Parents’ Day 2012

Family is the fundamental unit of a society and parents and children are the pillars of it. Parents are a child’s ideal.

They play important role in the development of a child by directing them to become a mature and responsible citizen. They make their child led a comfortable life.

 Parents are a teacher, well-wisher, mentor, role-model and protector to their children. Hats off to their unconditional love and the hard work they employed to brought up their children and make them that able that they face in the crowd.

Their debt can’t be paid back. Yet the children celebrate Parents’ Day every year to honor their mom-dad for their care.

Though Parents’ Day is not observed on the same day in every country, but majority of countries in the world including US celebrate it on fourth Sunday of July Other countries like Korea celebrates The Parents’ Day on May 8 every year, whereas Vietnam celebrates it on July 7.

Children buy gifts, greetings and flowers for their parents. A wide range of gifts are given   which could be silk scarves, brooches, music system, watches, a cozy dinner for the two and so on. If one wants to be trendy, they can go for personalized gifts or craft the gift with his own hands. This will be the best gift for your parents.

Parenting requires a lot of focus, commitment and investment of time. Parents' Day promotes parenting.

22-July-2012 Parents Day

The History of Father's Day

The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has an official day on which fathers are honored by their children. On the third Sunday in June, fathers all across the United States are given presents, treated to dinner or otherwise made to feel special. .
The origin of Father's Day is not clear. Some say that it began with a church service in West Virginia in 1908. Others say the first Father's Day ceremony was held in Vancouver, Washington.
The president of the Chicago branch of the Lions' Club, Harry Meek, is said to have celebrated the first Father's Day with his organization in 1915; and the day that they chose was the third Sunday in June, the closest date to Meek's own birthday!
Regardless of when the first true Father's Day occurred, the strongest promoter of the holiday was Mrs. Bruce John Dodd of Spokane, Washington. Mrs. Dodd felt that she had an outstanding father. He was a veteran of the Civil War. His wife had died young, and he had raised six children without their mother.
In 1909, Mrs. Dodd approached her own minister and others in Spokane about having a church service dedicated to fathers on June 5, her father's birthday. That date was too soon for her minister to prepare the service, so he spoke a few weeks later on June 19th. From then on, the state of Washington celebrated the third Sunday in June as Father's Day. Children made special desserts, or visited their fathers if they lived apart.
States and organizations began lobbying Congress to declare an annual Father's Day. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson approved of this idea, but it was not until 1924 when President Calvin Coolidge made it a national event to "establish more intimate relations between fathers and their children and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their obligations." Since then, fathers had been honored and recognized by their families throughout the country on the third Sunday in June.
When children can't visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, they send a greeting card. Traditionally, fathers prefer greeting cards that are not too sentimental. Most greeting cards are whimsical so fathers laugh when they open them. Some give heartfelt thanks for being there whenever the child needed Dad.

You're amazing Dad

You're amazing

Dad

Papa

Pop

Daddy

Father

Babuji

May your life filled with hugs, kisses, rest, respect and a lack of "to dos".

Today is your day!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

What Makes A Dad

HAPPY Father's Day..........................2012