and research related to child development and disability.

She would be discussing majorly on:

- The science behind why the early years are critical in the development of the brain,
- How you, as a responsive parent, can influence your child’s development using simple and fun ways of engaging with your child.

Below are the details regarding the event:
Date: 4th February 2019
Venue:  Mount Litera School, BKC  
Time: 10:00 am to 11:00 am (please be seated by 9:50 am)
Attendees: Parents of children between 2 to 8 years.

In case you want to register for the parenting event, then click on this link https://bit.ly/2Dz32GA and fill in your details. It’s free of cost. 

I hope that you have found the solution for your child. Happy Parenting!