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On honesty
After honesty activity, expressed Sometimes it is difficult to tell truth so I say lie and later I feel bad. Sometimes when someone says lie i feel hurt. I do not know I should trust the person but eventually I do because otherwise others won't trust me. Lie comes fast, truth comes slow. Honest is the best policy is correct because even If the truth make the person feel bad. Feeling bad is part of life.
Asawri, 11yr old
I was comiing down after TTT session -one child told me "aunty your dress is looing beautiful" I said thinak and and felt nice. Second moment asked "whata makes my dress beautiful" - she said "my mummy also has the same dress and same colour".
She laughed and went away - left me wondering and thinking.
It was a new suit, I liked the color and the fit. When she said "it is beautiful" - I thought she is thinking the same" After asking - I realized "we have different reasons to see beauty in the same thing". For her it was association of mother for me it was Fit and colur.
Today I took "thinking skills" session with TTT and came back thinking. In the afternoon one child (6yrs) came to me "I do not know how to make start - can you draw for me?"
I - how can you draw ?
He - I do not know ? You only draw for me. (he brought one sheet and gave me)
I - You know how to draw, you can draw. - (I tried to awaken his awareness about himself)
He - I cannot - you do it for me. (he was clear - i do not know - you know, you are an adult)
I - how does a star look like? (Me too clear that will not help you and help you by not helping)
He - something (by the time he started drawing and drew a triangle). How does the line come in here?
I - I am wondering if I can see any star drawn around, or something look like star (looked around in the room - nothing found).
He - (he drew one more diagonal line in triangle) - where should I take this line?
I - Where do you think?
He - outside. Tell me na
I - I am trying to look for a star in a book to see how does it look? (he joined me in search).
He - Here is a book with stars drawn
Me - smiled
He - smiled
He - (started drawing star)
I - (came out)
He - (after some time ) - I can draw.
When I work - I work. I work without speaknig a single word and work with loads of thougts - my mind is constatbly thinking - and this pool of thoughts I do not like anyone speaking to me.
When kids work - they talk. And my body reacts "they are not working" - I listen to their conversation and tell myslef "they are discussing". This is the way they LEARN.
Oops - so much to learn and explore:)
Today Dhrupad ate 5 nos 5 stars. He has written on his chocolate box - eat TWO small at a time, and only ONE i its BIG". So he was in ma-pa's court to present his case.
After some time he said "every time I break rule you remind me again"
We asked "how many times" ?
He said "one week - IF I do not improve, then again, may be 2,3,4,5,10,100weeks" - You have to TRY till I understand".
He was was discharged without any guilty.
We are DETERMIND to TRY :)
During counselling many parents ask me "how long will it take to correct the behaviour?"
Dhrupad is exploring number line and concept of death and life. So sll combined together he expressed.
"You can live upto 100 yrs. Yor die after 100 years. But if you count till 100 you do not die. You do not need millon numbers, because you will never live for million years."
We were discussing about silence badge in Aarohi - children were expressing "i feel bad, i do not want" and while they were expressing one child stood up and said with confidence "I get time to work to myself and I am learning"
Just one positive statement made - many others feel better and there was a change of expressions :)
One Aarohi parent came and told me "I should have listened to my child d- what he was telling is right". Another came and told "I was arguing but what what she was telling is right". And all this is with 5-6 yrs old.
Nice to see parents attitude to RESPECT and treat child EQUALLY and understand their point of view.
One 13yr old child shifte to Aarohi. He asked me
"Why to study when there are no exams".
I asked how you learn language
"why to learn - just read chapters, do answer questions and pass exams that all
I am yet to come out of my grief "what to study for?"
When children come early in the morning they wait at the reception. One new child - who was asked to wait, went to sand area, was asked again to go back to waiting. When I was telling her about what she can do when she comes ealry - she started wiith "what is your problem".
I was talking to a child about listening inside the class. She started with "You know aunty I have the problem - I cannot listen to others, my second problem is that I play with others, my third problem is when I am talking I do not listen. So autny I am learning to listen".
testing again
testing
Kids in Cross stich workshop were trying hard to put the thread thrugh the needle. One by one they could do it.
We were disvussing abit TRYING - One child expressed "the genie is inside me only, If try the genie will come out else it will stay inside only".
I was taking something out of my car parked outside geniekids - when i heard an exuberant voice, "Have a good day"
I turned around to see a 8 year or so girl beaming a big three tooth smile - out of a school van parked across the road (must be from NPS)
I returned her greeting, "You too, have a good day" (thinking she must be knowing me from geniekids, though i did not recognize her)
Soon she rang out "Have a good day" to another passerby - who too was surprised, then smiled and returned her greeting.
She continued distributing her "Have a good day" to others who walked pass her van.
What was this angel upto? Why?
Did she know that she was spreading unconditional cheer in this world? Did she want to do that?
Unlikely - i think she was doing it because she wanted to do it and because she was enjoying doing it.
I don't think she had any lofty goal or agenda or expectations.
An unconditional doing.
wow
One child to came full of tears and anger
I don't know why my mummy does not give me lunch box. She brings the lunch box late everyday..............................
I asked do you want to tell mummy, write a letter or send a mail.
He said "ok send mail for me"
I opened my mail box - he paused and and said wait let me think (did not want to write the same angry words to mummy) - suddenly his voice was soften and he was thinking aloud which words to write to mummy :)
Dear Mummy
my mother can bring the lunch box - but she did not bring it today? Why is she so late today?
Mummy please drop the lunch box before 12o clock
It is 10 o'clock - it is not 12 o'clock but you are still late.
love - anxious
No wonder when we write our anger comes down, and language is better, and expression are relaxed.
I write a lot :)
regards
Aditi
Its only when my thoughts change that learning happens.
Its only when my actions change then the leaning that happened is worthwhile.
Today as I entered GenieKids I saw a cockroach lying on the floor. I decided to use this for welcome - see the cockroach with Magnifying glass.
Initially the cockroach was lying upside down - kids
1. I can cross the cockroach
2. I am not afraid
3. I am brave
Suddenly cockroach decided to turn around and ran - ALL the kids ran in different direction. Some were on chairs, some jumping on the floor.
And finally when Girija aunty came - there was a sigh......Aunty .................
Few days back Drupad came me and told me "I get bad dreams and do not like it"
After sometime, he said
"Whenever I get bad dreams - I change my channel to Hadippa"
Ratnesh asked "how you do that"
He said " see, when I watch TV and I do not like one channel, I change to another channel.
Like that when I do not like bad dreams, I change my channel to Hadippa"
We both were pleasantly surprised and told him " we too will try changing channel"
Ratnesh was wondering "does he read NLP ???"
I had three hours session on "Frames of mind today with TTT and this child "naturally" changing his frame of mind (atleast he has the tools". :)))
