Ishani Shah-VerdiaNov 10, 20213 minRisky 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-VerdiaSep 18, 20215 minWould 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-VerdiaFeb 26, 20215 minLet’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-VerdiaDec 9, 20205 minLet 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-VerdiaNov 20, 20205 minChildren 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-VerdiaSep 18, 20204 minA 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-VerdiaJul 24, 20203 minDecision-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-VerdiaJun 28, 20203 minMumma, 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-VerdiaJun 14, 20202 minLet's raise self-confident children!The genesis to raising content adults lies in the formative years of a human being’s life.
Ishani Shah-VerdiaMay 26, 20202 minDo you need help?Through positive lived experiences,a child sub-consciously learns to have a positive intuition.
Ishani Shah-VerdiaMay 14, 20203 minAll 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