!! We did it !!

We are still working on few intrinsic details, but overall it was one successful week in school it has been a joy ride for her as there is no pressure to eat and the word “no” is prohibited in school. All of the four days, she has vehemently refused to leave the school and come home, we had to pass subtle hidden stares and bribe her to avoid any further embarrassment.

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The first day was rather easy, was no surprise after having experienced her first day in day care. That morning, after a good adult style debate, ended up making pasta for her lunch instead of aalo paratha. Her lunch bag was packed, her back pack had the hand sanitizer, a box of Kleenex and sunscreen. When we reached school, she insisted on carrying all her belongings herself. She excitedly ran inside leaving me with few seconds to capture the moment.

I walked D into her class while LH waited in the lobby with Dlittle. The plan was to start her off with half a day, but a talk with her teacher(Miss B) convinced me to let her go with the regular planned routine from day 1. I was pretty restless the whole day, called the school in the afternoon to check on her eating skills. Miss B said she ate well. I went around 4:00pm to pick her up, she was dressed in the same clothes as she left home. Yes, that means no accidents I was the happiest, proudest mother ever! The minute we reached home, I showered her with hugs and kisses. After the emotions settled down a bit, I opened her lunch box to find pasta just as it was packed in the morning. Wondered why Miss B said that she ate well. Perhaps she did not know which kid I was asking about? I was furious. D was active as ever, not eating lunch did not seem to bother her. I sat her down for some talking. She said she did not eat because she wanted sandwich. I had to feel happy that D hadn’t cried, hadn’t fussed once and adjusted very well to the new environment. Considering it was her first day, I had to be hopeful her eating will get better in days to come.

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Day 2, 2 aalo paratha’s and some grapes were packed for lunch and snack. I told Miss B that D had not eaten anything the day before. Miss B promptly answered it was the montessori style of teaching. They are not allowed to force kids to eat Or do anything for that matter. Not seeing a happy mother, she added to keep an eye on D and remind her few times to finish her lunch. That evening, D refused to come back home as she was waiting in line to paint. I waited for her to finish painting, she still wouldn’t come. When few subtle stares did not do the trick, bribing to grab pink color pencil on the way back home did the trick. No accidents on day 2 . One out of the two parathas had found its calling and that raised my hope.

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Day 3, It was going to be a rice trial. Egg rice and apples it was. Three of my friends called that afternoon to check on D. The proud mother could not stop raving, in the process forgot all about the phone JINX.. D came home in her spare pants that day The good news, her lunch box was half empty.

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Day 4, 3 pieces of idli and grapes, it was. All 3 gone by the end of the day. !! IDLI ROCKS !! And no accidents either! Maybe she knew it was Friday?

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Report from Miss B: She is assertive, very active, talkative, adamant, knows what she wants. She is not able to focus on one job[project, play], she hops from one to another… She does not give space to other kids..
I wonder if it’s too much to ask a 34 month old to focus on A Project? Are they old enough to have a sense of it? I stayed back on Friday to observe D and the other kids. Other kids much younger than D seem to have the ability to focus. They pick a toy, sit on the big conference style table and play with that one toy without getting distracted with others on the table. [These kids have been with this school at least a month]. Is it a matter of time? I don’t know yet. I wish to learn more about this and log the changes it brings in D.

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