When my daughter first started pouring wax into little jars, I thought it was just another craft activity. But as the days passed, I noticed something deeper — she wasn’t just playing; she was creating, experimenting, and dreaming. What started as a hobby slowly evolved into Krsa Creations — her very own candle and fluid art venture. And that’s when I realized I wasn’t just parenting; I was raising an entrepreneurial kid.
Parenting a child with an entrepreneurial spark is both inspiring and challenging. It pushes you to rethink parenting itself — from how you encourage creativity to how you teach resilience. Here’s what I’ve learned along the way.
Spotting the Spark: Curiosity Turned Creation
Children are naturally curious, but entrepreneurial kids take it a step further — they turn curiosity into creation. My daughter’s first questions were simple: “Why do candles have only one color?” or “Can I make a candle that smells like chocolate cake?”
Those questions led to experiments — mixing colors, scents, and even textures. Soon, she wasn’t just making candles; she was telling stories through them — candles for festivals, for siblings on Raksha Bandhan, for friendship days. That’s when I knew I had to nurture this spark, not direct it.
Encouraging Curiosity Without Taking Over
As a parent, it’s tempting to jump in and “do it for them,” especially when you have business experience. But entrepreneurship is about letting them learn by doing. With Krsa Creations, I consciously stepped back — I gave her access to materials, showed her how to handle them safely, and allowed her to experiment with her own designs.
There were days of spilled wax, broken jars, and colors that turned muddy — but those “failures” became her best teachers. My role was to cheer her on, not correct her.
Teaching Effort Over Outcome
When her first batch of candles sold out at a small community event, she was over the moon. But when another event didn’t go as planned, I saw the disappointment on her face. That moment was my cue to talk about effort over outcome.
We celebrated the learning — how to talk to customers, how to package better, and how to price products fairly. This shift helped her see entrepreneurship not as a straight path to success, but as a journey of growth and resilience.
Balancing Support and Independence
Running Krsa Creations together has been a balancing act. I help with things she can’t yet manage — like sourcing raw materials or handling online payments — but I let her lead the creative process. She decides colors, names her collections, and even brainstorms marketing ideas (some of which are surprisingly brilliant).
The most rewarding part? Watching her take ownership of her creations and proudly call them her own.
Raising a Creator, Not Just an Entrepreneur
For me, the goal isn’t raising a future CEO — it’s raising a confident, empathetic human being who knows the value of effort, kindness, and creativity. At Krsa Creations, she doesn’t just sell candles; she shares joy — gifts for siblings, tokens of love for festivals, and little pieces of art that carry her heart in them.
And in the process, I’ve realized — parenting an entrepreneurial kid isn’t about teaching them everything; it’s about learning alongside them.
Final Thought
If you’re raising an entrepreneurial child, give them room to dream, fail, and try again. Provide safety nets, not shortcuts. And most importantly, keep childhood intact — let their business be an extension of their play, not the end of it.
Krsa Creations isn’t just her venture; it’s a reflection of what happens when children are trusted to create. And as her mom, I couldn’t be prouder — not of the candles or paintings she makes, but of the person she’s becoming through them.