Chapter 6

Good luck ….followed by a big surprise…and bigger celebration….

In my college I had studied Child Development and I was in touch with my professor. She offered me to come and take a look at the new nursery school that was coming up and it would be attached with the college.This was a wonderful opportunity as I was also asked to assist the child. Sensitized environment, with teachers being guided and monitored by our professors created more awareness and comfort for both of us. We all learnt together and my daughter started getting used to a school routine once again.

I developed an insight on how other children behaved in various situations and how different my daughter was. I noticed minutely how others learnt simple things effortlessly while my child could not even figure them out. Answering a direct question asked, needed verbal prompts and assurance. Teachers were trying to communicate with her and I tried to bridge the communication gap between them. Some children tried to reach out to her initially. However, by getting no positive response from her, they started to avoid her. This was but natural, no one was at fault…neither they nor my child.
Reality was very clear and visible which would hit me at times to ask WHY?

We received a call from a big, renowned school in Delhi which had a learning centre. Soon, after my daughter had stepped out of the big school more than a year back, we had applied here. I can still visualize this pretty little girl of mine wearing her best dress and walking away holding the hand of a friendly educator. The pleasant and assuring smile on the educator’s face when they returned holding hands, gave me hope. Our interaction with the heads of school went off very well. We shared our experiences, feelings and gratitude for being given the chance.

Very soon we were called from school and handed over the letter of ACCEPTANCE. The feeling was beyond expression! It felt like a dream too good to be true! We proud parents wanted to celebrate with our dear and close friends, the same evening. We all danced till midnight… everyone rejoiced with new hope!

Again we realized, a small achievement was actually a big one and we must celebrate anything big or small!