June 12, 2017

MONDAY 12 JUNE 2017 COMMUNITYCO | 6 HEALTH | 10 BOLLYWOOD | 11 Pakistani expatriate Removal of old cells Would love to community celebrates may delay onset of do Marathi ﬁlm: Ramadan osteoarthritis Aishwarya Email: [email protected] Mom and Dad can play an active role in cultivating a child’s ability to ask questions and seek answers, but it requires persistence. P 4-5 CURIOUS KIDS MONDAY 12 JUNE 2017 CAMPUS 03 ICC Interschool Performing Art Competition concludes he Indian Cultural Centre Embassy of India and coordinating the ICC. He also congratulated the schools and parents for their (ICC), concluded the ICC officer of ICC. In his address to the schools, teachers and students for active participation and promot- TInterschool Performing Art gathering, Kamble congratulated taking part in the competition. ing rich performing arts in the Competition 2017, participated by the ICC committee members and ICC President Milan Arun gave region. 13 Indian schools in Qatar at ICC the special subcommittee formed the presidential address of the day, During the event prizes were Ashoka Hall with the prize distri- to conduct the event and judges for highlighting the importance of the distributed to the winners of each bution ceremony, on June 10. initiating and conducting this mega competition for the young gener- categories. Overall championship The chief guest of the evening event for the Indian schools and ation. She thanked Students, staff was awarded to Birla Public was Rajesh Kamble, Councellor, thereby fulfilling the objectives of and management of all Indian School for Sub Junior category and Senior Category, DPS for Junior category and MES School for Intermediate category. Girish Jain, Head of Finance, ICC conducted the public function and the prize distribution ceremony was conducted by Vishal Mehta, Head of Cultural Activities, ICC. K S Prasad, Head of Consular Service & Membership, ICC introduced and felicitated the Judges panel and the 10 subcommittee members to the gathering. Juttas Paul, General Secretary, ICC felicitated Sub Committee members of ICC Labor’s Cultural Fest 2017 which was held on April 21 at Asian Town Recreation Hall. BPS students & parents attend career counselling irla Public School (BPS) challenges that children face , aptitude and waste their education The session ended with ques- organised a career multi potential abilities ,availabil- and life pursuing wrong profes- tions put in by the students. counselling workshop ity of opportunity and academic sions. He also put light on the fact Students got their doubts cleared for the students of class potential were explained using rel- that there are new fields of career regarding choosing career during. X followed by a session evant examples. other than our traditional educa- Students gained knowledge and Bfor their parents on June 10 at the The session also threw light on tional pattern. Pradeep, then assured to maintain the concept of Basant Kumar Birla Auditorium. the various skills required for pur- introduced the students to the var- “Attitude to Succeed” to help them Pradeep Narayanan, Manag- suing a particular career, and how ious career paths available under choose the right career according ing Director of Admizzionz a combination of such skills is the categories Humanities, Science, to their aptitude. The session was Campuz, a company engaged in essential for success in a field. Stu- Commerce, Vocational Skills, Self- very helpful, particularly to those career and College Admissions in dents often get stuck in a career for employment and new careers who were still irresolute in decid- India and the animator of the ses- which they do not have the based on competitive exams. ing their streams and careers. sion, addressed the students and guided them on the various career options to choose from according to their aptitude and interest. The session covered several important points that students must keep in mind while choosing a stream in class XI and eventually, their career path. Var- ious facets of a career choice and its determining factors such as aptitude and interest, life span of a career, commercial resources, 04 COVER STORY MONDAY 12 JUNE 2017 Encourage kids to be curious Julie Scagell occurrence and one we find generally amusing, The Washington Post if a bit exhausting. “It’s maddening, isn’t it,” I whispered. My hus- n a recent Saturday, my husband band looked at me. and I were headed out to compete “It’s fascinating you don’t see it,” he said. in what we fondly refer to as the “When I first met you, I thought no one had ever “Suburb Olympics” — grocery shop- been as interested in me as you. It didn’t take ping, dry-cleaning drop off, Target, long to realise you are just that curious about Ohockey practice. We hadn’t even backed out of everything. It’s the thing I love most about you.” the driveway when our 5-year-old started his “That’s so sweet,” I said. standard rapid-fire line of questioning. “I’d give anything if you’d stop asking so many “How many orca whales live in Florida?” questions during movies, though.” “Did the Buffalo Bills beat the Giants this year?” Fair enough. (For what it’s worth, we live in Minnesota.) To me, curiosity is necessary. It is a trait I “Can ashes from a volcano burn you?” admire in others, and one I nurture in myself. “How many sixes are in 10?” My desire to learn has become more pronounced “Did the Jets beat the Packers?” with age, and it’s a characteristic I am desper- “Can a great white shark kill you?” ate for my three children to have. I want them “Did the Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Badg- to be the ones constantly asking questions, seek- ers?” (Are you sensing a pattern?) ing more knowledge. Of course, I don’t want “What’s your favourite farm animal? Mine is them to be the pretentious know-it-all who a goat.” believes they are the smartest person in the room. are draining at times, yes. But even worse than The kid is destined to be an FBI agent spe- We all know one of those. No one wants to be a child who asks 47 questions on a 10-minute cialising in interrogations. This is a regular around that guy. These questions our son asks car ride would be a child who asks none at all. MONDAY 12 JUNE 2017 COVER STORY 05 Alas, we have one of those too. On a recent trip to Scotland to visit my husband’s family, my daughter’s most frequent question was, “What’s the WiFi password?” She seemed to take little interest in the country’s rich history, traditions or culture. The most excited I saw her get was while we were out clothes shopping in Edinburgh. “Of course,” one could say, “she’s a 13-year-old girl.” And while I’ll give her some slack on this rope of life, it will likely be enough for her to hang herself if she doesn’t eventually look up. While some curiosity is innate, it is a trait that must be continu- ously fostered. Inquisitiveness ebbs and flows, depending on our age, life stage and the company we keep. This is both reassuring (in the case of my daughter) and cumbersome. Parents can play an active role in cultivating a child’s ability to ask questions and seek answers, but doing that requires persistence. or activity. It could be an inventor, or the snow? Live in a warm state jump-start conversations and get Here are five ways to foster an a world leader, an author, or an or a cold state?” Or my husband’s children thinking for themselves. inquisitive spirit in your child. ordinary person who made this personal favourite, “Would you Answers to many of their questions • When your child asks you a world extraordinary. Have the child rather fight 10 horse-sized ducks are at the tip of our children’s fin- question, don’t immediately answer. write about what motivated the or 1 duck-sized horse?” And so on gers, courtesy of internet search Encourage them to find the answer person to become great. and so on, always asking why they engines. But a few little changes can themselves. Point them in an age- • Play a game of “Would You chose their answer. An added help cultivate an environment appropriate direction — the internet, Rather.” Pose either-or questions bonus: this can distract kids from where learning becomes fun, and the library, a documentary — to to your child, such as “Would you beating on each other in the back they are thinking critically and help them build confidence by find- rather be Spider-Man or Batman? seat during long car journeys. independently, coming up with ing answers on their own. Spend the night sleeping in the rain These small steps can help their own answers. • Answer a question with a question. When my son asked if ashes from a volcano can burn you, I asked if he thought they could. He said he definitely thought they could burn you, so you shouldn’t build your house right next to a volcano. Then he thoughtfully added, “Unless you have a giant box of Band-Aids, then it would probably be okay.” Makes sense to me. • Change your favourite bedtime story. Mix up the characters or the scenes in the book. Add or remove characters, or change the ending. Ask your child to imagine what the outcome would be if different parts of the story changed. • Give your children learning assignments. When an older child asks for something — a sleepover, money for new clothes, a later bedtime — have them research a historically significant person before they can get the desired item 06 COMMUNITY MONDAY 12 JUNE 2017 Former Indian envoy George Joseph remembered ndian Cultural Centre (ICC) organised a condolence meet- ing to respectfully mark the demise of Dr George Joseph, who was the ambassador of IIndian to Qatar from October 2005 till January 2009.

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