It is an accepted fact that your average household is one of the most accident-prone environments for a child to grow up in. From sharp edges to open flames, every imaginable horror is traversed with ease inside the confines of an apartment or a home. Researches have attributed it to the nature vs nurture debate, whereby the natural risk aversive nature of human beings is slowly replaced by the familiarity of the environment they grew up in.
This is complemented by studies that reveal that people tend to be more accident-prone in the initial 6 months of moving into a new house. This includes leaving electric devices switched on to slipping in the bathroom. The lack of familiarity tends to drive a certain level of laxity when it should be logically otherwise.
The Indian household is no exception.
What makes the Indian household an even more dangerous environment for growing children are driven by a few factors that is unique to the Indian way of life:
The huge variety of artefacts that a family collects over time - Every Indian house has knick-knacks of various sizes, shapes and emotional appeal scattered all over the house.The tendency to use every available space in the house - Indians are experts at utilising every available inch of space within the house. Very rarely would you find a house or apartment that has plenty of open space and empty walls. Multi-generational families - Multiple generations of a family live within the same roof in what is known as the joint family system. From a social and experiential perspective, this appears to be the ideal nurturing environment for growing up, but it brings with it possessions of all the generations leading to the clutter.Hoarding tendencies - Indians are inadvertently among the most prolific hoarders in the world. There are things at home that date back to the childhood of the grandparents and a plethora of stuff that is kept "just in case". This ranges from the ashes of the ancestors to plastic bags.Lack of babyproofing or child-friendly furniture - This is still a very foreign concept to the average Indian household where the most widely accepted solution for baby proofing is to move the breakable item onto a place that the baby cannot reach.The ability of Indian mothers to convert any item into a weapon - Without any formal training in the art of warfare, this skill seems to be something that all Indian moms develop over the years, mainly by observing their mothers. If the item can be picked up, it can be used as a weapon to discipline your child.
We dwelt a little more into the last point and came up with a list of 4 common household items that are most likely to be used as the weapon of choice by an Indian mother.
Read full article at : http://thedailyvanilla.com/2021/04/23/4-household-items-that-indian-kids-need-to-be-careful-off/
This is complemented by studies that reveal that people tend to be more accident-prone in the initial 6 months of moving into a new house. This includes leaving electric devices switched on to slipping in the bathroom. The lack of familiarity tends to drive a certain level of laxity when it should be logically otherwise.
The Indian household is no exception.
What makes the Indian household an even more dangerous environment for growing children are driven by a few factors that is unique to the Indian way of life:
The huge variety of artefacts that a family collects over time - Every Indian house has knick-knacks of various sizes, shapes and emotional appeal scattered all over the house.The tendency to use every available space in the house - Indians are experts at utilising every available inch of space within the house. Very rarely would you find a house or apartment that has plenty of open space and empty walls. Multi-generational families - Multiple generations of a family live within the same roof in what is known as the joint family system. From a social and experiential perspective, this appears to be the ideal nurturing environment for growing up, but it brings with it possessions of all the generations leading to the clutter.Hoarding tendencies - Indians are inadvertently among the most prolific hoarders in the world. There are things at home that date back to the childhood of the grandparents and a plethora of stuff that is kept "just in case". This ranges from the ashes of the ancestors to plastic bags.Lack of babyproofing or child-friendly furniture - This is still a very foreign concept to the average Indian household where the most widely accepted solution for baby proofing is to move the breakable item onto a place that the baby cannot reach.The ability of Indian mothers to convert any item into a weapon - Without any formal training in the art of warfare, this skill seems to be something that all Indian moms develop over the years, mainly by observing their mothers. If the item can be picked up, it can be used as a weapon to discipline your child.
We dwelt a little more into the last point and came up with a list of 4 common household items that are most likely to be used as the weapon of choice by an Indian mother.
Read full article at : http://thedailyvanilla.com/2021/04/23/4-household-items-that-indian-kids-need-to-be-careful-off/
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