SNV Global School in association with The Hindu held a seminar titled ‘Effective Parenting' here on Saturday.
Around 200 parents and students in and around the city participated in the seminar held in the school auditorium. The key speakers in the seminar were Lakshmi Narayanan, Director of OnlySuccess Leadership Academy; B. Sampath Kumar, Manager – Training and Development at OnlySuccess Leadership Academy and N. Raj Mohan, Behavioural Scientist and Founder of Bodhi were among the key speakers at the event.
Mr. Narayanan said that parents must be an example for their children and pointed out that children expect simple acts of appreciation from their parents. “For things to change, I must change first,” he said.
In a speech marked by interactive activities, Mr. Kumar explained the Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) method and talked about the need to create positive patterns of thinking. “Things happen twice – first in mind and next in reality. So, always think positive,” he said.
Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Kumar said that the NLP method helps to develop a positive mindset for teachers. “There is no right or wrong in NLP. It only sees what is useful and not useful,” he said.
Mr. Mohan in his speech described parenting as an experience, adding there are no formulae for parenting. He asked the parents to offer three things to give their children: self-esteem, ability to take calculated risks and ability to pick a meaningful career than a lucrative one. “Behaviour is the only thing that can be demonstrated. Attitude is invisible,” Mr. Mohan said. After the seminar, ‘Whole Brain Profiling – NLP Test’ worth ₹1,500 was held free of cost for the parents by OpenSuccess Leadership Academy. Bodhi held a psychometric test for students from Class VIII to X to help choose their future careers. The test worth ₹500 was held free of cost.
Ramesh C. Bafna, president, Coimbatore Welfare Association and SNV Global School, said that the school would conduct this event every year to ensure “every parent is benefited.”
One of the students who attended the event, 12-year-old T. Bharathi Kannan, said that he asked his parents to take him to the seminar. P. Suganthi, a parent, described the seminar as an “eye-opener.”
