How small nurturing habits lead to better growth of the child.
“Parenting is the root of a better nation and society.”
How the man grows as a child is very effective in what he becomes and does for society. For that, parenting comes first to grow a child with care and love as well as to make him strong to face problems. It says that parents and teachers are making generations better. The eagles are the best example when it comes to learning about parenting. We will see here how the eagle parenting style helps humans to do the same.
Eagle is the most dangerous bird, not because of its size or looks but its attitude and training from its childhood. When it rains, most birds head for shelter, but the eagle is the only bird that to avoid the rain will fly above the cloud, which makes the eagle very different from other birds. Eagle is not the largest flying bird. The Andean condor is the largest flying bird in the world, but the eagle can fly higher than theAndean condor just because of its attitude. That’s why the eagle is called “The king of the birds” and
“The king of the sky.”
Eagles are not born dangerous. It’s their parenting style that makes eaglet to the eagle- “The king of the birds.” A baby eagle called eaglet. Eagles are mentioned in the Bible over thirty times and can teach us a lot about family life. First of all, they search for a mate. Then they raise their younger ones together as a couple. Eagles build the largest nest at the peak of a tree’s branch. The largest bird’s nest was built by a pair of bald eagles (Haliaeetusleucocephalus), and possibly their successors, near St Petersburg, Florida, USA, and measured 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in) wide and 6 m (20 ft) deep. It was examined in 1963 and was estimated to weigh more than two tones (4,409 lb). (From Guinness world records). So no bird can reach to eagle’s nest, and eaglets are safe even in parents’ absence. So it shows how protective eagles are for their baby eagles.
Now we see how eagles parenting is different from other birds and how it is useful for us, and what to learn from it?
- Train baby with full family support:
The female eagles are very protective, and male eagles are very proactive about their babies. For the better growth of the eaglets, both male and female eagles help each other as parents. They instinctively know what their duties are when it comes to raising their younger ones. The female eagle selects an area for nesting and laying the eggs, and the male eagle builds the nest and takes care of the food. It takes 35 days to hatch the eggs, and around 9–10 weeks to fly. For that period, both male and female eagles play their vital role to protect and feed them.
What we have to learn from it?
To raise a child, both parents need to give their 100% to make their child a more lovable and caring person. Both parents should take up equal responsibilities in raising a child. A child’s health and well-being are important and also contribute to healthy, productive adolescence and adulthood. Parents have to nurture their kid so that they can grow up to a person who is stronger enough to support self and others as well. Having two parents in a child’s life is essential as they both play very distinct and important roles in the psychological and emotional development of a child. Being a responsible parent means providing love and support in both the good times and the bad times. Mother is responsible for the emotional development of the child. She teaches the child how to care and love. Father is responsible for the psychological development of the child, he teaches the child the art of living and faces all problems & obstacles. These are the reasons why both parents are needed to raise their children.
2. Train strict:
Eagles are very protective of their child, but when it comes to training, they never compromise anything. When an eaglet gets wings, the eagle holds him in its wings and goes higher in the sky at the highest point from the earth where a natural creature can fly. Now it starts a dangerous part of the training. After reaching that height, the eagle drops the eaglet to make him feel that he is not a regular bird who just sits on the roof and never reaches above the cloud. At first, eaglet can’t understand what is happening to him, but when he reaches a distance of 9 kilometers above the ground level, he tries to open his wings and flap it with full potential. But as he is not still capable of flying, when he reaches to 800–900 meters from the ground, he feels like dying. Then a claw comes and carries the eaglet to her heart, and it’s none other than her mother, who continuously flies with the eaglet to monitor him. This process continues until the eaglet learns to fly. This is how the eaglet becomes the eagle and “The king of the sky.”
What we have to learn from it?
As a parent, we have to learn that it’s good to have an emotional attachment with the child, but not to make them dependable and irresponsible in life. Today’s parents fulfill all wishes of their children on instant demand and do never explain the true value of things & life. It makes the child lame and lazy such that they never wish to take the risk any more in life. Parents start to train their child when the child becomes a teen, and it is late. They have to train when the child starts developing an understanding regarding everything. Do not give them mobile, television, video games, or any other stuff which can bring them negativity instead of positivity easily until the child understands what to exactly learn from them. We know the difference between houseplants and forest plants very well. “As you train your child from a younger age, you will see the results when they are adults.” Try to teach them how to solve their problems on their own. Sometimes offering a finger to hold is better than giving a whole hand. Over loving causes weakening. This saying is not only applied to lovers but also to love the child as a parent. Teach the child to value something, instead of just making its price.
3. Freedom:
The eagle takes care of the eaglets for 10–12 weeks until it does not fly by itself. Then it takes 1–2 months for the eaglets to learn from their parents and hone their flying and feeding skills. After that, the eagles give freedom to their babies and have no more control over them. Now it’s their time to be independent, find a mate for them, and make their own family skillfully.
What we have to learn from it?
We have a different kind of definition of independence. “Parents allow their children to do anything except them to be themselves.” Many times parents want to make their children’s career according to their will. It’s not always bad, but sometimes children want to live their life with their own liking & knowledge. Especially Indian parents treat their child like a pet. Indian culture says that first parents would do anything as per their kid’s wishes and in return, they have to do what their parents desire when they grow up. So this culture runs a cycle that teaches to depend on each other until death. In other countries too parents worry more rather than giving freedom. Parents give freedom, but it always comes with boundaries. Sometimes it’s good for the child, but sometimes it feels like having restrictions more than permissions. For example, “Go with your friends but don’t stay out late at night”, so it’s a nice restriction with permission. “Don’t think about business because it’s too risky; do the job that’s what all our family members are doing.” Now there is more of a restriction than permission. The more you give pressure, the more it will bounce. This saying is useful for children’s restrictions also. The more you put restrictions on the child, the more they rebel. So having control over children until they become an adult is necessary but after that, it’s necessary to give them the freedom to live their life as per their choice.
“Parents allow their children to do anything except them to be themselves.”
I know parenting is not as easy as to write about it, but following this kind of small steps will be helpful for every parent. The eagle is an ideal example of parenting. I wish my pen would never fall short of words over this topic but everything has to be in a limit. So that