Children at temples

[Fireside_Hindu]

Today, two children (maybe twins? -they looked to be the same age and they came with the same adults) did pradakshina around the central shrine. But they did it on their knees while racing their Thomas the tank engine toys.

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[Kalidas]

Today, two children (maybe twins? -they looked to be the same age and they came with the same adults) did pradakshina around the central shrine. But they did it on their knees while racing their Thomas the tank engine toys.

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Oh lord that is adorable!

Children turn me into such a girl lol, I LOVE kids.

 

[Vinayaka]

Today, two children (maybe twins? -they looked to be the same age and they came with the same adults) did pradakshina around the central shrine. But they did it on their knees while racing their Thomas the tank engine toys.

:camp:

That is really cute. Sometimes it's really hard to keep them entertained. I've seen people bring a pocket full of snmall change, and they keep getting the wee child to go drop it in the hundi, one coin at a time.

 

[Maya3]

Today, two children (maybe twins? -they looked to be the same age and they came with the same adults) did pradakshina around the central shrine. But they did it on their knees while racing their Thomas the tank engine toys.

:camp:

Aww, Thomas needs darshan too!

Maya

 

[Vinayaka]

I witnessed an annaprasthana Annaprashana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia this morning. They're really quite interesting. Some kids just gobble while others are rather oblivious to Mom and dad trying to stuff food into them. It's always cute though. Today the Appamma and Appappa were there too.

I wonder if there has ever been any research done on this ceremony and then how the person eats in later life.

 

[Kalidas]

I witnessed an annaprasthana Annaprashana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia this morning. They're really quite interesting. Some kids just gobble while others are rather oblivious to Mom and dad trying to stuff food into them. It's always cute though. Today the Appamma and Appappa were there too.

I wonder if there has ever been any research done on this ceremony and then how the person eats in later life.

I could ask my child development professors, but this is what is know as the trust vs mistrust stage of development as theorized by Erickson, these kind of bonding experiences are very beneficial in early Childhood development.

 

[Vinayaka]

I could ask my child development professors, but this is what is know as the trust vs mistrust stage of development as theorized by Erickson, these kind of bonding experiences are very beneficial in early Childhood development.

Yeah, I took developmental psych too. it's a very interesting study, and I think the effects of experiences are often minimized.

 

[Fireside_Hindu]

Yeah, I took developmental psych too. it's a very interesting study, and I think the effects of experiences are often minimized.

I took a semester of developmental psych. One of my favorite courses my entire time in school.

:camp:

 

[Vinayaka]

So this morning the same little guy brought his buddy, about the same age, and the buddy's mom. The mom's kind of point them to me to watch somebody to learn. After the first puja at the first shrine in the rounds, I prostrate full out as usual. This little guy copies me, except he gets one thing wrong ... the direction. His feet are facing Ganapati, and his head is directly away from the shrine. So Mom reacts, and bends down and spins him (Our temple has tile, he has lots of warm clothes on) to the right direction. Much better.

 

[Fireside_Hindu]

So this morning the same little guy brought his buddy, about the same age, and the buddy's mom. The mom's kind of point them to me to watch somebody to learn. After the first puja at the first shrine in the rounds, I prostrate full out as usual. This little guy copies me, except he gets one thing wrong ... the direction. His feet are facing Ganapati, and his head is directly away from the shrine. So Mom reacts, and bends down and spins him (Our temple has tile, he has lots of warm clothes on) to the right direction. Much better.

That's just...delightful.

:camp:

 

[Vinayaka]

That's just...delightful.

:camp:

So just tonight, after I tell you that I've never seen a woman prostrate the 8 point way, it happens. This little 5 year old girl, obviouslt impressed with yours truly, copies the old man and prostrates full out. So now I can say I've seen a female prostrate the man's way.

 

[Fireside_Hindu]

So just tonight, after I tell you that I've never seen a woman prostrate the 8 point way, it happens. This little 5 year old girl, obviouslt impressed with yours truly, copies the old man and prostrates full out. So now I can say I've seen a female prostrate the man's way.

That just proves what I've always thought - that people teach (and learn) best by example.

:camp:

 

[Aupmanyav]

That and it's pretty cute to hear really young children (around 2-4 years old) mispronounce the names of the deities.

No, but my family knows Ganesha as "Gannu bhai", and that is what my two-year+ grandson calls him in his prattle.

 

[Aupmanyav]

If by American, he means white, that can only mean his parents refer to white people as Americans, which implies a few things -

I think that is extrapolating a simple statement. How does skin color matter to an Indian? He may have fair people as well as dark in his family. He was just mentioning that you are from a different country, and not the country of his origin, India. No need to give the comment racial overtones (like an American).

 

[Vinayaka]

This is not from temple, but just my granddughter the other day...

She: How far are we from home, Daddy?
Dad: About ten minutes.
She: One, two, three ... ten ... We're not home yet, Daddy.
Dad: Ten minutes, __________ not ten seconds.

 

[Fireside_Hindu]

How does skin color matter to an Indian? He may have fair people as well as dark in his family. He was just mentioning that you are from a different country, and not the country of his origin, India. No need to give the comment racial overtones (like an American).

Because if I had been Indian I doubt he would have asked. What if I was the daughter of American Expats, having grown up in India. Am I Indian? Again, I wasn't offended, I just found it an interesting comment. To me, I think of him and I as Americans, so the distinction seemed odd. I'm not saying his comment had racist overtones because most kids don't give a spit about that and thank goodness. It was more a comment on how Indian Americans and Caucasian Americans distinguish each other in casual conversation. I mentioned this boy becuse we're in a thread about children, but many Indian adults who have lived in this country for years - some with US citizeship - still refer to me as "American" relative to themselves.

But of course, you're right - I will always be a racist, white American I must remember never to express any interest in race or ethnicity. OH, me.

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[Poeticus]

Because if I had been Indian I doubt he would have asked. What if I was the daughter of American Expats, having grown up in India. Am I Indian? Again, I wasn't offended, I just found it an interesting comment. To me, I think of him and I as Americans, so the distinction seemed odd. I'm not saying his comment had racist overtones because most kids don't give a spit about that and thank goodness. It was more a comment on how Indian Americans and Caucasian Americans distinguish each other in casual conversation. I mentioned this boy becuse we're in a thread about children, but many Indian adults who have lived in this country for years - some with US citizeship - still refer to me as "American" relative to themselves.

But of course, you're right - I will always be a racist, white American I must remember never to express any interest in race or ethnicity. OH, me.

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Dude, you are so racist! So racist, homie. So racist.




























...so racist.

 

[Fireside_Hindu]

Dude, you are so racist! So racist, homie. So racist.




























...so racist.

*Throws up hands* I know, I know. It's true! What can I say? (Probably something racist! teehee)

:camp:

 

[Vinayaka]

Only blind people won't notice race when it's one person in a hundred. If a 7 foot basketball player walked into the temple, I think we'd all notice. Being observant (nice saris, sloppy clothing, facial expressions, hair, hats, winter jackets, big smiles) is a natural human tendency. It's not racism to notice race.

 

[Poeticus]

Only blind people won't notice race when it's one person in a hundred. If a 7 foot basketball player walked into the temple, I think we'd all notice. Being observant (nice saris, sloppy clothing, facial expressions, hair, hats, winter jackets, big smiles) is a natural human tendency. It's not racism to notice race.

Don't mind me. But, Ukrainian women.........phew!

It is human nature to be with people of a similar background: mentally, physically, linguistically, politically, economically, etc. etc. etc.

It only becomes a problem when it turns into racialism: we are better than you; we are purer than you; more rubbish; yadda yadda yadda; blah blah blah. Thanks a lot eugenics.

It's even more absurd to state that looks don't matter. Looks do matter. Beauty paradigms are such an integral part of today's society that they are difficult to dissect from the moral aptitudes of "what matters is what's inside".

We are after all, animals. The only difference is that we aren't cool as horses, or tigers,, or snow leopards. :sad: