How to behave as an adult - From a child :

As soon as you read the title I am pretty sure everyone will think why am I teaching good behavioral techniques to adults? Teaching manners should be for kids, not for matured adults. This is not true all the times specifically when person in front of you is a tiny little kid.  We usually forget that a child is also an individual and needs respect. I was wondering if I can get in to a child's mind and read the things they would want everyone to stop immediately. So I thought of writing this piece from a kid's perspective and here it is :

1.  Don't treat us like toys or an entertainment channel : Very first thing we are human beings, not a play toy for you guys. Don't use us for your amusement. We hate when someone pull our cheeks or rub our nose. This is not our fault that we have soft skin and we feel exactly same as you will feel if someone pull your cheeks and say "GOOGLY WOOGLY WHOOSH".  Also we are not an entertainment channel which plays as per your command so next time don't ask us suddenly " Beta sing that poem, dance on this number" in front of strangers. Imagine this scenario "in a party you are quietly relishing the food and your friend picks up the mike and say now my friend will dance on Munni badnaam hui, come on eat your food later, everyone is waiting, dance now and your face will be what, why me, leave me alone, let me eat my food". This is exactly we want to express , leave us alone, let us play and if you want entertainment please switch on the TV.

2. Don't pick us : Yes as a little baby we love cuddling and we love being carried, but only with closed ones. We don't like when any random person picks us and try to cuddle us and that is why we express our rejection by crying. And in turn we get to hear child is not social. Imagine if you are roaming in the mall and suddenly some random stranger comes to you and tries to shower kisses on you and when you deny or express anger, they tell you "OH you are just not friendly , I am just kissing you" , how will you feel..Ewwwww? 

3. No choices please : We hate when you ask "Beta whom do you love/like more Muma or papa?,that too in front of them" . We are like what you are asking and why, of course we love both of them and if not also why should you bother?  Think you are shopping with your mom and wife and someone asks you "Sir whom do you love more, your mom or your wife?".... Got it, this is how we feel.

4. No advises on discipline  : As a kid we are suppose to be naughty and innocent. We don't know what is right and what is wrong, we are still learning. And this fact is known to all of you, but still you guys want  us to behave maturely , hmm sounds quite strange. We don't know any other way then crying/shouting  to express our emotions be it anger or saying No. But you don't get that and you think we are not disciplined. But the this rule doesn't apply to you, we have seen you shouting when we don't listen to you so we do the same thing when you don't listen to us. And for that you should not call us ill-mannered right?

5. No more parenting advises : Yes we know you are an amazing parent but believe me my parents are too. Don't judge them and give unwanted advises like " oh I know why your child is not listening to you, because you don't punish (READ HIT) them and that is why he/she will grow as a bad person and will never obey you". We seriously want to inform you, if we are not listening to our parents or not doing what they are saying that does not mean we are ill-mannered, that simply mean we are kids and doesn't know what is correct and what is not. Imagine "You are sitting in your office desk with your colleagues  and suddenly your boss comes and slaps you hard for not filling your time report. I am pretty sure very same day you will be uploading your resume on Naukri.com. It doesn't matter what your boss wanted was right". So the same rule applies to us, tell us what we are doing wrong, teach us, we may not listen you at once but have patience and keep trying you will surely succeed.  

Oh man this list is huge, I can write endlessly. So if at all you have read till here, close your eyes and think if you follow any of above said practices, please stop immediately and next time when you see a tiny human give them their due respect.