Parenting as a task is one of the most complex skills that require vigilance in anticipation of the impressions that every act by a grown-up can have on the delicate and fragile mind of a child. These experiences impact their personality and what they become when they grow up. It is no surprise that in consideration of the criticality involved in this responsibility, numerous books have been written to address parenting according to the needs of children of different ages. “Yasho The Parenting Guru-I” by Suman Bansal is best parenting book and comes out as a book in the same direction that is a product of a successful parent who not only raised 3 children but also made sure that the children would evolve into sensible individuals and responsible citizens of society. Therefore, this book becomes an outcome of real experiences and situations that happened for real. Many people would find a resemblance to the situations and questions posed and recorded by the author in the book.
“Yasho The Parenting Guru-I,” is a book that attempts to answer different questions that parents of any generation would face while considering the impacts of modern-day technological developments on children and how every event of their life is a step towards the development of their personality. The author meticulously divides the book in accordance with the stages of life of a child from his birth and growth in his early years. While talking about the delicate role that parents play in the life of a person as a child, the book also highlights the impact that other factors have, which include the presence of grandparents, nature, inculcating strong and healthy habits, while also ensuring the accurate balance of emotion and practicality by making them understand the difference between imagination and reality. In addition, Bansal also reminds the readers of the fact that parenting is a blessing while it is a challenge. Through these lessons, the author draws practical examples through the life of Yasho as a mother and a homemaker. Yasho hence, becomes a real example born through a common household but reaches success through her wise decision-making as a parent.
“Yasho The Parenting Guru-I” is recommended to readers who are on the road to becoming parents and those who already are parents. This book is also recommended to those who can offer advice to people in their homes and neighbourhoods who already are parents. Altogether, this book would help in enlightening the readers and make them understand the tricky task that parenting is which can be simplified by Yasho’s approach. The realistic examples drawn by the author are also a strong point of the book. The readers would find themselves relating to the questions being raised in the book and may also have moments where they would agree that they face or have faced similar situations. In that sense, the book raises to the universal level due to the fact that parenting would always be complicated and tough for people. But the answers contained in “Yasho The Parenting Guru-I” would make parenting a little easier to be approached. Therefore, the book would also play the role of a guide and mentor for many.
On another level, “Yasho The Parenting Guru-I” presents insights into the minds of children and their abilities. Their creativity and skills if given the right direction can make them exceptional in their generation and ensure that success would not leave them behind. The book is a treasure for the many who may be looking for answers to the many questions that the author lists in the initial pages of the book. The careful division of observations and reporting in first person wherever required creates an accurate balance of the readers becoming observers of the acts done in parenting while also at times being involved in the decision-making. Indirectly, the book also presents exercises for parents to test their intelligence and understanding. Keeping this book in their side can ensure that readers are able to make informed decisions for the better of their children and help them become responsible citizens.
Parenting is complicated and a challenge because whatever done here can not be undone. So, it is necessary to make informed decisions that come from the eyes of a person who has already lived through those situations and decided in accordance to the future effects of their decisions. In “Yasho The Parenting Guru-I,” the readers would find an example of successful parenting, a guide to becoming a parent and ensuring that the road they take to become a successful parent is the one that was tread upon by a successful parent already. In light of this, all readers are encouraged to read the book and recommend it in their circles because one day or the other, everyone will become a parent or someone in their circle would become.
Title: Yasho The Parenting Guru – 1
Author: Suman Bansal
Pages: 201 pages
Reviewed By: Akhila Saroha
Amazon: https://www.amazon.in/dp/9356734852
Published By: Evincepub Publishing