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Make sure your child has a blast at his party
Vrinda Bhatt recalls her son's fifth birthday party. She says, "We had taken so much trouble to organize the party for Kaushik's birthday. I had called all the building children and his whole class from school. We spent a lot of money hiring professional entertainers and a caterer. But for some reason Kaushik was miserable. He was cranky and sulky. He didn't want to eat anything or play with the other children. He was just clinging to me and whining." Birthday parties have such positive
associations. They make you think of cake, your favourite foods, being
made a fuss over and of course, lots of presents. Children and even some
adults wait the whole year for their birthdays, imagining what a good time
they are going to have and how perfect it will be. But what often happens
is when there are such great expectations, the real thing is often a let-down.
Raising expectations There is so much hype surrounding birthday parties these days. Parents today believe it's the done thing to invite everybody and their cousin and hire clubs and professionals to run the show so that they can sit back and relax. Somehow, friendly little parties at home with mountains of homemade sandwiches, wafers and cake have become passe. Parents tend to lose sight of the fact that it is a party meant to make their children feel special on a special day. When birthday parties for children
become a social event, the children's high expectations are wound to a
fever pitch. When the great day arrives and they are faced with a roomful
of distracted adults and children screaming and running in different directions,
the excitement often translates into tears and withdrawal. Suddenly all
the attention becomes unwelcome and they want to cling to the familiar.
However, parents are not the most sympathetic people on such occasions,
as they cannot understand how the children can behave so churlishly when
they've taken all this trouble to organize a wonderful party. In addition,
all those tempting presents are out of bounds till the party is over. It's
no wonder then that the children feel overwhelmed and frustrated. They
ask themselves who's really having fun at their party, because it definitely
isn't them.
Tips to ensure
that your child enjoys his own party
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