{"id":109,"date":"2017-06-22T16:57:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T16:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musingsoftheheartandsoul.wordpress.com\/?p=109"},"modified":"2017-06-22T16:57:12","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T16:57:12","slug":"stronger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/2017\/06\/22\/stronger\/","title":{"rendered":"Stronger!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201c Boys don\u2019t cry, Oh! You are a strong boy, chalo don\u2019t cry, its ok\u201d. We have all heard this at some point or the other and said this a few times too, if you are a mum to a boy! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Well I don\u2019t have any problems with asking your kid to be strong and not cry and encouraging him\/her to face the problem at hand, it\u2019s the gender discrimination that worries me.However gender discrimination is too sensitive and vast a topic for me to discuss at this point of time.Mausam toh dekho!! It\u2019s the perfect weather for hot piping coffee and plain chicken mayo sandwich. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Yeah, it\u2019s the health conscious and slightly firang in me, wanting a coffee and sandwich, instead of chai and pakoras. So while I wait to devour my little snack which is under preparation, let me tell you about something I read behind a school bus (I shall keep the school name confidential) ,it read, \u201cI shall, I must and I will be a winner\u201d. Hmm\u2026who doesn\u2019t want to be a winner, but is winning the only goal we are erecting in these little minds that are so absorbent and pure.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone wants to be a winner, but it\u2019s the path to success that is of utmost importance, it teaches you to fall and to rise up again, it teaches you to accept failures, it teaches you to try and never give up. It teaches you to believe in yourself. It makes you realize that every effort is worth it!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pre-schools these days have such fancy, upmarket curriculums and activities, which for sure lure the parents into putting their kids into these schools. The every month offsite trips, the food chart (which I approve off) the projects( which are made by parents and grandparents off course) and a few more activities which could end up making me or my child feeling pressurized.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Thoughtfully, I didn\u2019t enroll my toddler into any of these (read -competing amongst whose kid is the best or whose mommy is better dressed) schools.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I enrolled him into a school that is being run for over 20 years because that gives me the assurance of the faculty being experienced.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The school still gives written notices, so that takes care of my child not being introduced to any gadgets, which gives him a break from his gadget craving time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The school doesn\u2019t force you or your child to enter the class on time, in case your child is crying, which they are bound to, they let your child enter at his\/her own will. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In case the parent doesn\u2019t arrive early, the school doesn\u2019t make frantic calls to the parents reminding them that they haven\u2019t arrived yet to pick their child, instead they engage the child in play which helps them get used to the school atmosphere.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Their main focus is to get a child accustomed to the atmosphere of school.<\/span>  <\/span>They also make sure that your little one is able to write, grasp and understand what is being told to them and execute instructions if needed.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Our children leave their protected shelters to be with unknown strangers, to build experiences that will hopefully last for a lifetime. An experience that will teach them to accept and overcome their shortcomings. To be <\/span> <\/span>non- judgmental, build friendships and accept changes that come along your way.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The school may not be modern in its approach, but they have an approach that has connected with my child\u2019s heart and I think that\u2019s what is more important. After all, they are little angels (in some case little demons too) who need to learn to love and care, share and give. They need to learn to be good humans. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

….And that\u2019s what will make them stronger!!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let your child be who he\/she is! Don’t force them to grow up too soon. Appreciate them, try not to compare and do lead by example. They are tiny humans with beautiful hearts waiting to absorb all the goodness that comes their way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[3,13],"tags":[14,15],"yst_prominent_words":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","blog_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"3":{"name":"Musings","link":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/category\/musing\/"},"13":{"name":"Parenting","link":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/category\/parenting\/"}},"tags_names":{"14":{"name":"children","link":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/tag\/children\/"},"15":{"name":"parenting","link":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/tag\/parenting\/"}},"comments_number":"0","wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}