Darling, Can I scold you?

You must be surprised to read the opening lines, but this is reality! The new generation parent needs to ask the child if he is ready to get a scolding or not. If the child condescends and grants permission you are lucky and get a chance to tell the child his mistake.If not the most you can do is to fight with your spouse and blame him for the child's fault.You can't do more than that.

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It was quite painful to hear of a seven-year-old who committed suicide simply because the parents were wanting her to focus on her studies more than dance!

This incident has put a question mark on the state of affairs today. One definitely has some right on the child that belongs to him.If the child is too young to make a right choice can the parents not intervene? Do they have no right on their child? Cases like suicide and others are surely signs of warped mentality. A child to have contemplated death is something one can't easily digest,how strong the child must have made his mind to die!

The question is what is wrong where? Do children deserve to be given unchecked freedom and allowed to take their own decisions or should they be checked and monitored? This check they do dislike and end up showing their resentment by hurting themselves physically or may be psychologically. This again hurts the parent but then what do you do? If they get their way and make a mess of their lives that again is equal torture for the parent.

Its time that both parties become more tolerant towards the other and follow the middle path.