Parenting from the Heart workshop is facilitated by Dr. Aruna Jagdish, a pediatrician, a mother, and a grandmother. Aruna has been in pediatric practice for over 30 years and her outlook on health, well-being and relationships follows a holistic approach.
The idea of this workshop was seeded by the numerous interactions that Aruna had with children and parents in her capacity as a pediatrician. Informal discussions led to insightful parenting techniques, which formed the foundation and the inspiration of Parenting from the Heart.
This workshop will not help you to fix your everyday struggles with some quick fix techniques, nor will it help you to make your child a genius or a high achiever. It will guide you to make the right choices in your actions and reactions to daily occurrences with your kids. Simple tools will be shared to develop good core values and qualities which will stay with you and your child, and provide a nourishing environment for your child to blossom in life.
4 to 8 years
Parents of Children in the age group of 4 to 8 years
3-5 pm
Sat, 5 Dec 2020
ZOOM Platform
You can also Google Pay on +91 9886028966
1 to 4 years
Parents of Children in the age group of 1 to 4 years
3-5 pm
Sat, 12 Dec 2020
ZOOM Platform
You can also Google Pay on +91 9886028966
I have been applying many of these tools consciously on the situations and have seen a difference in how my son and I react / approach to a scenario – be it, him hitting during a breakdown or him getting upset when his crayon breaks into two, and many more. I have realized that due to our sessions I feel much more adept at handling the situation and he is learning from it and getting better at dealing with his emotions – just today his crayon broke again and he didn’t cry for the first time, he said, “Mamma I’ll use the bigger piece and you use the smaller one.” I made sure I appreciated this change and told him why he is getting that hug from me. So, positive messaging, forward focus, modelling, positive reinforcement and listening have been super useful. Thank you!
I have been able to apply the positive messages and listening tools with my boy and he is able to express everything nicely to me even if it is something that he does not like and does not want to do, as he knows I am listening. The other tool that I think is working with us is forward focus and think what next, which I was not doing consciously before. Thanks so much for these sessions!
We have also been using the forward focus technique for the last few weeks and I see that the length of his tantrums has significantly reduced. Listening as a tool has helped me as a parent too. My son knows feels confident to share his thoughts and stories.
Over these sessions, I have been consciously trying to implement few / all the techniques that you have suggested. I personally felt forward focus, listening, addressing their emotions are some of the techniques that have worked well for me. Our bedtime routine is, “how was your day, Jash and what was the best part?” Which is helping me understand his day better. Yes, overall am a little short-tempered which definitely I want to change so that I can model myself how to behave when angry – but looks like that is going to still take some time. Have enjoyed these sessions and definitely I try to think of various techniques in a difficult situation.
I’ve really enjoyed your sessions and learnt so much. I feel I’m a better and happier mother today because I’m more aware of my actions and responses to my children and that makes a world of difference. And I’m re-learning the joys of being a mother again instead of being anxious and stressed all the time. Focusing on positive messages rather than negative messages, modelling our own behaviour and lives, listening to her with my body, mind and soul, focusing ahead, appreciating her efforts and making her feel responsible has made her and our home healthier, happier and more secure.
Focusing on positive messages vs negative messages has really helped us. Also stopping the Telling behaviour and using the Teach technique has helped my daughter’s self-esteem. Thanks for all the techniques you have shared with us!
I have looked forward to your sessions every Saturday. It’s been enriching and an eye-opener in many ways. Although my little one is only 1 year old, positive messaging has really helped me calm her tantrums. I’m positive that full-body listening, teach by asking questions & forward-focus are three different parenting techniques that I will definitely want to implement as she grows up. I enjoyed our case-studies and really liked the examples you would sight to help us understand concepts better.
I’ve been trying to listen better, using the full-body listening technique, and by consciously coming down to my son’s eye level. The act of consciously putting aside whatever it is that I’m doing, getting to his level and listening has helped both of us. He knows he has my full attention and I feel good about giving him those few minutes without any distractions.
For me, it’s been about mending my ways as a parent and then working with my child. Being a better listener, correcting myself consciously and exhibiting behaviours that my boy can model has been my focus in the last few weeks. As parents, we want to work on 5 positive reinforcements going forward in addition to the other concepts we learnt. Thank you for these sessions, have become my way of reflection as a parent and person.
Last week, one day out of nowhere my daughter commented, “Mamma you’ve become nicer to me and I’m happier since you’ve started doing some classes.” (yes she was referring to the sessions) If she feels it, I really consider it an accomplishment and all thanks to your sessions Aruna aunty. I’m conscious of my interactions with my 6-year-old and try to go for positive messaging and full-body listening. I’m glad I got a chance to reflect and make some amendments.
Parenting from the heart is conscious parenting. Listening to my children with my whole body and modelling the life I want for them has worked like magic for me. Simple, important tools when implemented consciously has certainly led to impactful outcomes. Thank you for these sessions.
Whatever profession we are in, we have to set the basics right. Same with parenting too. More so with managing siblings!
The magical words of, ‘May I?’ really helped my kids to avoid a lot of squabbles at home. They realised that they are valued when we started devoting time to be with each one of them and listen from the heart. Active listening is a really wonderful tool that can work during any tough time!
Avoiding comparison and loving them for their uniqueness could bring more smiles. We are trying to incorporate the various parenting tips and tools acquired from these sessions and looking forward to achieving our goal of a happy and content family. Heartfelt thanks from me.
The magical words of, ‘May I?’ really helped my kids to avoid a lot of squabbles at home. They realised that they are valued when we started devoting time to be with each one of them and listen from the heart. Active listening is a really wonderful tool that can work during any tough time!
Avoiding comparison and loving them for their uniqueness could bring more smiles. We are trying to incorporate the various parenting tips and tools acquired from these sessions and looking forward to achieving our goal of a happy and content family. Heartfelt thanks from me.
Dr. Aruna Jagdish | MBBS, DCH | Pediatrics | drajagdish@gmail.com | +91 9886028966