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Quick learner or wrong impact?

After the gloomy TV coverage that lasted full three days, we wanted to relax for a while and decided to have an evening out.

My son was very quick to respond, " No five star, no crowded places, no food courts, no Connaught Place, no Karol Bagh...".

I am left with the thought that how much quick learning happens amongst the youngsters. Absorption is immediate. My only hope is retention is not long lasting.

This was also observed in a career counselling programme organised by a school on last Saturday and kids were clearly tarumatized by the exposure to terrorist attacks. One child said, "does it matter what I become? Life is very uncertain!" Another quipped "Why should we not become a politician to get rid of bad in society!" But for the intelligent counsellor who tackled these questions very effectively, kids would have taken wrong impressions and possibly started going down an undesirable path.

What do parents do?

Talk, talk and talk WITH the kids. Listen as much as possible. Get into their world.

I am trying to.
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