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The beginning of the academic sessions at school, brings a lot of anxiety among the beginners at the school. The children who attend the new school are anxious about the environment, teachers, friends and comparison with their previous school. And the young toddlers who go to playgroup or nursery for the first time are anxious to leave their mother and their known atmosphere. The shift from love to discipline shall be a smooth journey for the young minds.
But unfortunately the over-expectations of the parents and incompetencies of the young undergraduate teachers at the playgroups make this journey a rough and tumble one for a few. Every child is unique. His background is different. He has a different learning ability. But all the children of a class are put to same standards of learning and difficulties. So much so that they are being assessed on the same scale of performances.
Nursery and playgroups being an organised sector, every owner whether authorised or not deals with such young minds in their own ways and levels of understanding. Over emphasis on making the child independent in all his endeavours, his individual capacity and liking gets hampered.
Parents please do not think that the school can understand your child better than you. They have their own constraints and a large - mixed crowd of children to handle. But you as a parent have only 1/2/3 children to look after. Why not spend quality time, playing and learning with your own child so that you may know about your child's individual abilities and learning difficulties or styles?
Off-late I have been hearing/ seeing quite a few incidents of punishments to the toddlers in school for varied reasons like hitting another child, moving around during the class, not doing their work, not obeying the instructor or harassment cases. Parents you better know your rights as you have selected the best school for your child's development and not for the business development of the school.
1. Trust your child.
2. Communicate with him about his feelings.
3. Do not ignore hid changed behaviour.
4. Protect your child.
5. Protest against any wrong you see/hear.
Remember school is just a medium to facilitate learning. Basically, children are born to learn. They are self learners. Your job as a parent is only to stimulate his senses through various mediums like school, sports, entertainment, play, etc.
Think about it.