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Basics taught in
school and at home during the kindergarten days of a child form the stepping
stones to a child’s prosperous future. Hence they need to be handled with lots
of care during this stage of their life, when their brain opens up to accept
new things being taught by their parents, friends, family and teachers at
school. However the problem is they some times lack the desire the zeal to
learn new things. As a parent I have often faced situations when Niti would
simply give up learning and show complete lack of interest in that what is
being taught,
Tuesday evening
was such a day, she had been taught writing numbers 6,7 and 8, 6 and 7 were
easy for her, but 8 was a real problem. Teacher at school had remarked several
times in her book that she needs to practice writing 8. So, on Tuesday I had
decided that I will teach her writing 8, hold her hand make her practice. But
as we started I was pissed off, she showed no interest in writing, she would
constantly divert her interest into toys. First I scolded her, but still she
was reluctant to do it, I had to let go as I never like to force her to do
things that she did not wanted to do. I was a little annoyed, but then, that is
how it is, I had to live it to her.
Soon we closed
the books, she started playing with a rope and I went on cleaning the room. I
finished my cleaning within 15 minutes, Niti was still playing with the rope
passing it through the window frame. I was watching her when she looked at me
and said “mamma do you want to learn how to pass the rope through the window
frame?” yes, was my reply and she was keen to teach me. She tried several times
to teach but I behaved as if I was not able to get it. After 6 or 7 failed
attempts to teach me, she gave up and was annoyed with me saying “Mamma I am
trying to teach you in every possible way, but why don’t you understand? It is
so simple. I am not going to teach you anymore”.
I told Niti,
yes, it is really easy for you and me, but I did that purposefully to make you
understand how it feels when you do not take in what I teach you. I know that
you can write 8 very well, but today I do not know why you did not wanted to
give it a try. Just like you, even I got hurt when you were not able to pick it
up. Her reply was “Oh! Mamma, I am so sorry to have done that, let us write 8
and I am sure I will learn it instantly.” Then we wrote 8 several times and
this time she was able to grasp it easily.
