![]() ![]() Luckily, the downpour from the clouds came to standstill and they reached midway, out on to an elevated outcrop. The silence that could spell a thousand unsaid words in her ears, overwhelming her in every sense as they continued the ascent further, hand-in-hand. Suddenly, she felt his hands resting on her shoulders with his jacket in that dark silence and the warmth in his touch. Fearing an angry outburst, she quietly walked on. She had unknowingly disappointed him yet again. Numbed at his words, she realized her second mistake. With a troubled voice, he told her to cover herself with something from her backpack. Half an hour more into the trek, it started pouring down heavily and soon she was getting all drenched. Without uttering any word further, he pulled her by hand and started the ascent again, safeguarding her heart and hands together throughout the stony, dim and damp covers. Finally regaining her senses, she uttered an awful sorry into that darkness. They had no torch! He kept calling out his request again and again. Baffled with his request, she looked around her and realized their first mistake. Looking at her with a misplaced feeling he asked her to hand him a torch. ![]() Everyone had a torch in their hands for obvious reasons. It was pitch dark and they were hiking their way through rocky and wet patches. She – ‘ A Traveler’ – had taken complete charge of planning their first trek successfully, and he – ‘ A Photographer’ – blindly trailed after her.īoth boarded an early evening train from one of the most heavily crowded stations of Mumbai, going on to Panvel to join their trekkers’ group, and reached the base village called ‘Thakurwad’ from where the hike was to commence. ![]() So, here’s how the infinity of exploring their passion and understanding every unspoken feeling for each other started….with this one-night trek….set in early monsoon…in this beautiful place amidst the Sahyadhri ranges – a place called ‘Prabalgad Fort’. Every experience teaches us new things so this phase shows that we are all in it together and soon everything will be fine.(This story is the sequel to She – A Traveler, He – A Photographer. ‘Everything will be okay’: These words can be reassuring to a child and help them face the current circumstances. ![]() Replacing a “no” can work wonders for your child.ģ. Replace your ‘No’ with ‘Let’s do it this way’: If your child is doing something in an inappropriate way, instead of saying ‘don’t do it’ or ‘you cannot do a single thing right’, ‘you are so annoying, always spoiling things’, you may try using words like ‘Okay, let’s try it again to do it better’, ‘Everyone can go wrong, let’s try again, no one is perfect’, ‘Let’s clean the mess together, let me help you clean it’. Back up your words with actions, spend time with your child playing, hugging, chatting, and discussing their problems. Never hesitate to say ‘I love you’: These three magical words can never go wrong. Here are three such magical phrases that you can say and phrases that you must not say to your child during this lockdown.ġ. Especially for teenagers, we can only empower them with the correct information, with logical reasoning, and then let them make an informed decision. This situation has become a new challenge for parents.Īs parents, we definitely must discipline our children, but we need to avoid forcing our thinking on the child. This has decreased their physical activities and increased screen time for them. During this unfortunate time of the pandemic, children are locked up at home unable to follow their normal routine. ![]()
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