Expansion of life and learning

Why does allowing my child to be a Self-Directed Learner(SDL) look so difficult? As far as I understand, SDL means deciding and doing what I want to do. It means the individual deciding, trying, thinking, failing, messing up, giving up, reflecting, trying again and so on. That means I have to let my child do all this. That means I can't control the child or the situation. Then what do I do with my life? This is my job right? This is what I am supposed to do. What if my child becomes independent and does not need me anymore? Will I be no more wanted? Will I be no more the important person in my child's life?  If I want my child to become independent and self reliant then I have to let go of my control, my worry, solving his problems or interfering in her learning… but how do I do it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCBOtqcLz-w We will...We will..Rock You!!! What a creation this song was! Like he says in the video when everyone comes in the unison, what a magic we can create. It just takes one thought, one action, one initiative, one get together to start something unusual. Let us come together and recreate the magic of our community.  Since 14 years I have been part of this wonderful Giggles community. My intention is that we all co-create this learning community. A community where we all are growing together and learning together, where we all are teaching and challenging each other, where we all are celebrating our failures and mistakes, where we all come together to create and support each other and and much more.  Once you are part of Giggles you are always part of Giggles. You are participating sometimes... Sometimes you can't.. When you can participate you are there 100 %.... When u can't participate you are there 100%😃.  Love, Pineapple 🍍...

The common factor that brings all of us together is 'our children's learning'. We all want the best for our children. We all want our children to grow up empowered. What if Giggles Community plays a role in empowering our children to be the leaders of their life?  I n trusting our children to design their own education, design their own path of learning, design their path of living? In encouraging our children to become self-directed learners? In helping the child prepare himself/herself right NOW for the real life and not wait till he/she becomes an adult? In growing and learning as a family along with our children? What else do you see this community playing a role in your child's and your learning?

What is Masthi Ki Paathshaala (MKP)? Is MKP a parenting workshop? NO! I would say it is a place where a bunch of parents come together and discuss various topics. It’s a place where we continue to learn, understand and support each other. We believe if we keep growing as an individual, then automatically we become better at parenting. It is not about learning some tips and tricks to deal with the child. When people want to join our session, it’s a joy to see that they are is willing to learn. Once we are learners then we can lead our learners (child). MKP online sessions for parents happens every Saturdays 3.00-4.30 pm. We are conducting these sessions for last 9 months. It was time for us to take a pause and review. So this week we reviewed our MKP sessions.  We asked each parent to take turn and share "Since MKP I ____________?" This is what they shared: Since MKP I.......... s topped bribing Since MKP I.......... have b ecome better version of me, .......I get to see my re...

How would it be if your child approves and appreciates  you attending a parenting workshop? Or recommends other parents to attend a parenting workshop? Here is a conversation between a parent and the child (shared by a mother) At a friend's house: Amogha: "Come, let's play. Get your cycle " Friend: "I can't come, my mom is scolding me for having incomplete work, can't come out during exam time."  Amogha comes back sadly. After a while, Amogha: "Mamma, I think aunty should attend MKP" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Masti-ki-Paathshaala(MKP) is a program for parents to facilitate multi-dimensional development in children. Conscious parenting is a mindset - that is what you will develop in MKP.  To know more you can visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Parenting.with.MKP or call 9880144223/9945407749

Arewe growing along with our children or are we still the same parents when our kids were young? Probably it's easier when children are young. My son turned 15 years this Friday and OMG!!! What a tsunami of emotions I felt. His preferences are changing, his priorities are different. It was way easier to plan his birthday when he was young. All you need is order a cake and invite some friends. Then every thing is taken care. This year I did not know how to celebrate his birthday. For sure I wanted to have some celebrations. When I checked with him he said "I don't know. I want to celebrate with you guys on that day and I want to go out with my friends another day."  He asked me if he can go on a sleep over to his friends house the night before his birthday. My! My! All my insecurities popped up. He is growing older and w hat if his friends introduce him to something? What if they decide to try something? Maybe smoking, may be drinking, or even worse, porn? (imagine...

In our house, the work is divided among all the members of the family. It not only takes away the burden from one person but also brings the mindset of sharing the load, taking responsibility, experiencing different kinds of work, learning various basic skills required to live life and much more.  There was a small crisis at home. Cleaning had to be done. We started the conversation about who will do what work. I had one plan in my mind. But waited before sharing it. M y daughter had her ideas about picking the work, my son also chose what to do. I was not ok with the work they had chosen because it meant I would end up with loads of work. So I shared, “Sorry, that plan doesn't work for me”.  We started reconsidering the plan. My son came up with another idea. He said, "We will all take different rooms and finish all the work we see in that room rather than dividing based only on the work. This was a different way of working. We always made a list of work to do and ever...

Who feels lonely? Or is it that anyone can feel lonely? I have heard teenagers, married, single, young, old share ‘I feel lonely’.  We experience many emotions. We feel happy, sad, joyful, exhausted, frustrated, delighted and  enthusiastic at different times. Sometimes there is a reason and otherwise there isn't.  They say we are responsible for our own feelings and emotions and nobody can 'make us feel anything'.  Does that mean that feeling lonely is just like any other feeling? Am I responsible for feeling lonely? Is it ok to feel so? How can I come out of it? When you google ‘why do I get so lonely’, it says: “ Loneliness can also be attributed to internal factors such as low self-esteem. People who lack confidence in themselves often believe that they are unworthy of the attention or regard of other people, which can lead to isolation and chronic loneliness. ”   I was r eflecting on this ,  When I feel lonely I do feel low in confidence? I am se...