Wednesday 9 March 2016

At the End of the Day - #Positivity

End of the Day

Very few people on this earth give a thought to their whole day out. What They Did or What They Missed !!

By end of the day, we usually never give it a thought,that How i have lived this day. 
Lets say for 1 minute , 

Think about the whole day! You woke up, you probably get ready for your next - office or home work, you work , work a lot & then come back! This is it! 

Now stop! Do you noticed that while thinking about your schedule for today, you lived this moment. 
You have been thinking of what your daily stuff. Did you meet anyone whom you smile with a broader face & hilly eyebrows!! 

Did you say thank for having lunch & then for time for having it. 
Did you hug anyone - to make a sense of peace in other's mind - wife,kid or friend or anyone?! 

Did you or your spouse talk to your parents on call & asked them - How are you ? If they need anything or made any attempt to surprise them. 

If no - Then do any of this action & you ll feel relaxed from all your hardships & time of this big day you devoted to your company. 

Life is not about thinking thinking and thinking, its all about acting & enacting. Not only birthdays,anniversaries make your days special. Everyday is special & it is up to you how you make it more Special! 

It doesn't need to do with celebrations & stuff. Its more concerned with happiness & satisfaction that you bear. 

At the end of the day, ask yourself - How good you spend this special day of life , you made anyone laugh.cry,you got angry over someone etc etc.

Review it and ask your instincts - whether you did write or wrong. You ll get the answer & then make a good sleep and get "STARTED AGAIN"

Tuesday 8 March 2016

Tips to Help Your Child Transition to a New School – #TFS

There are things you can do before and during your child’s switching to a new school to help them feel comfortable, and get used to their new environment.
  1. Talk it out: Ask your child questions like what are you most excited about for your first day of school? What are you worried about? The way you talk about going to a new school will shape how your child views it.
  2. Replicate first day of school traditions: Continue on with former traditions like making a special breakfast for the first day, or planning a stop at the library, or a visit to grandma’s house after school. Offer your child a little extra TLC and minimize changes within the home.
  3. Make new friends early: Take advantage of the time before school starts. If possible let your child join a sports team or attend a day camp where they can make friends that go to their new school, and have these friends over for a play date.
  4. Take a test run: Do a practice first day of school and take your child to their bus stop or drive them to school. If possible arrange to meet their teachers before school starts and have a tour of the new school. Make teachers and administrators aware of the last school your child went to and ask if they have any helpful suggestions.
  5. Stock up on school supplies: Choosing their own backpack, lunchbox, binder or clothes might help your child feel more confident and in control on their first day.
  6. Be involved: If possible volunteer at your child’s school or help out with a school sport or club. Try to take an active role in their school environment and get to know your child’s friends and the other parents.
  7. Be patient: During a transition phase, your child may be quieter than ever, or begin to question everything. They might have more attitude than they normally do. Remember they’re reacting to a new environment, and you shouldn’t change your standards for how they’re expected to behave, but they will need time to adjust.
  8. Play school: Try role playing with your child before school starts. They can be the teacher and you can be the student. This helps them think about what these respective roles mean, and they’ll get to play with the concept of school, and see it as a fun scenario.
  9. Don’t miss out on ZZZs: During a stressful time, anxiety can make sleep difficult. Sleep deprivation can adversely affect mood and academic performance. Routine is really important during a high stress time of change. Make sure your child is getting enough sleep!
After your child has started a new school, you want to be on the watch for signs of strain and stress. Look out for these signs your child needs some help adjusting to their new school:
  • repeatedly refusing to go to school
  • throwing tantrums whenever school is mentioned
  • recurring meltdowns when you try to bring them to school
  • suffering separation anxiety and needing you more than they have in recent months or years
  • changes in sleeping or eating habits

Tots First Step Play School

Welcome to Tots First Step.
Tots First Step play school is more of a joyful and entertaining school rather than being burdensome for you and your child. 
Building a strong foundation of every kid is their priority than pushing them to complete their A.B,C and 1,2,3 formation. TFS endeavors to provide a fun loving environment to their kids which helps to identify the potential of the children & their talent.
Our tagline itself describes more – Celebrating Childhood that means Tots First Step is a play school with less of burden and more of lively activities for kids. But, now a days, childhood is being lost in completion of Home Work rather than making memories with friends/parents.
But since, TFS approach with a sustainable development of kids with 360 degree activities – sand pit , clay molding, thumb impression, ice cream sticks activity, site visits , apart from the regular school activities etc etc.
Here, the communication medium to teach kids is Hindi & English. Not only “Hindi or not only English” will help the kid to understand and develop the strong communication skills.
Parents, come and ask,sarcastically, do you speak in Punjabi as well??
We never get this statement. Is it a strong or a weak point!! In a state like PUNJAB, you cannot get a government job unless you speak & write well Punjabi.
Yes of course we speak in Punjabi at times making every language the topmost school language. We cannot be biased to any language being an elder. Else, it will hamper us back only.
So come, make your child enjoy the sweet fruits of childhood and let them develop holistically.

#SOLOTRAVELR #GOA

After the completion of my first solo trip ever, there a lot many things i came across throughout this journey.
& For that matter, a solo traveler is actually not solo when travel.
Rather, she is surrounded by 100s of thoughts running in her mind midst of unknown people.
And for me, this solo travelling has taught me a lot. I ll brief each & every matter i deal with while i was on travel.
Having that adrenaline rush in you is must if you want to travel solo. The excitement has to be within you when you are making for it because at the end what all is affected by your mood only.
At first when i reached Goa Airport, i was on Cloud 9 as it was just like a dream come true.
No matter what, but if the local people gt to know that you are a tourist here, fasten up your breath then; because they are going to charge heavily here.

An when you know, you have ample of time, then yu can consult the expert there i.e security police, for each info. related to the site.
But being a girl at other place, far off from your home, you need to be extra concerned & safe, especially when it is going to be dark.
I took the cab & searched for the best hotel room along with the taxi driver.It took time & made me lil irk finding the budget accommodation.
& when i got the room, i threw my luggage there & ran to the beach side, BAGA!!
The scene is still so clear in my mind. Beautiful & radium light theme shacks at the beach side, the offshore sea waves touching your feet make you amazed for few moments.
I took almost 10 mins to make myself believe & realize that – Hey, i am in Goa.
I never suppose Goa to be the part of India. Its so different from the other states.
You get to meet people from different race altogether ( Russians, South Indians, Americans ).
There, i hired an activa for 1 day & roam around the streets & corners of Goa wherever i could make my presnce. Went to all beaches of North Goa – Anjuna cum Marijuna Beach, Baga, Siquerium, Calungate & Candolim from south.
1 phrase for all – Difference lies in all the beaches. Not all beaches are the same. You must pay special visit to each one of it.
& for that matter, when i saw Calungate Beach – the 1st scene that hit my mind was, Haridwar.
You could see 95% of south indian at mass at that beach.

At one end of Baga, you ll see foriegners in shorts, biknis 👙 & at the other end of Calungate, you ll observe south indians in saaris or whatever stuff they are wearing, they ll dive in the water with the same. 😮😮
I loved the Goan markets showcasing dam cool stuffs everywhere. Also the people at Goa are v helpful, supportive,happy go lucky,jolly natured, especially men.

I covered certainly 40% of Goa in 3 days but wasnt able to cover the rest part.

The best part in this trip i liked was the travelling. I came back via train which almost deal with 40 hrs travelling from Goa to CHD!
Travelling solo doesnt mean that you are travelling alone. You meet new people,you mix up with them, you gossip & laugh & then you become friend.

& I am lucky enough to meet 2 guys, Pankaj & Sumit in the same coach of this train. Both inherited a different background with good knowledge & sense of humour.
At times,especially at night, when we use to bade goodnite to each other, usually the thought that disturbed my mind was ; what is it going on, You came here, you met them, you are laughing as if you know each other since long & then after journey, you ll get seperated.

We talked about everything. From politics to nature, traveling new destinations & cultural values of diff. states, drugs & relationships & at the end, alcohol which mixed up our feelings.

Nov 24, That was the last night & we knew that we dont know whether we ll meet again or not.
I never wanted that journey to be over. I wanted train to take us to the places it itself want us to take.

At the end, as we reached Delhi, Sumit left over the train but Pankaj & me moved on to railway station, though he had to go his place but still he accompanied me.

Butterflies were flying in my mind & stomach & i believe the same was being felt by Pankaj as well.
We had tea & moved on with our discussions on how life goes on. The arrival time for train was 7:40 & it was 7:37 when only 3 minutes were left & i HAD to board the train.

The first i felt that pankaj wanted to say something. I was looking somewhere & he was looking at time as if he wanted me to stay there only. I asked him, you want to say some thing, he tried & stayed mum but nodded his head & we both started laughing.

At the end, i kept my luggage & bade him goodbye & then where he told me, "Milna hai ok, jab bhi Delhi ayogi"
I was like - sure, definetly!
& then we hugged each other & get aparted from there saying, Bye!

While coming back, whenever i closes my eyes, i recall every moment that happened in the whole trip & smile at the things that happened at the trip.

It was no less than a hangover & I still miss it.
But this is what life is & it goes on. You yourself is the creator of your own destiny ,its on you how to go about it.
Traveler - Bhawana from Chandigarh 

Sunday 6 March 2016

Bid Adieu – Session 2015

SESSION 2016 is about to commence bidding adieu 2015.
Yes, from April onward. The school is already working on the strengths and opportunities to be more potent in terms of strong curriculum, strong outdoor activities, staff members and yes, a strong lead to go with the journey.
Year 2015 was a splendid one, school had a wonderful time with its kids and also its hardworking team. The best part of the journey was – we could
count on the time , it just flew away, as TFS was busy making lovable memories with its 2015 students while doing site visits, adventure camp,art attacks, hit show of the year – Baby Show etc etc etc.
Yet, every kid at TFS was and is special and will be remembered for their deeds – pushing each other to reach up to the play area, crying over petty petty issue, laughing out loud at assembly time etc etc. There’s soooo much to cheer on. Isn’t it?!
Since, Session 2015 is on the verge of end and is bidding good bye to you all , TFS wishes you a very happy journey in year 2016 with new friends, new teacher with same school. Perform well and yes, do not forget to celebrate your childhood. Its now or never!
THUMBS UP TO YOUR CHILDHOOD!!