Summary:
Disruptive behavior and distracted minds know no barriers of age, sex, or circumstance. Yoga has postures and routines that only calm and focus the mind, but help generations of a family renew their mutual bonds.

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Why is it that almost every rebellious teenager ends up as a frustrated parent in later life? We think as poorly of our growing children as we did of our parents when reproductive hormones first started jumping up and down in our bodies! It is not just easy to forget our wayward habits of youth, but strange to countenance new norms that young people we love dearly bring from their schools and friends to our meal tables.

It is not necessarily sexist to say that adolescent daughters are even more difficult to manage than their male siblings, because menarche arrives before most girls are 13, whereas many boys may attain puberty only at 17, when they are nearly ready to leave high school. The first two years of reproductive life are extremely difficult for children to negotiate, whether or not they decide and have opportunities to exercise their new prerogatives! Apparently inexcusable behavioral changes are often simply endocrinal in nature: this is also why menopause can be such a big deal for some women.

Yoga is a gentle but effective way to direct confused minds. It is not a substitute for counseling and knowledge of human physiology, but can combine well with help and information about the phases of life, to remain focused and self-confident. There is a bonus in parents and teenagers practicing or at least learning Yoga together, because the joint realization of sublime benefits draws loving people together with renewed vigor. An Asana may be shared with a sexual partner as well, but this article is concerned with growing children and their parents.

Tada Asana, or the palm tree pose, Akarna Dhanur Asana, or the bow and arrow pose, and Trikona Asana, or the triangle pose, form an attractive triad to make irritable, and rude children interested in Yoga. Parents will also enjoy mental benefits from the first day itself. The time of day and surroundings for all Yoga are common, so please see comments in this respect as outlined in earlier articles on Yoga for arthritis, as well as for fat accumulation at the waist and thighs.

It is worth reflecting on the advantages of just one parent teaching a child Tada Asana, Akarna Dhanur Asana, and Trikona Asana. The bonding effect is severely diluted when more than two individuals share the subtle vibrations of these postures, and it would be a pity if the potential for influence is given away to an instructor from outside the immediate family, unless that person is a Guru.

Stand upright facing a wall, with the feet slight apart but close to each other, and the arms by the sides, to start Tada Asana. Now raise both arms together above the head, and interlock the fingers of both hands. Invert the palms so that they face upwards. Take a deep breath and while keeping the eyes fixed on a stationary point on the wall at a height above the head, arch the feet so that you stand on your toes. Hold the breath in this position, and try to reach the hands up as far as possible. Transfer the gaze from the wall to a point on the ceiling above the head. Exhale slowly and return to the starting position. A child will enjoy 5 repetitions, if stepped up gradually.

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