Review Parenting Article: Remember to connect.

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It is a wonderful thing to see in parks- parents pushing their children in strollers, walking, playing or just sitting with their children. However, with the modernization of our time, it is common to see these parents talking or texting or just busy with their phones while pushing their children in strollers. Some of these parents, may point out that they are multitasking since they don't have time but still want some time with their children. On their defends, they are making effort to be with their children. However, while busy fiddling their phones, do these parents notice what their children might be feeling or thinking? There are a lot of objects and situations that children might have seen or picked up just by sitting and looking around when there are no aattention and interaction with parents. Children observes and see things, we adults might have close an eye to.

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Super model, Gisele Bundchen has a deal while pushing her 10 months old baby stroller

 Professional career woman and her baby

According to Vygotsky, children learn through guided participation with others. He says in his Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) theory, parents should take crucial part in sharing experiences and developing dialogue with the child.

Parents should ask themselves whether they want to lose 'strolling' opportunity with their children? There are so many objects that parents can share and communicate with their children, for example, mommy can tell a truck story when they pass by a truck, or mommy can show to the child different kinds of flowers and leaves and let the child have a hands on experience like touching and even smell them. Another example is when parents are in the market with their children. They can let the children identify different kinds of vegetables or fishes or grocery items when they go to the open market together. Let the children's curious minds explore their everyday environment and enjoy them.

We suggest that parents should be more relax so that they can enjoy their time spent with their children be it in their own home or outside. To make the quality time happens, parents should not think that just by taking their children outside for fresh air is enough. Parents should communicate- prompt their children with questions of what they see or hear or tell stories regarding the environment they are together in. If parents are aware of their children's surrounding, children will quickly pick up the habit to be more alert with their own surroundings. They will learn a lot, much more faster too with alert minds. 

As the article explained, parents might take the walk in the park they have with their children as an opportunity to catch up with their own work or friends on their phones. But remember, these moments they think they have with their children will not last forever. The child will grow up and in no time, they will be no more strolling, babbling or imaginative story-sharing opportunity. It will choke us when we miss this moment. Therefore, we should create a sweet memories and which leads the children to the positive impact.

 Remember, disconnect to connect.

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The child feels excited while her mommy tells the story