Loretto Convent, Chembur
23rd September 2017
Fr. Leon Rodrigues sdb, the
director of AVEC, was invited to take a session for the parents of the
Pre-Primary section of Loretto Convent, Chembur on Positive Parenting.
Fr. Leon addressed the gathering on
the topic ‘A-Z of Effective Parenting’. He began his talk by highlighting the
fact that Parents have been given a great gift. They have been blessed with
life and it is their responsibility to take great care of this life. One might
think that parenting is easy yet it requires great effort because parenting to
us human beings doesn’t come natural. We need to learn effective parenting’.
He helped the parents debunk certain
myths about parenting and helped them establish the fact that their ultimate
goal is to prepare their child to face the adult world. He highlighted that
parents are called to be neither authoritarian nor permissive but ones who
follow the mean – democratic who correct with love.
He ended his talk by asking parents
to Accept their children, Be good role models, Communicate effectively with their
children.
Fr.
Leon Rodrigues was thanked for his wonderful insight.
