Origin of parent’s Day celebrations – In the year 1994 President Bill Clinton of the USA had felt that there existed a void in the absence of a celebration of a day that commemorated the contributions of both the parents in the lives of their children. There was a Mother’s day and then there was a Father’s day. But there was no such day that celebrated with both of them together. It was at his initiative that a resolution was passed that said that the fourth Sunday in the month of July every year would be celebrated as a Parent’s Day.
Significance of Parent’s day celebrations – Parents in India are often referred as God’s representative on earth. They are sent here to care and nurture the children because God himself couldn’t be here. These are the two human beings with whom their children feel closest to at all times irrespective of their age. It is therefore significant for a variety of reasons that Parent’s day is celebrated by children for their parents.
- This is the day when children can make up for all those times when they were less caring and affectionate towards their parents
- In their venture to grow up and establish themselves children often forget to look back on the two most important people in their lives. This is the day that can help them to make a new beginning to undo their mistakes
- As parents get older earlier than their children regardless of age it makes them feel special and wanted to see a day celebrated in their name even in the frailty of their age
- It is a day when all children can see their future in the coming years. This could be a reason for them to do their best
Actually it is not possible to repay parents for their love, care and hard work that they undertook in our infancy. But there should be some
reciprocation from the child. Parents give so much to the child and it is child’s part to acknowledge and reciprocate. Just like the father can give a full biscuit pack and the child can give at least one biscuit
back to the father as token of love. So parents day is an attempt to celebrate the loving reciprocation between child and parents.
At KIDZEE the elder children made a collage out of the family pictures and gifted to their parents and the younger children and their parents together did a combine drawing and colouring where the parents drew and the child coloured.
We shared few points on how the child and paren relationship can be made stronger and about sharing a hug with the child to increase the bonding between the parents.
It's a great day for both parent and the child.
WISH YOU ALL "HAPPY PARENT'S DAY".
