Indian American Kid vs. American Kids

We have all wondered why my Indian kid doesnt eat or sleep on time. If you are one of those Indian moms whose kid only eats only white color food, blend food, only 1,2 different type of food, refusing to eat, gaging at just looking at what you have put on your plate, I feel your pain and so many moms do as well. Many of you may also be wondering why is my indian kid so stubburn and not eatting  by themselves or sleep on their own or play own their own.

Seriously, why does it matter whether you are Indian or American? Why do we find our sleves comparing and wondering what other parts of the world parents are doing? 

Yes, I too find myself comparing my child to other kids but I stop myself from wondering. Who cares if the kid in your son's day care sleeps by 7pm or your neighbors kid eats perfctly fine on his/herself or eats everything offered on his/her plate. No one said parenting was going to be easy. 

I raise my child the way I want him to be as a he grows up. Yes, I comfort my son, yes, I help him eat, yes, I pick  him up right away when he is wanting something or hurt. Not at all times, but I break alot of rules that we are suppose to follow. Who creates these rules anyways?

I put my son to sleep at 10pm so he can spend quality time with his father when he comes home from work. We speak to him in 2 different languages because its a skill he will appreciate when he is older. He will figure out language barrier on his own if he has issues in school. I put different types of cuisines on his plate as often as I can so he learns to eat variety. If at a playground, he is bullied, my husband tells him to stand up tall and learn to fight back against bulling. Literally, the list can go on and on. Look at each negative issue  from positive point of view.

I refuse to take part in this different culture race where there is no finish line. There is NO finishline when it comes to parenting no matter what part of the world you are from. STOP asking, Stop Comparing and Stop WONDERING. After all, we all have Only ONE thing in common which is PARENTING SO let your child be a child. Teach your child to be a good person and human.  And as parents all we can do is teach good values, culture and pass tradition.