2018, Vol. 4, Issue 2, Part A

author(s)
Dr. Govindaraja Setty AG

abstract
Ancient Indian texts have long been considered a good source for diverse topics including yoga, philosophy, spirituality, values, management, and ethics. However, ‘Parenting’ seems to have not been explored from the Indian traditional texts despite being loaded with plentiful messages for parents, educationists, and policy makers. This paper aims to fill this vacuity in literature by investigating ancient Indian texts. Through a review of the ancient Indian texts this paper establishes the close relationship between parenting and child development. Indian seers of yore prescribed a code of living through a set of sixteen sacramental rites and we relate this concept to effective parenting.