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Risky play is the best teacher to learn adaptability!
Risk-taking capacity is laying the foundation for children to learn to trust their own instincts, choose to do things for themselves..
Ishani Shah-Verdia
Nov 10, 20213 min read
Would children become unruly if they went to a school with no rules?
Imagine a school where pre-schoolers are accorded all the rights and responsibilities of democratic citizenship: where students truly...
Ishani Shah-Verdia
Sep 18, 20215 min read
What happens when a group of angry toddlers pretend to mob-lynch a puppet? (Part-2)
As I was reflecting on our style of facilitation when children were seen punishing the puppet for apparently killing their pretend child,...
Ishani Shah-Verdia
May 8, 20214 min read
What happens when a group of angry toddlers pretend to mob-lynch a puppet? (Part-1)
A typical day at Sahaj has a flow where children come in, hang up their bags at the designated place, play, eat, and leave for home....
Ishani Shah-Verdia
Apr 20, 20214 min read
Let’s not Camouflage Death, Let Children Know Death as it is!
While going for a walk with my daughter, many a time, we have encountered a dead squirrel. As I am not comfortable with either talking...
Ishani Shah-Verdia
Feb 26, 20215 min read
Let us change the world (by gifting self-confident children), one child at time! (Part- 2)
Hitting and biting could have many underlying causes. It could be an age-appropriate behaviour or it could be a response mechanism to...
Ishani Shah-Verdia
Jan 24, 20213 min read
Let us change the world (by gifting self-confident children), one child at time! (Part- 1)*
Why Shaming is the Worst Way to “Discipline” Any Child? At the very outset, let us state as adults, that it is not our job to make sure...
Ishani Shah-Verdia
Dec 9, 20205 min read
Children are (not) just swinging and sliding!
We commenced operations in March 2019 from the beautiful space of the Vidya Bhawan Society's campus. The kindergarten at Vidya Bhawan was...
Ishani Shah-Verdia
Nov 20, 20205 min read
A childhood spent in nature is as valuable to nature as it is to children!
As adults, when they reminisce about the sweet time they had spent in nature in their childhood, the lessons nature taught them.
Ishani Shah-Verdia
Sep 18, 20204 min read
Decision-making, perseverance and co-operation! Emerging behaviour patterns from child-led PLAY.
Cosimo, age, 5.5 years balancing and walking on the periphery of a wall. Risky play offers a matchless opportunity to exercise one's own...
Ishani Shah-Verdia
Jul 24, 20203 min read
Isn't healthy competition good for children?
Feeling competitive allows us to acknowledge what we want and this is the window to understand who we are, as people.
Ishani Shah-Verdia
Jul 12, 20206 min read
Mumma, we did teamwork to make this house!
If we wish for our children to engage in teamwork as an intuitive behaviour, self-directed play has the best potential to teach teamwork.
Ishani Shah-Verdia
Jun 28, 20203 min read
Let's raise self-confident children!
The genesis to raising content adults lies in the formative years of a human being’s life.
Ishani Shah-Verdia
Jun 15, 20202 min read
Are you okay- a simple question that can change a life.
As we observe children engaged in play, we see the future compassionate adults who will intuitively inquire about the mental well-being of t
Ishani Shah-Verdia
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Do you need help?
Through positive lived experiences,a child sub-consciously learns to have a positive intuition.
Ishani Shah-Verdia
May 26, 20202 min read
All you need to do is- ASK!
At Sahaj, we model the skill of “asking for help” in a non-didactic conversation. For instance, Neha or I would often request help, “We are
Ishani Shah-Verdia
May 14, 20203 min read
Curiosity never kills the cat
Raising a curious child naturally is akin to growing plants. Just as a plant needs sufficient sunlight, nutrient rich soil, water for it to
Ishani Shah-Verdia
Apr 30, 20204 min read
How to grasp teachable moments (in PLAY)?
Supporting a child in a TEACHABLE MOMENT leads to empowerment of a child and his PLAY. On the contrary, attempting to teach in every moment
Ishani Shah-Verdia
Apr 15, 20205 min read
Freedom with Boundaries (And, how to set boundaries with respect?)
What does freedom mean? Freedom means an individual can do whatever he/ she want to do with their life as long as the individual is not...
Ishani Shah-Verdia
Apr 3, 20208 min read
Let it go!
We have with us a 4.5 year old child. One day, this child was playing. She took an orange crayon and started writing alphabets (A,B) as...
Ishani Shah Verdia
Apr 22, 20191 min read
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