WHAT MAKES ME CONFIDENT
Pic.: Tanvi Jeurkar S even-year-old Aniket is fantastic… Naturally confident, exuberant… Pleasant to be with, adorable… I can go on and on… But, then, he is restless… like a rat! Well, by now, a person like me – a fifty-seven-year-old teacher/trainer knows that’s Aniket’s excess energy… It is difficult to contain it… So, when he comes to our Kiddos’ PD sessions, he brings it out by not sitting at one place… or not doing one thing at one time… He is there everywhere… sometimes, over the benches, sometimes under them… Yes, if I can make Aniket sit at one place and pay attention, that would be a great feat – that’s what his young parents jokingly say – and, he deserves a certificate for that… And, I, too! From the day one, I tried to cajole Aniket… in ten different ways – to be less restless. “Beta , if you sit at one place and pay attention, I will give you a special prize on the day of our certificate, ok?” “Ok sir; but, first tell me what is t...