Monthly Archives: August 2013

A POEM FOR PARENTS

A POEM FOR ALL PARENTS

If I had my child to raise all over again,

I’d finger paint more and point the finger less.

I’d do less correcting and more connecting.

I’d take eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.

I would care to know less and know to care more.

I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.

I’d stop playing serious and seriously play.

I’d run through more fields and gaze at more stars.

I’d do more hugging and less tugging.

I’d be firm less often and affirm much more.

I’d build self-esteem first and the house later.

I’d teach less about the love of power and more about the power of love!!!

ELOCUTION

An elocution competition was held among students of Class 9. The topics were varied with most children speaking at length on existing situations and the changes they would like to make. The participants spoke well and gave realistic solutions to problems in today’s scenario.

Here is the list of enthusiastic participants:

S.R.NO.	NAME	CLASS
1	Aarya Shah	9 A
2	Shreeja Desai	9 A
3	Dhanyata Mehta	9 A
4	Rajvee Shah	9 B
5	Jaidev Shah	9 C
6	GurleenKaur Nanda	9 C
7	Arnav Buch	9 C
8	Khushi Shah	9 D
9	BhavnishKaur Chhabda	9 D
10	Sanjana Mukherjee	9 D

The first position was shared by Bhavnis Kaur Chhabda and Sanjana Pulak Mukherjee. Shreeja Karnav Desai stood second and on the third position were Dhanyata Manav Mehta and Gurleenkaur Tajendra Nanda.

All the participants were given certificates.

ALLOW YOUR CHILDREN TO MAKE MISTAKES

Allow Your Children to Make Mistakes

We all learn from our mistakes. Every situation is an opportunity for growth. Obviously there are certain mistakes you want to protect your kids from, such as playing on a busy road or sticking their hand on a hot burner. But in other situations,they’ll learn more if left to discover the consequences themselves.

Consider these points to help you be more patient and accepting of your children’s mistakes:

1. Children are children. Because of a child’s age, coordination, lack of judgment, or simplified thought processes, kids are not going to be able to perform a task the way a teen or adult can.

2. Children are works in progress. Because children are developing, learning and growing every day, each new day provides them with opportunities for success.

3. Sometimes when children err, they have a natural tendency to want to try again. Because this behavior shows perseverance and great effort, parents can reinforce these positive characteristics by simply allowing them to try the task again.

4. Learning from trial and error is still learning. If you observe your child trying a task over and over again without frustration, he’s probably learning something on each try.

5. There are other things more important than doing a job “right.” So what if, when your child is done making the bed, the bedspread is crooked? If you consider what matters most, you’ll come up with some characteristics your child demonstrates that you can be proud of.

6. Your child’s self-esteem depends on your reactions. How you react when your child makes a misstep shows him what you think and believe about him.

• When it comes to a child’s self-esteem, allowing him to err at something while at the same time, accepting him the way he is, sends powerful messages of unconditional acceptance and love to your child.

8. Avoid generating or expressing strong emotions related to your child’s blunder.It’s wise to remain neutral and objective when speaking to a child about his performance of a task.
Making it okay for your child to err will go a long way toward solidifying his sense of self and building his self-esteem.

If you consider and apply these ideas when parenting, you and your child will be more comfortable when they experience errors. Because of your approach, they’ll embrace life with optimism, perseverance and feelings of confidence.

Photo: Allow Your Children to Make Mistakes

ELOCUTION COMPETITION FOR CLASS – X

An Elocution competition was held among the students of Class 10. The children spoke on varied topics like truthfulness, corruption, saving the girl child, facebook, involvement in social service among others. The participants were eloquent and spoke with a lot of conviction on their chosen topic. They identified problems and offered solutions that were convincing besides being enlightening. It was a delight to hear the young minds talk at length on views that were hitherto hidden.

Here are the names of the participants:

S.R.NO.	NAME OF STUDENT	CLASS
1	BHAKTI SHAH	10-A
2	SANYA DODA	10-A
3	SAUMYA SHAH	10-A
4	DHAGASH SHAH	10-B
5	SHANAY SHAH	10-B
6	AVICHAL DANI	10-C
7	PRIYANSHI BRAHMBHATT	10-C
8	ALISHA AKHANI	10-D
9	AVISHI JARIWALA	10-D
10	URJAVI SHAH	10-D

As the students performed extremely well there was a tie for first and third position. Here are the results:

Alisha Akhani and Shanay Shah shared the first position.

Second position was bagged by Priyanshi Brahmbhatt.

On the third position were Dhagash Shah and Bhakti Shah.

All participants were given certificates.